Access cargoes, ship positions, ships and parts for sale, news, events and jobs
The maritime industry is seeing significant fleet growth in the containership sector as the volume of newbuild deliveries eclipses previous highs.“Since the beginning of the year, the capacity of the containership fleet has increased by 1.6 million TEU.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/containership-fleet-growing-fastest-rate-515443
https://www.marinelink.com/news/containership-fleet-growing-fastest-rate-515443Romania-based GLO Marine announced it has appointed John Louring as its new sales director.Louring brings to the position a strong background in the maritime industry and green technologies gained over more than 20 years in sales and business development…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/louring-joins-glo-marine-sales-director-515444
https://www.marinelink.com/news/louring-joins-glo-marine-sales-director-515444Michele Grubbs, vice president at the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA), has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Containerization & Intermodal Institute (CII), a not-for-profit organization committed to supporting and promoting…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/pmsas-michele-grubbs-joins-cii-board-515446
https://www.marinelink.com/news/pmsas-michele-grubbs-joins-cii-board-515446Dalian iron ore futures prices fell for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, weighed down by a weakening steel market and lingering concerns about demand in top consumer China. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime trade 1.65% lower at 775.5 yuan ($106.61) a metric ton. The contract ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dalian-iron-ore-extends-falls-on-weakening-steel-market-demand-outlook/Global coal demand is set to remain broadly unchanged in both 2024 and 2025 as surging electricity demand in some major economies offsets the impacts of a gradual recovery in hydropower and the rapid expansion of solar and wind, according to the IEA’s latest update on coal market trends worldwide. The world’s use of coal ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/global-coal-demand-is-set-to-remain-broadly-flat-through-2025/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/global-coal-demand-is-set-to-remain-broadly-flat-through-2025/The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, was down on Wednesday for the fourth straight session, tracking a fall in rates for the large capesize shipping vessels. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, lost 5 points, or 0.3%, ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-slips-for-fourth-straight-day-as-capesize-rates-dip/Norwegian offshore service provider Archer has been awarded a two-year contract for platform drilling services for Equinor in Brazil. The estimated firm contract value awarded by the Norwegian giant is $40m and includes an optional two-year extension period. The deal will begin in November 2024 in direct continuation of Archer’s current contract for drilling operations …
https://splash247.com/archer-pens-40m-drilling-services-deal-in-brazil-with-equinor/
https://splash247.com/archer-pens-40m-drilling-services-deal-in-brazil-with-equinor/Borealis Maritime’s offshore vessel arm, Aurora Offshore, has secured long-term employment for one of the platform supply vessels taken over from Viking Supply Ships earlier this year. Brokers report the 2021-built Aurora Cooper fixed to BP UK for one year plus options, with the charter likely starting next week. Dayrates for the LNG dual-fuel battery …
https://splash247.com/aurora-offshore-scores-one-year-psv-fixture-with-bp/
https://splash247.com/aurora-offshore-scores-one-year-psv-fixture-with-bp/China’s Seacon Shipping continues to expand its footprint in the tanker segment by adding a pair of chemical carrier newbuildings through a bareboat charter deal. The Hong Kong-listed diversified owner and operator has inked contracts worth in aggregate about $55.9m with Yingxing Financial Leasing for 18,500 dwt units, which will be built at China’s Wuhu …
https://splash247.com/seacon-expands-with-double-tanker-bareboat-deal/
https://splash247.com/seacon-expands-with-double-tanker-bareboat-deal/UK CO2 shipping and injection solutions joint venture company Bluestreak CO2 has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Düsseldorf-headquartered energy company Uniper to work on liquid CO2 export from a proposed facility in the UK. Under the agreement, the parties will explore the feasibility of implementing a jetty-moored floating liquid CO2 storage facility and …
https://splash247.com/uniper-taps-navigator-bumi-armada-jv-for-lco2-export-from-uk-project/
https://splash247.com/uniper-taps-navigator-bumi-armada-jv-for-lco2-export-from-uk-project/