Atlantique Maritime Services buys a Damen FCS 2610 to serve the growing French offshore wind market
Damen is delighted to have sold one of its iconic Fast Crew Suppliers to French workboat operator Atlantique Maritime Services (AMS). The Damen FCS 2610, named JLD Jayce, will be the first Damen Crew Transfer Vessel fully dedicated to the French offshore wind industry.
AMS, which is part of Groupe LHD, already owns two Damen Shoalbusters, a...
VesselsValue Celebrates 10 Year Milestone.
Leading online valuation and data provider, VesselsValue, turns 10 today. Having grown from a just handful of people when the company launched in 2011, they now have over 170 employees across 7 offices worldwide. Committed to bringing transparency to the industry, VV provides automated values for every ship in the global fleet, every day. As well as...
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Rich pickings for the Dry Markets; Wets …up an iota. Geopolitics coupled with the worse Recession ever and uncontrollable Coronavirus will bother Humanity…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 109 points since yesterday and now stands at 3,266 points! Capes …thrive! Planet Ocean is on fire with Geopolitical Tsunamis underway, coupled with a deep Recession despite spin doctors views and ratings. The harsh reality is here to stay as we enter Armageddon and the Coronavirus anathema...
Harren Bulkers takes over Post-Panamax and adds two more bulk carriers to its management
Only a few months after the launch of Harren Bulkers, three 93,000 tdw Post-Panamax bulkers have been secured for the fleet on a long-term basis.
Bremen-based shipping company Harren Bulkers is proud to announce the acquisition of the Post-Panamax bulker Topas (built 2011). The ship will be named Pablo. With an overall length of 229.2 m (beam 38.0 m, draft 14.9 m), Pablo is currently the biggest ship in the...
Despite Capes’ hiccups, BDI still firm; Wets still falling. Geopolitics and Coronavirus will change everything
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 40 points since yesterday and now stands at 2,472 despite Capes’ minor losses. What will happen with the Wets it remains to be seen. The geopolitical issues might bring torrential rain… Coronavirus adds to Geopolitical mess. John Faraclas’ brief daily recap:
The Capes’ BCI was down 21 points since yesterday and now...
PWC completes Baltic Exchange benchmark assurance audit
Independent auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) has undertaken the first annual audit to test the design and operating effectiveness of the Baltic Exchange’s controls for its market benchmark services.
The 73-page report, voluntarily commissioned by Baltic Exchange Information Services Ltd (BEISL), audited the controls implemented by the Baltic Exchange in relation to the bulk freight market which are designed to be...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/16/pwc-completes-baltic-exchange-benchmark-assurance-audit/
Second-hand bulk market heading for record year as 279 ships trade hands so far
BIMCO’s Shipping Number of the Week
Second-hand bulk market heading for record year as 279 ships trade hands so far
The ownership of dry bulk ships has changed hands at blistering speed in the first three months of 2021. The course is now set for a record year in the bulk ship sale and purchase market.
A total of 794 ships were bought and sold in 2020, with the smaller sectors of Handysize and Supramax being...
ATHENS, GREECE, March 17, 2021 – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of dry bulk vessels, today announced that on March 16, 2021 it signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party, the 2006-built vessel “Naias”, with delivery to the buyer latest by July 30, 2021, for a sale...
Markets at the mercy of China and Coronavirus with Geopolitics getting sour…
Despite a good week, the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) fell on a daily basis – 72 points since yesterday, and now stands at 1,698, losing the 1,700 points threshold. On a weekly basis though same was up 359 points since last Friday the 12h of February when it stood at 1,339 points – the weekend of love with a bit of Valentines flavour and the beginning of the Chinese New Year – the odd for us Year of the Ox,...
Current restrictions extended for month… plus more news
Good Morning Monaco – Thursday, February 18, 2021
Current restrictions extended for one more month
HSH Prince Albert has decided to extend the current health restrictions until March 19 inclusive, following consultations between His Government and the National Council as a Joint Monitoring Committee.
Monaco records 22nd coronavirus-related death An 88 year-old resident has become...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/18/current-restrictions-extended-for-month-plus-more-news/