Shipping Firm Seals Charter Deal With Berge Bulk

Shipping Firm Seals Charter Deal With Berge Bulk

Greek dry bulk shipowner, Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Singapore-based Berge Bulk Shipping for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels.  The 174,186 dwt Sideris GS was hired for a period until minimum December 15, 2019...
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‘Shipping Firms Wasting Money On Paper in Digitalization Era’

‘Shipping Firms Wasting Money On Paper in Digitalization Era’

Shipowners are very far from realizing many of the benefits of digital technology and Big Data,  an analyst of shipping companies’ purchasing habits and head of  Product, Global Navigation Solutions, Hayley van Leeuwen has said.  She explained in an inte...
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Firm Receives Largest Floating Storage

Firm Receives Largest Floating Storage

Singapore-based PaxOcean has delivered a 26,000m3 Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) to Indonesia-based Jaya Samudra Karunia (JSK). Karunia Dewata is the largest FSRU to be built in China and the first to feature Type C cargo tanks. The unit was...
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Maersk Rules Out Mergers, Acquisitions In 2019

Maersk Rules Out Mergers, Acquisitions In 2019

Danish transportation and logistics giant Maersk doesn’t see a strong need to pursue mergers and acquisitions in the following year, according to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Søren Skou.  As explained, the company has over 20 per cent market ...
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A.P. Moller – Maersk Reports $10.1b Revenue In Q3

A.P. Moller – Maersk Reports $10.1b Revenue In Q3

For the 2018 third quarter, A.P. Moller – Maersk has reported growth in both Ocean and non-Ocean with a total revenue increase of 31% to USD 10.1bn, 12% excluding Hamburg Süd.  Growth in non-Ocean was at 15%, which now contributes...
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LNG Carrier Survives Pirates Gun Fire In Bonny, Nigeria

LNG Carrier Survives Pirates Gun Fire In Bonny, Nigeria

An LNG tanker was chased and fired upon by nine pirates in a speed boat on November 6, around 30 nautical miles southwest of Bonny, Nigeria, the IMB Piracy Reporting Center informed. The crew raised the alarm, mustered in the citadel,...
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Floating Storage To Make Big Comeback

Floating Storage To Make Big Comeback

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Terminal Operator Explains $344m Revenue In Q3

Terminal Operator Explains $344m Revenue In Q3

Philippine terminal operator International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) witnessed a rise in its earnings supported by an improvement in volumes in the peeriod ended September 30, 2018. For the third quarter of the year, revenue from port operations incr...
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Seaport To Invest In Hydrogen As Fuel

Seaport To Invest In Hydrogen As Fuel

Dutch-Belgian North Sea Port is looking to invest in hydrogen as fuel when opportunities arise, a representative of the port told World Maritime News at Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2018 in Amsterdam. “We recently commissioned a pipeline from ...
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APM Terminals To Offer 18m Shares For Sale

APM Terminals To Offer 18m Shares For Sale

APM Terminals Bahrain revealed its plans to raise around USD 32 million through its planned initial public offering (IPO). APM Terminals Bahrain will offer 18 million shares, equivalent to 20 per cent of its issued share capital, at BHD 0.66...
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DAKUKU: CHINA MARITIME SILK ROAD, GAME CHANGER FOR GLOBAL TRANSPORT

DAKUKU: CHINA MARITIME SILK ROAD, GAME CHANGER FOR GLOBAL TRANSPORT

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road, will be....
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NIMASA DG In Dubai, To Enforce 0.5% Sulphur Limit On Bunker Fuel

NIMASA DG In Dubai, To Enforce 0.5% Sulphur Limit On Bunker Fuel

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that the Agency will enforce strict compliance to the International Maritime Organisation regulation which puts a maximum of 0.5%  sulphur ...
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Maersk Explains Instant Booking Confirmation

Maersk Explains Instant Booking Confirmation

With the introduction of instant booking confirmation, Maersk customers can now complete their bookings within seconds compared to previous waiting times of up to two hours. Eliminating this delay, as the first in the industry, is a top priority for...
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CMA CGM Introduces Sulphur Surcharge

CMA CGM Introduces Sulphur Surcharge

French container shipping company CMA CGM is implementing low sulphur surcharge from/to the ports of Shanghai and Ningbo in China. Since October 1, 2018, the 0.5% sulphur limit is applicable to the above mentioned ports. As informed, the company will impose.....
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