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Hapag's Habben Jansen plays down threat of shippers opting for DIY-style charters
Mercuria to quickly flip vintage VLCC for strong gain in buoyant secondhand market
Dynagas Partners sees higher LNG rates on offer for project business
Shipping ‘should woo outsiders’ to tackle gender gap
Braemar anticipates loss from Wavespec sale as it gives up on buyer
Greece takes second stab at selling Hellenic Shipyards
BW LPG makes progress with ageing VLGC disposal programme, say brokers
Rollercoaster dry bulk market climbs but opinions split on future prospects
CTM to commercially manage Premuda dry bulk fleet
Golden Energy Offshore brings back PSV after 14-month layup as rates rise
Mitsubishi HC Capital acquires container leasing company CAI in $1.1bn takeover
People
Astrup Fearnley appoints ex-Fredriksen lieutenant Marius Hermansen as CEO
Braemar bonus: broker awards boss Gundy options for shares worth $690,000
Maersk Tankers raids Torm for new global head of partner sales
2020 Bulkers boss Magnus Halvorsen's MH Capital buys into Braemar
Former partners locked in $10m legal battle for Houston shipowner
Ocean Tankers’ founding family sees spending capped at $7,500 per week
Senior Latsco manager Vlachos leaves company after 24 years
Panos Laskaridis quits Union of Greek Shipowners after statements cause outrage
German shipping veteran and KG pioneer Bernd Kortum dies
George Soros buys into shipping while private equity giants continue sell-off
Merlin Swire steps down from Swire Pacific and heads for London
Bugbee: John Fredriksen influenced latest options bet on Scorpio Tankers
Sentosa boosts Geneva tanker desk with five new hires
The Big Short investor Michael Burry makes first investments in shipping
Law firm CJC makes new hires at its UK offices
Canopius aims at war risk growth with hire of Miller veteran Whitear
Local hire boosts Britannia P&I’s ambitions in South Korea
Geir Nedrelo takes Jebsen's chair at Blystad
Wikborg Rein promotes 'no-nonsense' shipping lawyer Eleanor Midwinter to partner
Singapore shipping struggles with boardroom diversity
Financing gap for green vessels to hit smaller shipowners, banks warn
Brittany Ferries develops sea-skimming 'flying ferry' for Channel route
IMO disappoints but sets up debate over long-term measures
Peter Dohle emerges as seller of boxship quartet to Global Ship Lease
David Moorhouse leaves Sovcomflot board as Russia rings the changes
IMO says carbon-cutting measures are 'progress' on long path to decarbonisation
Scandlines hires Danish brewing executive to head ferry line
Braemar's top brass win chance to earn stock worth $1.8m
My Alerts
Insight & Opinion
Chinese navy shipbuilding's pressure on the orderbook could help tankers
China's rising grain imports lock bulkers in port congestion
VLCCs stay in doldrums as crude in-transit to China falls to lowest in three years
Clarksons boxship index hits record after 'extraordinary' 350% rise
New VLCCs and suezmaxes could scoop Asian jet fuel cargoes on maiden voyages
Capesize rates expected to stay around $40,000 for third quarter
Oil demand booms west of Suez but don’t bet on big rates boost
Dry bulk ends strong week as sentiment fuels rises across size classes
IEA brings ‘good news’ to tanker owners with strong oil demand forecast
Time for IMO to act on global shipping carbon levy
Stop beating a dead horse — Brussels will regulate shipping
Dry freight derivatives market jumps as capesize shorts run for cover
Tonnage shortage sends supramax spot rates surging to near 11-year high
Clarksons index hits highest level in over 12 years
How an aframax became the flagship of Iran's navy
Frontline sees 'constructive' tanker market, but Asian Covid-19 spike is a concern
Hunter Group sees need for 140 more VLCCs as production ramps up
Bharat Sheth says Great Eastern now priced out of S&P market after price hikes
London shouldn’t get drunk with success of Taylor Maritime listing
Hafnia's Mikael Skov says product tankers 'getting no help from anywhere'
Eimskip paying $12m fine after admitting 'collusive behaviour' with Samskip
Rust-busting unit tested by Klaveness to stop plastic entering sea
German containership leaks oil off India after fuel tank cracks
All 16 crew winched off Indian cargoship swamped by storm
Marco Polo eyes bigger slice of Asia ship repair with expanded drydock
'Rising tide lifts all boats' as BTIG predicts supercycle
Boxships
Navios Partners clinches $220m boxship charter deal
Costamare makes dry bulk splash with newly acquired fleet of secondhand vessels
Embiricos containerships in the frame as Fredriksen's SFL splashes out again
China’s Covid-19 spike brings record container freight rates
Global Ship Lease swoops on Borealis containership fleet in $233.9m deal
Cosmoship piles up asset plays with containerships and bulkers
Seaspan Corp splits $1.5bn order three ways at CSSC
Eastern Pacific orderbook tops 60 vessels with boxship deal for up to $420m in China
Maersk boxship briefly runs aground in Suez Canal
Zombie boxships come back to life with rates of $100,000 per day
Wan Hai Lines splashes out $480m in fresh Samsung boxship order
Songa Container sells boxship duo for massive $39m profit
Tsakos Shipping books box duo as Hyundai yards land $308m in orders
Lomar flips containership newbuilding for $20m profit
Explosion shakes X-Press Pearl as fire situation deteriorates
First for Greek shipping: investors jump on Costamare's Athens bond
Suez Canal willing to release detained Ever Given if it gets a $200m deposit
Vega Reederei inks order for boxship quartet at China's Yangfan Group
X-Press boxship delivered in February hit by blaze off Sri Lanka
Costamare launches Athens shipping bond market with $120m issue
Athenian Sea Carriers sells oldest VLCC in surprisingly brisk S&P scene for tankers
Greece's Allseas adds its only suezmaxes to growing Navig8 pool
IMO’s carbon intensity requirements for LNG carriers will up emissions, Rystad says
Wakashio casualty ramps up P&I pool claims bill to $478m
Will $100 oil provide help for struggling crude tanker owners?
Shipbroker's email address foul-up costs insurer ITIC $50,000
ESG
Eastern Pacific Shipping joins Singapore university ammonia bunker study
Stolt and Tufton team up on new chemical tanker pool and decarbonisation drive
Energy transition venture GoGreen taps former Frontline boss Macleod
Japan pressures Europe to ditch shipping emissions trading plan
Wilhelmsen poaches from Dr Peters for new decarbonisation guru
McQuilling enters carbon market by partnering with emissions trader Vertis
Climate activism hits Hapag-Lloyd as shareholder lobby revolts
Danish vessel performance experts make landfall in Greece
GEV aims to start building small-scale hydrogen ship in 2023
Namura and NS United cooperate on sails system for capesize bulkers
Synthetic fuels could be easy win for tanker owners, Gibson says
Product tankers caught in $27m fight over Haitian fuel cargoes
Longhaul naphtha shipments support large product tankers amid firm petchem margins
Cyprus to unveil jabs plan for flagged and managed vessels
Safe Bulkers adds modern panamax after offloading veteran vessel
MSC shells out up to $44m for 17-year-old panamax containership
Arriva continues fleet renewal by buying biggest ship yet from Arklow
Interview
Christoph Toepfer: ‘People forget that selling is part of a successful investment’
Adnoc L&S guns for growth on multiple fronts
Shipping and logistics arm Adnoc L&S eyes growth along with its parent
A decade of disruption: how VesselsValue carved out ship valuation niche
VesselsValue to move beyond shipping as new Asian offices open
Cesare d’Amico targets acquisitions of 20 eco-bulkers at pivotal juncture
100-ship fleets? Edward Buttery is happy to be 'the guy with one ship'
A family affair: father and sister key to Edward Buttery's IPO journey
'Totally overwhelmed': clients offer to co-invest in Wartsila's carbon capture plans
Magnus Fyhr returns to US analyst circles with positive view on tankers
WISTA Norway president calls on men to pitch in for gender equality
Claus-Peter Offen's succession plan charts course for next decade
International Seaways-Diamond S deal was more than a year in making
Oman Shipping gears up for five-year, 35-ship green expansion drive
Oman Drydock Co set to realise its full potential
Oman Shipping cashing in on scrubber-fitted VLCCs
Ship finance lender CIT ‘out of warm lay-up’ and back in action
Reunion of old ex-DVB friends who keep their distance
Stolt-Nielsen claims fleet cull can lift it to vanguard of carbon battle
Hanse Bereederung says its 'fun to fix again' as it claims new feeder rate record
M/Maritime places trust in Greek shipyard for dry dock programme
Stolt Tankers biofuel trial shows up to 90% emissions cut
Marios Iliopoulos boosts fleet as Greece recovers from Covid-19 slumber
Maersk pencils in pioneering trio of methanol-fuelled containerships
'Progress made' on DOF's $2.2bn refinancing but further payment freeze needed
Shipowners still have work to do despite ‘weak’ IMO carbon targets
Insurance
Gard to appeal $22.8m judgment in favour of Champion Shipping
George Tsavliris on a mission to revitalise London insurance market
Rate increases loom for P&I clubs as financials fall short
Eric Shawyer: Worldscale rates evolved for purpose
London P&I Club records $20.3m loss as claims costs double
Swedish Club aims to grow in Greece with new appointment
Egypt alleges Ever Given master lost control as legal case adjourned
Norwegian shipping walks the green carpet
Ro-ro sinking in Japan's Inland Sea poses pollution threat
Norwegian Hull Club takes on sustainable insurance challenge
Steamship Mutual grows its insured fleet but records losses
Ince adds five lawyers from Keoghs as Hill Dickinson strengthens in Greece
Norwegian Hull Club looks to correct gender imbalance
Insurer North P&I reduces underwriting losses as premium income grows
Insurers facing hefty payout for X-Press Pearl blaze
Joint War Committee adds Cabo Delgado to high-risk areas
Shipowners' Club boosts free reserves in ‘very challenging year’
Ever Given held as Suez Canal Authority seeks $916m in claims
Israeli car carrier undamaged after attempted attack, owner says
Robbers target Oldendorff, Melodia and Kyla vessels in Singapore Strait
Taylor Maritime expands fleet beyond initial 23 bulkers as it spends last IPO cash
James Fisher claims dual-fuel first for coastal tankers
Zhoushan yards hope for early relief as Covid rules keep docks half-full
MCA consults bulker owners over new safety laws for 29-ship UK fleet
Wartsila plots long-term future of scrubbers as carbon capture progress continues
US blocks Aon acquisition of Willis Towers Watson over competition fears
Business Focus
Daughters push on as Greek shipping moves with a changing world
The Greeks’ winning secret? They prosper as masters of adaptation
Shipping legends leave imprint on Greek culture
Breaking blockades: It’s almost a national pastime for Greek shipping
Norwegian Hull Club looks to correct gender imbalance
EU taxonomy to change ESG finance scene in Oslo
Fred Olsen Windcarrier keeps older ships running to cut carbon
Why Norwegian shipowners are beefing up ESG reporting
Digital technology reshapes the shipping agenda
Furuno offers a look into the future with augmented reality navigation
'Radar harvesting' project poised to expose AIS cheats
Digital detectives play cat-and-mouse game over sanctions
Shipping dives into the age of digital transformation
Space technology helps underwriters understand shipping risks
Experts see 'missing link' as maritime firms fail to prioritise digitalisation in business plans
Software vendors urged to up their game to add value for shipping
Shipping turns to digital technology to meet demand for ESG
We know all about the 'E', but where's the 'S' and the 'G'?
The fittest of shipowners can survive the age of ESG finance
Seafarers' union looks to widen role in ESG push
Global Ship Lease buys four reefer boxships with three-year charters attached
Frangou comes up with $75m loan as Navios buys time to tackle debt
Farmers could hold the answer to shipping’s burning carbon question
CDB Leasing swoops on 10 MR newbuildings at New Times
Renewables expert says diesel from agricultural waste offers cost-effective sustainability
Agricultural waste to marine diesel process is scalable worldwide, says sustainable fuel expert
LNG
BW Group offloads stake in John Fredriksen-backed Flex LNG
KARMOL in talks with Mozambique on second FSRU
Shell sells its ‘gold-plated’ debut LNG bunker vessel
Maran Gas swoops on LNG options at Samsung Heavy Industries
Hyundai LNG Shipping inks LNG newbuilding for Repsol with DSME
EEXI and CII regulations expected to hit old LNG steamships
MSC eyes $1bn effort to convert 40 boxship newbuildings to dual fuel
CNOOC taps owners for trio of LNG carrier newbuildings
Mystery FSRU player poised to seal Australian terminal contract
Laid-up Sinokor LNG carrier finally sold for demolition
Scorpio tanker and Knutsen LNG carrier damaged in clash off Spain
Gunvor drops Exmar FSRU after arbitration decision
Titan LNG targets bio-LNG supply with new bunker barge plan
Cheniere Energy loads largest LNG carrier at US terminal
Avenir LNG closes in on fixtures for its two 20,000-cbm newbuilds
FSRU fixed for upcoming Ghana LNG import project
Spot and short-term LNG deliveries surge in 2020, GIIGNL says
Petronas confirms LNG newbuilding trio for LNG Canada shipments
Morocco makes fresh bid to install an FSRU
Total’s force majeure on Mozambique LNG puts 17 newbuildings in jeopardy
Hunger striking seafarers able to return home after more than two years
Politics at home and abroad could hold back US push for further decarbonisation
Jefferies expects Star Bulk to hike quarterly payout
Norway's Hansa Tankers to boost chemical carrier pool with Nisshin ships
Sun shines on liner operators, but Santa is feeling the chill
Astrup Fearnley appoints ex-Fredriksen lieutenant Marius Hermansen as CEO
Offshore
'Unsatisfactory': OHT doubts Eneti has got full value for its $330m WTIV newbuild
Keppel teams with Hyundai Heavy for $2.3bn Petrobras FPSO
Steckmest flips bankrupt Polarcus fleet to Shearwater for $128m
Jones Act spurring offshore wind joint ventures with US firms
NYK Line forms joint venture to operate wind farm ships in Japan
Seadrill clinches $380m Equinor charter for drillship in Brazil
Seabed mining an ESG dilemma on what defines decarbonisation
Offshore and marine arm continues to drag down Keppel Corp
UOS sweeps back into Brazil with two-year AHTS charter
BW Offshore scraps laid-up 45-year-old FPSO in $16m deal
Norwegian AHTS rates top NOK1m for first time since 2018
Offshore exodus: more PSVs sold out of oil and gas market
Crowley sees lucrative, long-term opportunity in wind
Bondholders take over last Polarcus ship and buy Fugro's seismic business
Odfjell family takes over Oceanteam as it focuses on wind power
Gulf Marine plots $75m equity raise after shaving 2% off loan coupons
Simon Mokster eyes biogas for fleet as it cuts emissions by 14%
Clarksons takes $84m finance and offshore hit, but broking stays strong
Equinor keeping on Esvagt SOV for another five years
Tidewater confident the worst of Covid-19 is behind it
Panama Canal adds three metres to maximum vessel length for transits
Norden targets bulker expansion with first ever bond issue worth $100m
Deutsche Bank set to make $1bn from Zim bets in boxship boom
China United Lines orders $60m feedership brace for intra-Asian trade
Body found after blast rips through cargoship in the Philippines
Zim faces more protests as pro-Palestine demonstrators picket US office
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