Archive for the ‘Ocean Shipping’ Category
An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…*
Without prejudice
…clouds over the Straits of Bosporus, with its famous bridge linking Europe and Asia. Photo credit Anny Zade
An explosion in Turkey will be devastating…* By John Faraclas
The Americans have an interesting expression which refers to “new kids on the block”** and this matches...
June 9th, 2013 | Breaking News, Canals, Country Profiles, Energy, Environment, European Union, Holidays, ITF, Marinas, Marine Insurance, Markets, Mediterranean Shipping, Military, Ocean Shipping, Organisations, People and Places, Politics and Government, Port Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Stock Markets, Story of the Month, Tourism, Trade and Commerce, UN, Yachting | Read More
Rickmers-Linie establishes Westbound Round-The-World Service
Ulrich Ulrichs
Rickmers-Linie is launching a Westbound Round-The-World Service, connecting areas of economic growth in Asia and South America and then on to North America. The America-Asia westbound service established in 2006 now forms a part of this new service.
The Hamburg-based specialist in the...
March 14th, 2013 | Liner Shipping and Trade, Ocean Shipping | Read More
The world shipping markets still in turmoil; the case of Greece as a scapegoat…
John N. Faraclas
The following are the main points from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Panos Thomakos on SBC TV last Friday the 1st of March 2013:
1)Thomakos started as usual with the question on the Markets, the shipping freight markets. Faraclas replying to Thomakos’ question...
March 6th, 2013 | Banking, Bribery and Corruption, Chartering, Consumers Market, Dialogs and Debates, Environment, European Union, IMO, Intercargo, Jobs, Logistics, Mediterranean Shipping, Ocean Shipping, Politics and Government, Regulatory, Safety and Security, Shipping Indices | Read More
DIANA SHIPPING INC. Announces time charter contract for m/v SIDERIS GS with CARGILL
ATHENS, GREECE, March 5, 2013 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Cargill International S.A., Geneva, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, for...
March 5th, 2013 | Chartering, Ocean Shipping, Stock Markets | Read More
Seaspan to roll out GL HullManager across entire fleet
Screenshot from the GL HullManager system.
Vancouver/Canada, Hamburg/Germany, 1 March 2013 – Seaspan Ship Management Ltd. (Vancouver) one of the leading container vessel managers, has chosen Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) GL HullManager system to upgrade its in-house hull integrity management...
March 1st, 2013 | Classification Societies, IT and Communications, Ocean Shipping, Safety and Security | Read More
Greek Shipping: get your act together! All sectors and stakeholders must come to their senses; politicians and unions first!
John N. Faraclas
The following are the main points from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Panos Thomakos on SBC TV last Friday the 8th of February 2013:
1. On the Markets, Faraclas and following Moundreas’ weekly video on the state of the market- chartering, S & P, as well as the shipbuilding...
February 11th, 2013 | Associations, Bribery and Corruption, Coastal Shipping, Disputes, Energy, Labour Disputes, Logistics, Maritime Tourism, Markets, News, Ocean Shipping, Organisations, Politics and Government, Ports & Terminals, Press ans Media, Safety and Security, Sales and Purchases, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shipfinance, Shipping Indices, Short Sea Shipping, Stock Markets, Strikes | Read More
Diana’s Kamsarmax new acquisition
DIANA SHIPPING INC. announces the acquisition of a new-building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier – Signing and drawdown of a US$ 20 million term loan facility with Nordea Bank
ATHENS, GREECE, December 21, 2012 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership...
December 22nd, 2012 | Ocean Shipping, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shipfinance, Stock Markets | Read More
Wärtsilä launches efficient new Aframax tanker design
Wärtsila’s efficient new Aframax tanker design – impression
Wärtsilä Corporation, 22 October 2012 10 am EET - Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has launched a new, highly efficient Aframax tanker design that offers solutions for current...
October 22nd, 2012 | Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ocean Shipping, Shipbuilding and Shipyards | Read More
Rickmers-Linie transports three 475-tonne LPG storage tanks from Malaysia to Kuwait
“Rickmers-Linie has recently transported three LPG storage tanks, each weighing 475 tonnes, from Kuantan in Malaysia to Shuaiba in Kuwait. The company’s 19,100dwt Baltic Winter is seen here in Kuantan loading one of the tanks using her own gear. All three tanks were moved in a single voyage.”
Rickmers-Linie’s...
September 27th, 2012 | Liner Shipping and Trade, Logistics, Ocean Shipping | Read More
DIANA Shipping Inc., announces time charter contract for m/v Dione with EDF
Diana’s panamax “Dione”
ATHENS, GREECE, July 2, 2012 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with EDF Trading Limited, London, through...
July 2nd, 2012 | Chartering, Markets, Ocean Shipping | Read More
Diana Shipping Inc., announces time charter contract for the m/v “Melia”
ATHENS, GREECE, April 5, 2012 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with STX Panocean Co., Ltd., Seoul, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary,...
April 5th, 2012 | Fixtures, Ocean Shipping | Read More
Asia-Europe trade takes new boxship capacity
Delivery Deployment graph Marh 2012
Asia-Europe trade has soaked up the majority of new boxship capacity over the past two years, according to leading international shipbroker Braemar Seascope, which reports that 56% of new boxship capacity delivered was deployed on Asia – Europe and Asia –...
March 20th, 2012 | Markets, Ocean Shipping | Read More
Dry bulk scrapping age keeps moving upward
In poor freight markets you might think that vessels were being recycled at a younger and younger age, but looking into the data a different story reveals itself.
However, the trend is very clear – dry bulk vessels that leave the fleet for recycling are getting older and older, according to a new...
March 16th, 2012 | BIMCO, Ocean Shipping, Ship Demolitions | Read More
