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Diana Shipping keeps panamax fixed to Uniper at lower rate Expanding Squire Patton Boggs poaches six lawyers from HFW Sokana and Lars Ebbesen back for their third act Great Eastern eyes $132m notes sale as result turns red Filipino seafarer takes Celebrity Cruises to court over coronavirus response International Seaways crew swings into 'distancing' protocol as it saves stranded yachtsman Qatar reserves 100 plus LNG berths worth over $18bn at South Korean yards Nan Lian moves into tankers with Mercator auction deal India puts brake on plan to fly seafarers back from overseas Tankers lead US shipping stocks to second straight week of gains
Manager re-emerges

Sokana and Lars Ebbesen back for their third act

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Great Eastern eyes $132m notes sale as result turns red

Amazon's Jeff Bezos invests in digital forwarder's $15m raise

Rokke and Fredriksen backing Solstad as banks agree refinancing

Insight

Mount Street plans further shipping plays after buying tanker

A hull most foul

Shipping warned of costs from hull fouling as ships sit at anchor

Landmark deal

Qatar reserves more than 100 LNG berths worth over $18bn

Diana Shipping keeps panamax fixed to Uniper at lower rate

Expanding Squire Patton Boggs poaches six lawyers from HFW

'Rollercoaster' sees Clarksons index plunge 50% since year-end

Filipino seafarer takes Celebrity to court over coronavirus response

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Sail power

Meet the captain plotting a shipping revolution from his kitchen table

AMA Capital Partners hires Nick Smith in European drive

Paddy Rodgers back in shipping after joining V.Group

North P&I’s dream team begins to harvest rewards of change

Western Bulk staff exodus continues with head of Asian unit's shock exit

Crewing chaos will take many months to unwind, Greek shipping chamber warns

Webber v Teekay, round two: share deal compared to 'gimme' at 18th tee

James Fisher furloughs 400 as it enforces 20% pay cut

Pistiolis childhood dream comes true with VLCC debut order

Interview

Skarsgard relishes challenge of growing Belships in a world in turmoil

Eimskip axes 10% of staff to lower costs during pandemic

Sea Containers founder James Sherwood dies aged 86

Teekay confirms missing officer not on board suezmax

Harald Thorstein to build up Arkwright in London

Norvic Shipping chief executive ousted as bulker operator changes direction

Braemar brings in Idan Ofer lieutenant English to boost Asian operations

Herbjorn Hansson gets comedy YouTube mashup after TV interview

Officers' union hails minimum wage breakthrough for UK seafarers

ASL yard restricted to just 100 staff, while Batam effectively closed to foreigners

International Seaways and OSG chairman Wheat tops director pay ranks once again

Seaways crew swings into 'distancing' protocol as it saves yachtsman

Tankers lead US shipping stocks to another week of gains

S&P

Arrested Remi Maritime bulker is auctioned in China

Nan Lian moves into tankers with Mercator auction deal

India puts brake on plan to fly seafarers back from overseas

Iran hints at more tanker shipments to Venezuela

Tugs begin towing Cosco VLCC stricken off South Africa

Fitch upgrades Fesco but still sees covenant breaches ahead

Insight & Opinion

Badly managed lay-ups will cost time and money, Allianz warns

South Korea unveils massive shipbuilding stimulus package

VLCC bulls take another hit from worsening US-China tension

Downturn for tanker owners will last for up to 18 months, Bimco warns

Star Bulk considered converting bulkers to tankers for storage boom play

Pangaea Logistics again leads pack as public bulker companies beat Baltic indices in 2019

Wavelength

As trader troubles mount, is it time for Singapore crackdown?

This celebration of seafarers is great, but why stop at one day?

Comment

Shipping needs big ambitions to cut carbon emissions after coronavirus

Interview

Shipping plan to help Guinea develop its mineral riches

Young Brothers seeks $25m bailout to keep it operating

Tsuneishi Holdings shows growth during shipbuilding downturn

RINA furloughs one-third of workers amid Covid-19 pandemic

Bangladesh exits lockdown, but demo uncertainty continues

Steamship Mutual faces $14.8m bill to secure APL England release

Interview

Sail power

Meet the captain plotting a shipping revolution from his kitchen table

EcoClipper breathes new life into sail power in the age of social media

Sail power

EcoClipper team has wind in their sails, public opinion on their side

Profile

Bengal Tiger roared back after inauspicious maiden voyage

Profile

Sixty years on, the hippie who went to sea shows no signs of slowing down

Profile

CIA scrutiny and oddball client requests were just part of the job Joachim for von der Heydt

Interview

Skarsgard relishes challenge of growing Belships in a world in turmoil

Officer fights for law change after Wallem sex discrimination ruling

Interview

Torm calls for global collaboration on crews as it eyes recovery

Interview

LQM chief: bunker derivatives market still a big players' game

Skuld boss says P&I clubs can withstand coronavirus

GreenSteam: 'AI-based platform can help owners navigate virus volatility'

Maersk Tankers sees safety in numbers in these uncertain times

Signal Maritime talks Heidmar and stepping stones to growth

Seafarer calls on Wallem Ship Management to 'do the right thing' over discrimination case

How a female cadet carved out a career after Wallem discrimination

Paul Jennings bangs the drum for the International Group

Concordia's Kim Ullman fixes sights on charter renewals in rising market

Dorian LPG’s advice for scrubber projects: prepare, communicate and be selective about yards

Louis-Dreyfus gives green fuel levy the thumbs up

Norwegian shipowner latest to join Baumarine by Maruklav

Newbuildings

Hyundai Heavy wins $228m Sonangol suezmax tanker contract

Cosco bulker finally rescued after 40 hours of salvage efforts

Outlook

Mons Aase says offshore markets to suffer for rest of year — at least

AMA Capital Partners hires Nick Smith in European drive

Capes remain in Pacific amid Brazil's Covid-19 troubles

LNG

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NS United draws up plan to diversify into LNG market

Saga LNG strikes small-ship deal with Indian terminal developer

Sovcomflot's Arc7 LNG ship completes Northern Sea Route transit two months early

Navig8 fuels takeover speculation as it adds to stake in Awilco LNG

Navig8 makes gas move by buying big slice of Awilco LNG

Canada's Seaspan tees up interest for raft of LNG bunker vessels

Second Arc7 LNG carrier takes eastbound journey on Northern Sea Route

DSME scoops $340m newbuilding contract for giant FSRU

Proposals due in for New Caledonia small-scale LNG import business

Saudi Aramco puts LNG carrier newbuilding plans on ice

Teekay gas unit locks LNG fleet into charters for 2020

Teekay LNG expects no LNG charter cancellations for its fleet

Novatek poised to sign for up to 10 LNG carriers at two yards

Australia’s Pilbara looks to become LNG bunkering hub

Nakilat takes on first of four LNG newbuildings

US LNG cargo cancellations climb with more expected

Nakilat starts management shift of next LNG ships from Shell

Shell nails two LNG bunkering firsts in Dutch and French ports

Michael Webber takes issue with Teekay's $123m MLP 'shake-down'

ST Engineering unveils LNG-powered cat for offshore sector

UBS raises Royal Caribbean outlook on pent-up demand

Avance Gas expansion thwarted by 'illiquid' secondhand VLGC market

Flex LNG's Oystein Kalleklev acquires more shares in gas carrier owner

GMF founder Jacobs steps back, as next generation given voice

Havila Shipping's $420m refinancing held up by red tape

Dag Rasmussen hits jackpot in seismic survey business

Insurance

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Marine insurers prepare for more shipowners to put vessels into lay-up

Cargoship crew take refuge in citadel as pirates attack

Accident investigation

Warning for older crew as 72-year-old master crushed

New Singapore bill to bolster legal position of salvors in court

Gulf of Aden gun battle sounds alarm for unprotected vessels

Britannia P&I and Skuld celebrate strong years

Gard makes $93m profit, but that is before full impact of pandemic

Marine insurers face $17bn cruise exposure off the Bahamas

West of England earns profit on strong investment return

Swedish Club grew hull and machinery cover by $3.4bn in 2019

Insurer Ascot upbeat on marine prospects after positive 2019 result

Bullish North P&I expands into hull and machinery market

Willis Towers Watson offers cyber cover as threat grows

Salvage industry fights through coronavirus challenges

Skuld boss says P&I clubs can withstand coronavirus

Lockdown completes marine insurance’s digital revolution

Insurers cannot reclaim $22m payout for scuttled vessel, Supreme Court rules

Nordic marine insurers see positive gains as London cuts back

Remote working North P&I keeps its Newcastle team united

P&I insurers seek solution to shipping’s crewing crisis

Pandemic share rout torpedoes KCC newbuild options — for now

Meldgaard confident Danish owners will ride out coronavirus crisis

Marine Challenge Cup becomes the latest victim of pandemic

EcoClipper breathes new life into sail power in social media age

Anglo-Eastern completes largest single crew change in India

Australians detain APL England over Solas breaches

Tw+

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Cash and carry | Will shippers pay the price for carriers to go green?

20 questions with Sam Ka, HHI's digital dreamer

Shipping’s new dawn — it’s early days yet

Maria Prevezanou: The accidental insurance broker

Icebergs to Africa: Nick Sloane explains how to do it

Idan Ofer looks on the bright side

The ship that went ashore to become a hotel

How environmental focus can give ‘green’ light for automation

New lease of life for Chinese finance giant

Ammonia: The cleaner that can unclog the fuel debate

Words of wisdom from James Lan on 'the most amazing business'

The shipowner who has become Xi’s bridge builder

Ice in his veins: Paul Pathy on Fednav’s next chapter

Tanja Gullestrup brings the science of diversity to Pacific Green

20 questions with Radziwill: ‘Dude, how come we’re not a lot richer by now?’

OW Bunker: Five years on, it’s still getting physical

A day in the life: Ships agent Joe Melvin

Zeaborn and the Zech effect

IMO 2020 switchover is fuelling uncertainty

Royal Caribbean's 20-year-old with a $97m facelift

Bonderup returns refreshed after shipping self-distancing

Navigator Holdings loss deepens in first quarter

Four tugs deployed to save Cosco bulker

InfraStrata to acquire former Port Meridian UK FSRU project

Golar LNG ‘not giving up’ on LNG carrier fleet spin-off

Strategy

Hafnia takes cover but is in no rush to abandon spot market

Boxships

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APL boxship loses 40 containers in heavy seas off Sydney

Transport Capital exits boxship market as asset values drop

Maersk to strike on third tranche in its mammoth $1.5bn share buyback

Millions of dollars recovered from suspected fake Commerzbank boxship account

Hapag-Lloyd ship quarantined after two crew test positive

Sea Containers founder James Sherwood dies aged 86

Talk of state-backer for PIL comes as Singapore seen needing national carrier

State-backed white knight tipped to bail out Pacific International Lines

CMA CGM gets state-backed $1.14bn coronavirus loan

Port calls collapse hits Europe and containers hardest

Hapag-Lloyd profits slide amid coronavirus uncertainty

Cost-cutting, tanker fleet improve HMM first-quarter results

Market analysis

Charter rates for boxships in 'free-fall' amid pandemic pain

World's biggest boxship loads world's biggest cargo

Navios Maritime Partners sticks to dividend but casts doubt on future payments

Collapse in container volumes to hit Maersk earnings by up to $1bn

Leading lines reap $1.7bn in state aid to stave off virus pain

Hapag-Lloyd committed to ordering big boxships – just not yet

Matson's profit falls amid Covid-19 downturn

Capital Product warns of coronavirus impact but says is in good shape to cope

Cheap LNG could lead to 'massive' floating storage trade, says Flex

Cruise industry to deliver 'strong yield growth' on demand

Cyprus anger boils over with West African pirates

Golar Partners lays up LNG carrier earmarked for conversion

ICS tells governments that crew changes 'can and must be carried out'

Update

Tugs race to rescue Cosco VLCC in trouble off South Africa

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Viking Line to resume sailing next week

UPDATE

Hunter Group buying back three VLCCs from SFL to cut costs

Golar LNG lowers ship earnings forecast for second quarter

BW Dry Cargo sells supramax as S&P market thaws

Cosco boxship anchors after fire off Cape Town

New Svitzer CEO aims to grow in increasingly competitive towage

Solstad's finances 'unsustainable' with negative equity of $645m

Wisdom Marine issues new shares to fund bulker newbuildings

Payback in six months: BW makes the case for LPG engine retrofits

Avance Gas returns to profit but VLGC volatility will continue

Subsea 7 to axe 10 ships and 3,000 jobs in slump

2020 Bulkers: Vale must 'come back to normal' to save capesize market