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Greek tanker newcomer Akrotiri Tankers has returned to New Times Shipbuilding for a second suezmax, continuing a rapid expansion of its Chinese newbuilding programme. Shipbroking sources place the latest order at $84.4m for a 157,000 dwt crude tanker scheduled for delivery in June 2029. The contract takes Akrotiri’s suezmax orderbook to two ships. The Marielena …
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https://splash247.com/akrotiri-tankers-doubles-suezmax-order-at-new-times/Like climbers entering the death zone above 8,000 metres en route to the summit of Everest, VLCCs have entered their own peak: the moment where prices for secondhand tonnage surpass newbuild prices, and sell signs flash hard. These moments tend to be fleeting and have historically been associated with the hottest stages of shipping cycles. …
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https://splash247.com/tankers-enter-the-death-zone/Dry bulk shipping has entered the final quarter of 2026 in considerably better shape than most owners expected, with industry leaders at last week’s Splash Singapore conference arguing that increasingly fragmented trade could keep vessel demand elevated even without spectacular growth in cargo volumes. G2 Ocean chief executive Arthur English admitted the strength of the …
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https://splash247.com/fragmented-trade-drives-dry-bulk-tonne-mile-demand/Liskow announced the firm’s expansion into New England and the growth of our maritime practice with the addition of three attorneys: Samuel P. Blatchley, Patrick J. O’Connor, and Michael J. Pluhowski. The addition brings an established fisheries…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/liskow-expands-practice-new-england-543417
https://www.marinelink.com/news/liskow-expands-practice-new-england-543417U.S. shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes increased 1.8 percent from last year to 2.7 million tons. Limestone cargos were below the month’s 5-year average by 5.8 percent. Year-to-date, the limestone trade stands at 15.9 million tons, a…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/great-lakes-limestone-trade-increases-543418
https://www.marinelink.com/news/great-lakes-limestone-trade-increases-543418Windward is publishing intelligence reports on the crisis in the Gulf as the situation develops. From today’s brief:Three Chinese state-linked vessels ran survey work over Pacific cable corridors, covering the Guam cable hub, the Japan to U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/windward-intelligence-report-october-543420In the dry bulk market, the Capesize sector has emerged as a clear winner over the past few months. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “the Capesize market has emerged as one of the clearest examples of how improved cargo demand, stronger tonne-mile fundamentals and tighter vessel availability can translate into materially ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-market-capesizes-showing-strength-2/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-market-capesizes-showing-strength-2/Belgian tanker owner Transpetrol Maritime Services has offloaded its 2016-built aframax in a $73m deal with Turkish buyers. VesselsValue data identified Transpetrol as the seller of the Hyundai Samho-built 114,070 dwt TP Affinity and put the ship’s current market value at $80.72m. Transpetrol’s own fleet records show it was delivered in July 2016 and completed …
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https://splash247.com/transpetrol-trims-aframax-fleet-in-73m-deal/Rio Tinto’s owned-vessel sell-down appears to be extending beyond the newcastlemax fleet it cleared out this year, with a pair of 2013-built post-panamax bulkers reported sold en bloc for $42.8m. Broker reports list the 89,892 dwt RTM Dias and RTM Flinders, both built by Namura in Japan, at $21.4m each. The ships are part of …
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https://splash247.com/rio-tinto-sell-down-spreads-to-post-panamaxes/Danish product tanker giant Torm has been linked to another fleet disposal, with brokers reporting the sale of one of its oldest MRs to China’s Seacon Shipping group for $22.5m. Splash understands the 2008-built Torm Laura has been picked up by Seacon Tankers Shipping. The 50,000 dwt scrubber-fitted vessel was built at Guangzhou Shipyard International. …
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