Navios Maritime Containers raises $50m in private placement Company eyes vessel acquisitions with fresh cash injection
Data Hub: Load Factors Westbound transatlantic utilisation scales new heights as strong US dollar drives demand
Deka halves shipping book during first half German lender cuts industry exposure to under $1bn
Hurricane Harvey to hit US LPG exports VLGC owners await the first Category 3 hurricane to make landfall in the US in over a decade
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ESL Shipping finds fuel supplier for LNG-powered bulkers Vessels will emit 50% less carbon dioxide, according to ESL
Is going slow the answer to shipping's emissions mission? Environmental bodies have their say as leading Greek owner backs enforcement of slow steaming
Taiwan shipbuilder CSBC to enter offshore windfarm sector Taipei-listed company eyes involvement in construction of five offshore windfarms with up to 439 turbines
Flex LNG sees signs of improvement in the market Global LNG demand picking up this year after seasonal weakness
Eurogate boosts workforce on higher volumes New calls at Wilhelmshaven lead to 50% rise in staffing
BW LPG narrows losses on absence of impairment charges However, company expects market to be challenging in the short term on low US inventory levels
Labour dispute weighs on Gothenburg box throughput APM Terminals Gothenburg saw first-half volumes fall 22% year on year
HHI mulls unpaid leave and other cost-cutting measures from September Loss of major CMA CGM order to Chinese yards cited as a factor
Singapore authorities call off search for damaged warship's missing crew members Move comes as US Navy concentrates search and recovery efforts on the warship itself
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Finalists in Lloyd's List APAC Awards decided Winners in the respective categories to be announced at the awards in Singapore in October
Seadrill works on restructuring ahead of bankruptcy filing Recapitalisation to raise $1bn in fresh equity and restructure debt obligations
Höegh FSRUs provide critical link to LNG global export growth Strategic partnership with Nakilat to pursue new floating regasification projects in Asia-Pacific
Tidewater logs $36.1m in monthly red ink But New Orleans offshore vessel giant's numbers for July are better than prior month.
USCG halts ships from Houston to Corpus Christi UPDATE: Twenty one vessels remain stuck in Houston port; US crude exports to shut into next week.
Navios Containers raises $50m in OTC market New cash could be used to top off its 14-strong fleet of containerships bought from Rickmers.
Capital Product secures three MR charters Athens-based shipowner pushes one to Spanish oil major and two ships to related company.
Capital Products secures three MR charters Athens-based shipowner pushes one to Spanish oil major and two ships to related company.
Oldendorff bulker comes unstuck in Parana River But navigation in key grain export waterway remains affected following grounding by Johann Oldendorff.
Top Ships targeted amid Kalani dealings Shareholder takes legal action against Evangelos Pistiolis-led company in New York.
Harvey shuts Corpus Christi ship traffic Main port for US crude exports shuts down ship traffic due to largest hurricane to hit US in 12 years.
Pacific Basin disposes of two more tugs Vernicos adds two sisterships as Hong Kong-based company is believed to have exited the towage business.
Wartsila grabs meaty business for boxships Finnish company wins contract for six Marlink feederships to be built in China.
Eidesvik on the mend with quarterly profit Norwegian offshore vessel owner rides higher revenue onto positive result in the second quarter.
Esvagt books wind-farm ship in Spain Havyard-design vessel booked against long-term charter to MHI Vestas.
Petronas ships cargo trio from FLNG unit World's first LNG floater swings into gear as initial shipments revealed.
Petronas cargo trio from first FLNG unit World's first LNG floater swings into gear as initial shipments revealed.
BW LPG cuts loss and confirms VLGC sale Gas carrier owner reports better-than-expected operating profit and says the vessel sold in July is the BW Vision.
LNG bunkering kicks off in UK A Norwegian-controlled cement carrier supplied by truck at east coast port of Immingham.
Teekay tanker pair at Samsung to cost $274m South Korean shipbuilder reveals price for the two shuttle tankers to be employed by Statoil.
Bumi Armada returns to profit Malaysian FPSO specialist starts to benefit as new projects begin contributing to its bottom line.
Eyal Ofer's Zodiac returns to Heidmar Shipping tycoon to enter recently acquired VLCC with commercial tanker operator,
Pasha will add two LNG boxships for Hawaii Announcement and signing of contracts comes as Tote readies entry into Jones Act Pacific market.
Commerce finds subsidies in biodiesel imports The Commerce Department has found evidence of countervailable subsidies for imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. Specificall...
Asian air cargo boosting profits for major airlines Increasing demand for air cargo has boosted earnings for major Asian airfreight carriers, according to a Reuters report. Given the region'...
Port of Tauranga throughput breaks 1m TEUs amid Timaru terminal takeover The Port of Tauranga posted a total container throughput of 1.1 million TEUs for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, an increase of 13.8 p...
DP World predicts higher volumes for 2017 after first half growth Dubai-based port terminal operator DP World handled 33.9 million TEUs during the first half of 2017, an increase of 7.7 percent compared to...
King Abdullah Port volumes jump 14% in first half 2017 King Abdullah Port is called by 14 liner services that also call ports outside of Saudi Arabia, according to BlueWater Reporting's Port Dash...
NYK subsidiary to test autonomous containership on transpacific voyage Tokyo-based shipping conglomerate Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and its container carrier subsidiary NYK Line are planning a test of autono...
NAM urges states to oppose Ex-Im Bank nomination The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) took to the airwaves this week by posting radio and online advertisements in South Carolina...
Triple S Marine tug sinks at fuel dock in Louisiana U.S.-flagged tug Gracie Claire , a 50-foot long, 21-foot wide vessel, sank at a fuel dock in Tiger Pass, a bay near Venice, La., on Wednesd...
Deutsche Post DHL to sell Williams Lea Tag to Advent International Deutsche Post DHL Group is selling Williams Lea Tag, its London-based marketing and communications supply chain services provider, to priva...
Port Condition Zulu set for all ports in Houston Ship Channel The USCG also said in a marine safety bulletin that condition X-Ray had been set for Port Arthur and Orange, Texas, as well as at Lake Charles, Louisiana, including all tributaries and connecting waterways.
Buckeye unit suspends marine terminal operations at Corpus Christi Buckeye Texas Partners has suspended all marine terminal operations in Corpus Christi, Texas, and also initiated a full shutdown of its crude, condensate, fuel oil and naphtha storage facilities in the area.
UPDATE: US Treasury puts sanctions on Venezuela, including PDVSA debt trading - Sanctions designed to not impact oil flow between US-Venezuela -Exceptions made to allow Citgo to continue US operations - Trump administration still weighing energy sector penalties.
NWE HSFO cracks fall to near 3-month low as summer peak fades 3.5% FOB Rotterdam barge cracks were assessed Thursday at minus $6.59/b to Dated Brent and were last lower on May 30 at minus $6.75/b
Pilots stop boarding vessels on Houston Ship Channel on hurricane Pilots had stopped boarding inbound vessels at noon Thursday, but continued boarding outbound ships to clear out the port in preparation for the hurricane's landfall.
External: Wired Bunkering
Malaysian Petronas' H1 2017 production falls 2% on year to 2.34 mil boe/d Total LNG sales in H1 were 14.7 million mt, up from 14.4 million mt a year earlier.
ANALYSIS: Limited West-Asia arbitrage boosts Asia-Pacific crude premiums - Lofty Mediterranean crude premiums limit arbitrage flows to Asia - Southeast Asia, Oceania crude spot differentials hit multi-month highs - Brent/Dubai spread widens to near one-year high
Alnic MC debunkers after collision with US Navy vessel off Singapore coast "Once the discharge is completed the Alnic MC will proceed to a Singaporean anchorage to undergo further assessment and repair," Stealth Maritime Corporation said.
FUTURES: Crude higher on US production disruption from hurricane
TANKERS: Harvey propels USGC Aframax rates to largest day-on-day jump in six months "There'll be delays everywhere," a shipowner source said.
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