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Capital Product Partners Announces the Sale of Three 10,000 TEU Container Vessels
Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP), an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today announced that the Partnership entered into a memorandum of agreement for the sale of three 10,000 TEU container vessels, built in 2011 at Samsung …
Mar 21, 2024 / Curious
The first Norsepower Rotor Sail™ funded by German Government to be fitted on Baltrader’s new cement carrier
Baltrader Capital GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, and Norsepower, the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, have signed a contract concerning the delivery of one 24m x 4m sized Norsepower Rotor Sail™ in summer 2024. The product …
Feb 23, 2024 / Curious
Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces the Successful Delivery of the LNG Carrier Axios II
Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP), an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today announced that it successfully took delivery of the LNG Carrier (LNGC) Axios II. Pursuant to the agreement to acquire 11 LNG/Cs provided under the …
Jan 5, 2024 / Vessels
Wilhelmsen and MPC Capital acquire Hamburg-based ship manager Zeaborn
Wilhelmsen Ship Management and MPC Capital jointly acquire 100 % of Zeaborn Ship Management Close partnership between Wilhelmsen and MPC Capital will be strengthened by the expansion of an integrated third-party ship management hub with a wide …
Dec 22, 2023 / Curious
SWITCH Maritime Secures $10M to Expand Hydrogen and Electric Ferry Fleet in US
SWITCH Maritime LLC, a US-based company developing electrified, zero-emission ferries powered by battery and hydrogen fuel cell, has raised $10 million in a Series A round led by Nexus Development Capital to grow its fleet. Founded in 2018 by a …
Nov 20, 2023 / Curious
DIF Capital Partners and EDF Invest to acquire leading Norwegian electric ferry operator Fjord1 from Vision Ridge Partners and Havila Holding
DIF Capital Partners (via its DIF Infrastructure VII fund), and EDF Invest (the investment arm of the EDF Group in real assets) have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Fjord1, the largest owner and operator of ferries in Norway. The …
Oct 31, 2023 / Finance
AYRO Secures 19 Million € Series B Financing Round Led by SWEN Capital Partners’ Blue Ocean Fund
AYRO, the designer and manufacturer of the revolutionary OceanWings® wingsail solution for cargo ships and yachts, announced today the close of a 19.2 million € ($21 m) Series B round, led by Blue Ocean, managed by SWEN Capital Partners, which brings …
Sep 27, 2023 / Curious
Naming Ceremony For The First Two Vessels Of 5,500 TEU Eco-Design Newbuilding Series
The naming ceremony for the first two 5,500 TEU eco-design newbuildings out of the six-vessel series initiated by MPC Capital took place on 30 August 2023 at the traditional Korean shipyard HJ Shipbuilding & Construction in Busan. The two …
Aug 31, 2023 / Vessels
Capital Ship Management Corp. Takes Delivery of MT Akrisios
A tanker with Wind-Assisted Ready and HVSC-Ready ABS notations, the last of six LNG fuel-ready sister ships with eco-friendly design delivered to Capital in 2023. Capital Ship Management Corp. (Capital) took successful delivery of the newbuilding …
Jul 10, 2023 / Vessels
Capital Ship Management Takes Delivery of MT Atrotos & MT Anikitos
Capital Ship Management Corp. (Capital) took successful delivery of the newbuilding vessels MT Atrotos and MT Anikitos, two 50,000 dwt, eco-type Chemical/Product MR tankers, built by Hyundai Vietnam Shipyard Co Ltd. They are two out of six sister …
Apr 24, 2023 / Vessels