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Sanmar Shipyards delivers cleaner and greener tugs at end of successful year

Sanmar Shipyards has ended a successful year with the delivery of two tugboats that are both powerful and environmentally-aware to Italy-based long-term client Rimorchiatori Augusta. They were two of four tugs that the Türkiye-headquartered tugboat …
Jan 3, 2023 / Vessels

New International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel

The IMO has adopted a new mandatory International Code of Safety for Ships Carrying Industrial Personnel (IP Code), anchored in a new SOLAS Chapter XV. The code enters into force on 1 July 2024 and enables cargo ships and high-speed cargo craft to …
Dec 15, 2022 / Vessels

Concordia Maritime Announced Delivery of Sold Vessel and Continued Review of the Fleet

On Wednesday (Nov30), the sold product tanker Stena Primorsk was delivered to its new owner. The other two recently sold vessels are expected to be delivered at the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, respectively. After the sale of the three …
Dec 5, 2022 / Vessels

Nimofast signed a partnership with Kanfer Shipping to sell and deliver LNG via small-scale LNG

Nimofast signed a partnership with Kanfer Shipping to sell and deliver LNG via small-scale LNG vessels to customers along the Brazilian coast line This week, Nimofast Brasil S.A. signed a partnership agreement with the Norwegian Company Kanfer …
Nov 23, 2022 / Vessels

DeepOcean charters offshore support vessel

Ocean services provider DeepOcean strengthens its offering to the offshore renewables and oil and gas industries by entering a two-year time charter agreement for the Stril Server multi-purpose support vessel (MPSV). DeepOcean is chartering the …
Oct 26, 2022 / Vessels

MSC to Acquire Rimorchiatori Mediterranei

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, through its wholly owned subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has agreed to acquire 100% of the share capital of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A., an international leading towage operator active in …
Oct 24, 2022 / Curious

Stena Bulk Launches Project To Demonstrate End-to-End Shipboard Carbon Capture At Scale

Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk on Wednesday (Oct05) announced that it is launching a two-year, three phase project aimed at demonstrating shipboard carbon capture, together with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and …
Oct 6, 2022 / Vessels

OceanPal Announces Delivery of the Capesize Dry Bulk Vessel mv Baltimore and  Time Charter Contract with Hyundai Glovis

OceanPal Inc. (NASDAQ: OP), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced on Wednesday (Sep21) that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has taken delivery of the m/v Baltimore, a 2005 built Capesize dry …
Sep 26, 2022 / Vessels

Concordia Maritime Announces Sale of Three P-MAX Vessels

In a strong tonnage market, Concordia Maritime has entered into an agreement for the sale of the three product tankers, Stena Primorsk, Stena Performance and Stena Provence, all built in 2006 and of 65,200 dwt. The sale is expected to have a positive …
Sep 19, 2022 / Vessels

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Sale of a Capesize Dry Bulk Vessel, the mv Baltimore

Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, announced that it has signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell one of …
Jun 15, 2022 / Vessels