A Liberian-flagged kamsarmax bulk carrier, YM Pioneer, ran aground last night in the area of Bahia Blanca port, Argentina. According to Independent Ship Agents of Buenos Aires, the 81,900 dwt is currently blocking the navigation channel, causing the Coast Guard to restrict traffic between buoy 11...
A kamsarmax bulk carrier of US-based Foremost Group has suffered damage after crashing into a bridge in Argentina. The Liberian-flagged 85,000 dwt reportedly suffered a rudder failure and hit sideways against one of the piles of the Bartolomé Miter Bridge of the Zárate Brazo Largo Complex,...
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A Chinese-built cruise ship begins operational sailings while three commuter catamarans have been delivered to a Singaporean owner. A battery-powered ferry will soon commence trials in preparation for service in Argentina’s inland waters. Finally, a Swedish shipowner selects a Chinese yard for the construction of a new ferry for a Mediterranean route. China’s newest large […]
Wanchese Argentina, a subsidiary of Cooke Seafood USA’s Wanchese Fish Company, took delivery of a new scallop trawler built by Armon Shipyard of Spain at its recently acquired Astilleros Ria de Vigo facilities. Erin Bruce II will be used for year-round trawling and processing of Patagonian scallops...
Rarely in life do you get a second chance. But since we are almost Back to December, it is time to revisit that vintage Taylor Swift classic, where the singer describes how she messed up a relationship and begs for another chance. With that attitude, she could stand for president of Argentina and...
By Scott Squires Oct 29, 2023 (Bloomberg) –Argentina’s oil producers will be barred from exports unless they increase fuel supplies to address shortages in the country, Economy Minister and presidential candidate…
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Last week we looked at Britoil’s acquisition of 30 offshore supply vessels (OSVs) from Vroon for a price we estimated to be in the region of US$239 million, and the acquisition of the Vroon Offshore Services management teams in Singapore and Italy. We noted how the Dutch Bank ING had foolishly cut a side deal […]
This week was a great week for Transocean – the company announced it had secured a three-year award for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Aquila with Petrobras for work offshore Brazil starting next year on a day rate of around US$443,000 plus 90 days’ worth of mobilisation fees. In 2021, Transocean bought the rig for […]
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An ugly spat has broken out among South American nations over the use of the continent’s so-called grain superhighway, the Parana river. Argentina has started collecting tolls on its portion of the river, much to the chagrin of other users of the key dry bulk waterway – Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia...
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ASUNCION, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Argentina must collect tolls on a crucial waterway, the country’s energy chief said on Monday after meeting with Paraguayan officials, as a multi-nation conflict over fees for…
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