U.S.-based Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ: EGLE) has announced a underwritten secondary public offering of $1.5 million shares of its common stock. The shares are being… Weiterlesen »GoldenTree to Sell Eagle Bulk Shipping Shares in Secondary Public Offering

South Korean shipping company HMM has reached shipbuilding agreements for the construction of twelve 13,000 containerships valued at $1.57 billion. The order was split between… Weiterlesen »HMM Orders 12 Containerships at DSME and Hyundai Heavy

The Royal Navy’s HMS Protector has set a record for sailing closer to the North Pole than any other British surface ship in history. The… Weiterlesen »HMS Protector Sails Further North Than Any Other Royal Navy Ship in History

By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul LOS ANGELES/LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) – Suppliers to Walmart , Target, Amazon.com and other major retailers told Reuters they… Weiterlesen »Retail Suppliers Scramble to Secure Christmas Goods as Cargo Delays Worsen

The world’s largest shipping line Maersk is encouraging a “just-in-case” supply chain model as the fallout from COVID-19 pandemic continues to complicate the world’s supply… Weiterlesen »Maersk Encourages ‘Just-in-Case’ Supply Chain Model

NTSB isssues 7 Safety Recommendations from its investigation into the Scandies Rose sinking. The National Transportation Safety Board has determined the probable cause and issued… Weiterlesen »NTSB: Inaccurate Stability Instructions, Ice Accumulation Led to Fatal Sinking of F/V Scandies Rose

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – MSC is continuing its strategy of hoovering-up container tonnage on the second-hand market, acquiring more ships in the past week, some… Weiterlesen »MSC Continues ‘Insatiable’ Containership Buying Spree

Seaspan Corporation has provided a rare update related to the financing of its massive newbuild orderbook, which now stands at 45 containerships ordered since December… Weiterlesen »Seaspan Gives Financing Update on 45 Newbuilds on Order

AMSTERDAM, June 29 (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ defense minister said on Tuesday that Russian fighter jets armed with air-to-surface missiles had harassed a Dutch navy frigate in… Weiterlesen »Netherlands Says Russian Jets Harassed Frigate in Black Sea

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