Athens-based dry bulk owner Pioneer Marine has revealed the sale of a handysize vessel in its latest set of quarterly results. Pioneer has sold the 2015-built , completing the sale of the Chinese-built (Guoyu) vessel yesterday. The company did not reveal a price, but said the sale will boost its...
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Russia’s ATRAN Airlines has expanded its express cargo services to China with the addition of a weekly flight between Moscow and Shijiazhuang airports to handle e-commerce orders.
Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, is smaller than Beijing and Tianjin to the north but has benefited as e-commerce suppliers expand to second-tier cities. Online orders from Russia have significantly increased this year because people have few opportunities to shop in stores amid the coronavirus pandemic.
ATR...
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Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract by Ocean Installer for the hire of its 2014-built construction support vessel . The contract will commence in the first quarter of 2021, and the firm and optional periods covers the majority of the year. This week, Solstad Offshore also secured a...
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Norway’s Oceanteam has secured a contract from Fugro for the deployment of its construction support vessel offshore Australia. The contract is for a period of 30 days and work is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter. “Securing this new contract for the CSV Southern Ocean shows the increased...
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Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has announced the sale of one of its vessels and the scrapping of another. 2002-built anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Skandi Giant has been sold to an unnamed international buyer. DOF has also entered into a sales agreement with a yard in Turkey for the...
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) said Wednesday it entered an agreement with Boeing (NYSE: BA) to convert 11 Boeing 737-800 passenger planes to all-cargo mode.
The deal includes options for Boeing to convert an additional nine 737-800s for the General Electric (NYSE: GE) subsidiary.
GECAS said its total 737-800 freighter conversion orderbook now stands at 74: 60 firm and 14 options. The orders in this latest tranche are scheduled for completion between 2022 and 2024.
Boeing has delivered 23...
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Charter operator Magma Aviation has added a 747-400 freighter to its fleet as it looks to attract cargo customers and expand.
Sister company AviaAM Leasing purchased the plane and is providing it to Magma, the companies said in a news release. AviaAM did not reveal the age, origin or price tag of the factory-built aircraft. The 747-400 freighter offers nose-loading capacity and a 121-ton cargo payload.
Magma said the freighter conducted its first commercial cargo flight on Aug. 4.
Magma now...
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Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded a contract with an EPIC contractor for the charter of 2010-built construction support vessel . The vessel will be utilised in the development phase of an offshore wind project in Taiwan. The contract will commence during the first half of 2021 and have a...
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Greek Nasdaq-listed boxship owner Euroseas has sold three of its eldest vessels for scrap. In its second quarter results, the company revealed the sale of the 1995-built 1,452 teu Manolis P, the 2000-built 2,506 teu EM Oinousses and the 1993-built 1,169 teu Kuo Hsiung. The sales were completed last...
Hermitage Offshore Services, part of Emanuele Lauro-led Scorpio Group, has voluntarily filed for reorganisation under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code in the United States Bankruptcy Court, citing the prolonged slump in global oil prices driven in part by the global coronavirus pandemic. The...
https://splash247.com/hermitage-offshore-services-files-for-chapter-11/