China Airlines plans to order four Boeing 777-8 freighters
Taiwan based China Airlines has announced plans to order four 777-8F freighters with deliveries expected from 2029. The new generation freighters will be used for long-haul cargo routes to North America and Europe. The 777-8Fs will join the current fleet of 777F. China Airlines said: “The next-generation 777-8F freighter has the same cargo hold specifications […]
MSC boss Soren Toft takes the chair at World Shipping Council
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) chief executive Soren Toft has been elected as the new chairman of the liner lobby group, the World Shipping Council (WSC). Randy Chen, vice chairman of Taiwanese containerline Wan Hai, has been elected vice chair. Toft and Chen will serve a two-year term, succeeding Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, and […]
Thị trường xuất khẩu đầu tiên cán mốc 100 tỷ USD
Hoa Kỳ là thị trường xuất khẩu lớn nhất và là thị trường xuất khẩu đầu tiên cán mốc 100 tỷ USD. Hàng hóa xuất nhập khẩu tại khu vực cảng Hải Phòng. Ảnh: Thái Bình Theo thông tin Tổng cục Hải quan đưa ra ngày 18/12, tổng kim ngạch xuất khẩu hết tháng 11 […]
Swedish police boards Chinese bulker to observe cable outage investigation
Swedish police on Thursday boarded the Yi Peng 3, a 23-year-old panamax bulker owned by Ningbo Yipeng Shipping and linked to the severing of two data cables in the Baltic Sea after being invited by Chinese authorities. The vessel has been wanted for questioning by Sweden as the top suspect in the severing of the Swedish-Lithuanian […]
COSCO signs for 10 kamsarmax newbuilds
COSCO Shipping is pressing ahead with its massive newbuilding programme in the dry bulk segment. The Chinese state-owned shipping giant has partnered up with Everbright Financial Leasing for 10 kamsarmax newbuilds, which will be built at Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry. Financial details and delivery dates for the 82,000 dwt vessels, which will be leased […]
Qube Ports faces more strikes across Australia
Strikes at major Australian ports are set to continue in an ongoing dispute between unionised workers and Qube Ports over contract negotiations. Work stoppages will take place in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Gladstone, Melbourne, and Port Kembla. On Monday, union members went on strike at 10 ports around the country for a day, but they have […]
EnTrust strikes deal on cash offer for Belships
US asset management firm EnTrust Global is set to launch a voluntary cash tender offer to take over Norwegian bulker owner Belships. Blue Northern, a special purpose vehicle formed by funds managed by the Blue Ocean maritime investment team at EnTrust, will offer NOK20.50 per share in cash for all issued and outstanding shares in […]
Castor offloads another boxship
Cyprus-based shipowner Castor Maritime has announced its second containership sale. The Nasdaq-listed company is offloading the 2005-built 2,700 teu Gabriela A for $19.3m at a net gain of $0.8m. Castor picked up the German-built boxship, with charter attached, in a family-related deal from Ismini Panagiotidi-controlled Pavimar Shipping for $25.38m in late 2022 when it made […]
Aker Solutions nets new deal in Norway with Vår Energi
Norway’s Aker Solutions has signed a contract for maintenance and modification services on Vår Energi’s Jotun, Balder, and Ringhorne assets in the southern area of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The five-year agreement includes an option for Vår Energi to extend the contract by up to three additional two-year periods. No precise figure was given for […]
ExxonMobil buys FPSO Liza Destiny from SBM Offshore
ExxonMobil Guyana, the local arm of US supermajor ExxonMobil, has acquired the FPSO Liza Destiny from Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore. ExxonMobil bought the FPSO ahead of the maximum lease term which would have expired in December 2029. The purchase allows the US supermajor to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue […]