RSS for Tradewinds, Ship Sales

Pac Basin bound

Andy Pierce — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:50:57 GMT

Tonnage-hungry Pacific Basin buys Cido Shipping bulker for $26m, brokers say.

PDZ buys boxship

Eoin O'Cinneide — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:18 GMT

Malaysian intra-Asian feedership operator spends nearly $9m on Yamamaru-owned vessel.

Five sought

Gary Dixon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:43:16 GMT

Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) in talks with government over finance for vessel acquisitions.

Norden eyes buys

Eoin O'Cinneide — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:47:59 GMT

Carsten Mortensen-led Dane mulls MR tanker buys as profit slides almost $500m on sales slump.

Order frenzy

Gary Dixon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:31:53 GMT

Samsung Heavy announces deals to build nine tankers, an offshore facility and floating LNG platform.

Stena takes four

Andy Pierce — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:51:14 GMT

Ulf Ryder’s Stena Bulk swells Samsung Heavy Industries orderbook to six after exercising suezmax options.

Buying dry

Andy Pierce — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:05:29 GMT

Bulker sales stay strong amid expectation prices will not be dropping in the near term, broker says.

Double down

Aaron Kelley — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:52:06 GMT

Two gambling ships are seized as hedge fund seeks $74m from insolvent Ocean Casino Cruises.

Mipo order altered

Eoin O'Cinneide — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:54:11 GMT

Mystery European owner switches order for chemical duo into bulker trio at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.

Pipavav prospects

Gary Dixon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:20:24 GMT

Indian yard's chairman Nikhil Gandhi says talks are progressing well on big new offshore and defence orders.

Odfjell confirms

Eoin O'Cinneide — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:28:32 GMT

Norwegian owner says tanker Odfjell Fighter heading for Indian breakers at near book value.

Fighter scrapped

Dale Wainwright — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:01:22 GMT

Norwegian chemical tanker owner Odfjell sends another elderly vessel to the breakers’ beaches, brokers say.

Cape cheer

Andy Pierce — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:38 GMT

Shoei Kisen collects $61m from modern capesize sale, a rise of over one tenth on recent deals.

Azeri debut

Gary Dixon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:53:21 GMT

Caspian Shipping’s new shipyard in Baku wins first business, from friendly neighbour.

$45m VLCC deal

Eoin O'Cinneide — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:45:30 GMT

Mystery owner shells out for trio of Kuwait Oil Tanker Co single-skin vessels.

KOTC scraps trio

Dale Wainwright — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:14:52 GMT

Kuwait Oil Tanker Co single-skin VLCCs head for demolition yard in Bangladesh, say brokers.

MOL fixes six

Dale Wainwright — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:42:23 GMT

Japanese owner signs long-term charters for up to six LNG carriers including four new ships.

Click here

Gary Dixon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:28:22 GMT

Washington State Ferries puts two more elderly ferries up for sale on eBay in US.

Four fall back

Andy Pierce — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:17:31 GMT

Supramax quartet at Cosco Zhoushan set for 2010 delivery are delayed by 18 months.

Wind double

Gary Dixon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:48:21 GMT

UK owner Seajacks readies order for two more wind farm installation ships.