Classification society said March proved the hottest month in 10 years of keeping score
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Navigator buys Chile’s Ultragas in $390m all-stock deal to create LPG power
Combination to create $1.3bn company with 56 tankers with Ultranav’s Dag von Appen and Peter Stokes joining the Navigator board
Containerships shine in otherwise flat week for US listed owners
One New York bulker company made a move upward and could bear watching from here
Momentum grows as shipping enjoys best first quarter since 2008, says Clarksons
But shipbroker warns there could be downward pressure if super-heated boxship and bulker markets fade
Pan Ocean wins LNG bukering deal with Shell
South Korean owner Pan Ocean said Monday it has signed a time charter deal with Shell for an LNG bunkering vessel. The contract is scheduled to commence May 2023, including a firm duration period as well as 2 extension options. Including options, a total duration would be 8 years, which would see...
https://splash247.com/pan-ocean-wins-lng-bukering-deal-with-shell/
Shell books large LNG bunker vessel newbuilding with Pan Ocean
South Korean owner extends its chartering commitments to energy major on LNG
Avenir LNG ‘turns the corner’ as charterers form a queue for new ships
Chairman Niels Stolt-Nielsen is excited for company’s prospects as newbuildings are delivered
Shipping celebrates best Q1 since 2008
Shipping has enjoyed its best Q1 since before the global financial crisis, with the second quarter on track to post equally high gains. The ClarkSea Index, a weighted average of tanker, bulk carrier, containership and gas carrier earnings managed by Clarkson Research Services, averaged $17,461 a...
https://splash247.com/shipping-celebrates-best-q1-since-2008/
Greek shipping magnate John Angelicoussis passes away
John Angelicoussis, Greece’s largest shipowner in dwt terms, died on Saturday at a hospital in Athens, 20 days after suffering a severe heart attack. The 72-year-old magnate took over the Angelicoussis Shipping Group in 1989 after the death of his father and grew it into one of the world’s...
https://splash247.com/greek-shipping-magnate-john-angelicoussis-passes-away/
Fredriksen’s Avance Gas plans to boost its VLGC newbuilding book
John Fredriksen’s LPG carrier owning company poised to declare two DSME options