Transpetro launches into the ethanol trade by inviting shipyards to compete for a 100 vessel order.
Evangelos Marinakis’ new tanker IPO venture Crude Carriers prices at bottom of range, targeting $256.5m to buy three ships.
Singapore Shipping back in buying mode with acquisition of Wallenius pure car truck carrier.
Norwegian owner boosts orderbook with deal for five 58,000-dwt bulkers at Yangzhou Dayang.
End of legal spat with Russians and large cost cuts save Andi Case-led broker as sales slump in poor markets.
Window of opportunity for rock-bottom newbuilding orders has already closed, analyst says.
Japanese owner Mitsui OSK Lines collects nearly $20m from handysize sale, brokers say.
Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) in talks with government over finance for vessel acquisitions.
Malaysian intra-Asian feedership operator spends nearly $9m on Yamamaru-owned vessel.
Carsten Mortensen-led Dane mulls MR tanker buys as profit slides almost $500m on sales slump.
Samsung Heavy announces deals to build nine tankers, an offshore facility and floating LNG platform.
Shoei Kisen collects $61m from modern capesize sale, a rise of over one tenth on recent deals.
Ulf Ryder’s Stena Bulk swells Samsung Heavy Industries orderbook to six after exercising suezmax options.
Mystery European owner switches order for chemical duo into bulker trio at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
Kuwait Oil Tanker Co single-skin VLCCs head for demolition yard in Bangladesh, say brokers.
Bulker sales stay strong amid expectation prices will not be dropping in the near term, broker says.
Two gambling ships are seized as hedge fund seeks $74m from insolvent Ocean Casino Cruises.
Norwegian owner says tanker Odfjell Fighter heading for Indian breakers at near book value.
Indian yard's chairman Nikhil Gandhi says talks are progressing well on big new offshore and defence orders.
Norwegian chemical tanker owner Odfjell sends another elderly vessel to the breakers’ beaches, brokers say.
Offshoot Teekay LNG returns to profit and takes suezmax pair and handymax from parent in $160m deal.
JSEA member yards have seen export newbuilding orders go up 50% year-on-year in tonnage terms.
Europe’s largest shipbuilder to invest $100m in new Brazilian shipyard alongside partner PJMR.
Workers down tools in protest at Hanjin Heavy’s proposal to axe jobs as newbuilding orders slump.
Thailand’s Thoresen Thai Agencies has offloaded another of its elderly general cargo vessels.
Greek government negotiating defence order with new owner of Hellenic Shipyards, Abu Dhabi Mar.