On 25 July, Castor Maritime, Inc. entered into an agreement to purchase a Korean-built panamax vessel from a third party for US$6.7 million.
https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/shipping/31072019/castor-maritime-acquires-new-panamax-vessel/
Month: July 2019
Star Bulk to release 2Q19 results in early August
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has shared the release date for its results for the second quarter and half year ended 30 June 2019.
https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/shipping/31072019/star-bulk-to-release-2q19-results-in-early-august/
Russia Beefs up NSR Security
Russia has increased its military presence in the Arctic region in a bid to protect its interests in the Northern Sea Route (NSR) with a squadron of Su-34 multi-purpose fighter jets, as well as additional military infrastructure including radars, radio-electronic equipment and missile systems.
https://www.porttechnology.org/news/russia-beefs-up-nsr-security/
APM Terminals Moín: nuevo director general apunta a eficientar procesos tras inicio de operaciones
Harmutz Goeritz, se refirió al enfoque que tendrá su recién iniciada gestión
DP World Posorja, Ecuador: Inicia operación con ingreso de primeros contenedores con carga de …
Para el 9 de agosto está programado el arribo del primer buque Post-Panamax
TEN: Επιτυχής διάσωση στον Β. Ατλαντικό
Επιτυχής διάσωση πραγματοποιήθηκε πρόσφατα από δεξαμενόπλοιο της εταιρείας ΤΕΝ στον Βόρειο Ατλαντικό και συγκεκριμένα στην θέση Lat 36°245 N – Long 060°30 W.
Συγκεκριμένα το δεξαμενόπλοιο Stavanger TS της ΤΕΝ, υπό την διαχείριση της TCM, έπλεε στις 5 Ιουλίου 2019 στην προαναφερθείσα περιοχή του βόρειου Ατλαντικού όταν έλαβε ένα επείγον μήνυμα από την Αμερικάνικη Ακτοφυλακή και το Κέντρο Επιχειρήσεων Διάσωσης του Norfolk προκειμένου να προσεγγίσει και να παράσχει βοήθεια σε ιστιοπλοϊκό σκάφος, το...
https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/07/31/ten-epitychis-diasosi-ston-v-atlantiko/
MacGregor concludes takeover of marine business of TTS Group
MacGregor, a unit of Finland-based cargo-handling machinery firm Cargotec, has wrapped up the previously announced takeover of marine and offshore businesses of TTS Group.
As part of the agreement first announced in February last year, MacGregor paid a total of €87m for the business.
The transaction was completed after securing all required approvals from the relevant countries and authorities.
The acquired business offers a range of cargo handling and offshore cranes, roll-on / roll-off access...
https://www.ship-technology.com/news/macgregor-cargotec-tts-group/
The BDI down – yet again @1,868: a midsummer’s tempest…?
The BDI down – yet again @1,868: a midsummer’s tempest…?
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 31 points earlier on today and now stands at 1,868… The Geopolitics continue not just to be enigmatically perplexed or getting worse, the will soon produce simultaneously too many issues detrimental to all all over Planet Ocean. John Faraclas’ brief daily recap:
The Capes fell two with the BCI now standing at 3,657 – down seven points…
The Panamaxes fall was more or less in the same levels as yesterday with...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/31/the-bdi-down-yet-again-1868-a-midsummers-tempest/
Yilport signs concession agreement for Port of Taranto in Italy
Turkish port operator Yilport Holding has signed a concession agreement with Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea (PNAIS) to manage a multipurpose terminal at the Port of Taranto in Italy.
Under the agreement, Yilport will manage all the operations at the multipurpose terminal of the Italian port for 49 years.
This is the 22nd marine port in Yilport’s portfolio and its first terminal in Italy.
Yilport chairman Robert Yuksel Yildirim said: “We have a strong presence in the Mediterranean. We are...
DP World criticises Djibouti’s appeal to nullify court-ordered payment
Djibouti was ordered to compensate DP World following last year’s nationalisation of the Doraleh Container Terminal