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European shipping fund garners significant backers
Investment firm Ness, Risan & Partners (NRP) has created a new maritime fund. The Premium Maritime Credit Fund created by NRP Maritime Asset Management has just closed, backed by significant European institutional investors and family offices. The fund will now actively pursue building a portfolio...
https://splash247.com/european-shipping-fund-garners-significant-backers/
NYK and Mitsubishi buy into Brazil’s largest FPSO
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Mitsubishi Corporation have struck a deal with Dutch floater specialist SBM Offshore to acquire an ownership interest in the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel Almirante Tamandaré set for Pertobras’ Búzios field in the Santos Basin. Under...
https://splash247.com/nyk-and-mitsubishi-buy-into-brazils-largest-fpso/
Ocean carrier MSC, Lufthansa in bid to buy Italian airline ITA
Another ocean shipping company wants to get into the airline business. Mediterranean Shipping Co. on Monday told the Italian government that it is interested in acquiring a majority stake in ITA Airways, the state-owned successor to Alitalia.
The world’s largest container vessel operator said German flag carrier Lufthansa is an investment partner, and ITA Airways said in a news release that both companies want the Italian government to maintain a minority stake in the company. Reuters reported th...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ocean-carrier-msc-lufthansa-in-bid-to-buy-italian-airline-ita
Canadian Coast Guard retires oldest active ship
The Canadian Coast Guard decommissioned its oldest active vessel on Wednesday, January 19. The coast guard said the research vessel CCGS Hudson had suffered a failure of ..
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Hyundai Samho set to list on Seoul exchange in 2022
Yard listing is commitment made to domestic private equity fund
Labor, railroads tussle over contract negotiation ‘dead end,’ seek mediation
Ten rail unions have declared an impasse with U.S. freight railroads over bargaining for a new labor agreement and have asked the National Mediation Board (NMB) for a federal mediator to assist with negotiations — a move the railroads support.
The Coordinated Bargaining Coalition (CBC), which consists of the unions, said discussions stalled after more than two years of bargaining. Because of the stalemate, the coalition is seeking a mediator, per the Railway Labor Act.
The unions said the National...
USACE Disaster Relief Includes $32.7 Million to Repair Coos Bay’s North Jetty
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay received notification from House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio that the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) included $32.7 million in their FY2022…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/usace-disaster-relief-includes-million-493755
Israel orders three new submarines from German builder
German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has entered into an agreement with the Israeli Ministry of Defence on the framework conditions for the purchase of t ..
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Construction underway on new hybrid survey boat for University of Vermont
Derecktor Shipyards of Mamaroneck, New York is currently building a new catamaran vessel for the University of Vermont (UVM). Designed by UK companies Chartwell Marine an ..
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