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NORDEN Adds Another MR Tanker
Denmark based NORDEN said it has purchased a seven-year-old Japanese-built MR product tanker, its second vessel acquisition within a month. The purchase follows the acquisition of a 2009-built MR product tanker to be named Nord Pearl. “With the purchase of the MR product tanker, NORDEN once
Latvian Shipping Company Adds 25th Tanker to its Fleet
The JSC Latvian Shipping Company subsidiary LSC Shipmanagement (LSCSM) supplemented the fleet under its full technical management with a newbuilding “Elandra Falcon”, which is the 25th tanker managed by LSCSM. The new tanker is intended for transportation of oil products. Her total length is 268.
Odfjell Buys 5 Chemical Tanker Newbuilds
Odfjell SE informs it has signed a term sheet with Chemical Transportation Group, Inc (CTG) whereby Odfjell will acquire the last five of a total newbuilding order of 10 25,000 dwt vessels with 24 stainless steel tanks from Chinese ship builder AVIC Dingheng. CTG will continue to own five vessels
Hunter Maritime Terminates Tender Offer for Bulkers
Marshall Islands based Hunter Maritime Acquisition revealed it has “mutually agreed” with Germany’s Oskar Wehr to terminate the master agreement and the memoranda of agreement (MOA) related to the acquisition of five Capesize dry bulk carriers. The Tender Offer expired on June 9, 2017, and as of that time,
AET Tankers Unveils Names of LR2 Duo
AET has unveiled its two new long-range (LR2) petroleum tankers from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) at HHI’s Gunsan Shipyard, Korea, on Thursday, 8 June 2017. The Singapore flagged 114,000dwt Eagle Lyon and French-flagged Eagle Le Havre, are owned by AET, and have been taken on long-term charter by French oil major TOTAL.
NORDEN Grows Its Tanker Fleet
Danish shipping company NORDEN said it has purchased a 2009-built medium range (MR) product tanker with a cargo capacity of 50,000 metric tons. The South Korean-built vessel is expected to be delivered in July 2017 and will be renamed Nord Pearl. Taking advantage of the decline in asset prices on the back of weakening tanker markets,
Polaris Orders 3 Iron Ore Carriers at Hyundai
South Korean shipping firm Polaris Shipping Co has placed an order with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to build three very large iron ore carriers, Yonhap reported. Polaris said the 325,000-ton iron ore carriers will replace some of its aged ships. The financial details of the shipbuilding contract
Korea’s Big 3 Yards in Path of Recovery
South Korea’s shipbuilders are expected to recover this year after suffering from a global industrywide slump, reported The Korea Economic Daily. The report said that Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have already achieved more than a half of their annual targets.
TOP Ships Buys Stake in M/T Stenaweco Elegance
Ship owner TOP Ships Inc. said it will purchase for $6.5 million an additional 41 percent interest in Eco Seven Inc., a Marshall Islands company that owns M/T Stenaweco Elegance, a 50,188 dwt medium range (MR) product tanker, which is operating under a three year time charter at a rate of $16,500 per day expiring in March 2020.
Recent Vessel Sales: May 2017
Vessel sales for May 2017 (as of June 1) as prepared by Shipping Intelligence, Inc., New York. Date Reported - Vessel Name - DWT - Year Built - (Age) - Price in Millions USD Bulk Carriers 5/22 - GLOBAL PEACE - 31,875 - 11 - (6) - $10.1 5/6 - CS OCEAN - 32,269 - 08 - (9) - $8.5 5/6 - OCEAN HOPE - 32,877 - 12 - (5) - $11.
Rosneft, Hyundai Samho Strengthen Technological Cooperation
Rosneft and Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HSHI) signed an agreement under which the South Korean company will provide technical support in the design and construction of Aframax class vessels at the Zvezda shipyard in Bolshoy Kamen. The agreement is a legally binding document. The document
Belships Signs Ultramax Deal with Imabari
Belships ASA, a bulk ship operator and management company, has signed an agreement to charter in an Ultramax bulk carrier of 63,000 dwt to be delivered from Imabari Shipbuilding first half 2020. The charter period will be for minimum 8 years plus two yearly options, with purchase option from end of fourth year.
MOL Delivers LNG Carrier CESI Beihai to SINOPEC
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) today announced that the LNG carrier CESI Beihai-ordered by a joint venture of MOL, China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Shipping), and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC)-was delivered at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) (Hudong) in Shanghai on June 1.
Saudi Aramco Inks Deals to Build Gulf's Biggest Shipyard
Bahri, Lamprell, Hyundai Heavy are partners and will build VLCC's starting in 2019. Saudi Aramco plans to build the Gulf's largest shipyard through a joint venture with three companies that it announced on Wednesday, a $5.2 billion project aimed at helping reduce the economy's reliance on oil. Low