Historically, traditional shipping M&A activity has not been as common, mainly because shipping market investors enjoyed adequate access to funding while the ship owners themselves instinctively preferred more straightforward “asset transactions”. …
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The Union of the Greek Shipowners (UGS) warmly welcomes the decision of the Maritime Safety Committee (London, 5-14 June 2019) of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO) to adopt an action plan for mandatory measures to enhance …
Newbuilding activity has picked up over the course of the past couple of weeks, while the S&P market has been dominated, mainly by dry bulk carriers. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that in the newbuilding market, “in th…
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After a long period of lackluster display, the dry bulk market is finally showing some signs of a recovery. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “having officially entered the summer season, we have started to see some h…
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In the aftermath of the shocking attack on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, shipping analysts and brokers are expecting the maritime industry to sit tight and wait for further developments and reports on the incident in the days to come, before decidin…
Shipping To Adopt “Wait-and-See-Mode” After Tanker Attacks in the Gulf of Oman Read More »