Containers

Lomar acquires four container ships and three chemical tankers

Lomar has announced acquisition of four container vessels and three chemical tankers. The 2,500 TEU Luna built in 2002 and the 1,100 TEU Stadt Muenchen built in 1999 have been acquired for an undisclosed sum. CEO of Lomar, Achim Boehme, stated: “These acquisitions further assert our commitment to the container vessel sector having placed orders for up to 12 newbuilding containers in 2012″.

 15/5/2013
Goldenport announces sale of 'MSC Scotland' container vessel
Goldenport, the international shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of container and dry bulk vessels announces that it has concluded the sale of the 1992-built container vessel 'MSC Scotland', to an unaffiliated third party "Joplin Overseas Investments Ltd" of Road Town Tortola, British Virgin Islands, for a cash consideration of US$ 6.5 million.
 15/5/2013
Aeolos orders 2+2 boxships; Lomar & Polembros linked to deals
Aeolos Management has placed an order at Hyundai Samho for two (+2) 9.000 teu containerships to be delivered in 2014 at a cost of USD 81 million, according to latest broker reports.
 15/5/2013
Who will save shrinking sub-3,000 teu fleet?
The collapse of the German KG ship financing system has left a hole in the small container vessel market which still needs to be filled, particularly as much of the fleet needs to be made more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly.
15/5/2013
Ebba Maersk’s maiden call welcomed in Busan
On 30 April, Ebba Maersk made her first port call in Busan, South Korea. The world’s largest vessel, with a capacity of 15,001 TEU, is now including Busan on the AE10 service to North Europe.
 14/5/2013
Largest Container Ships Help Hyundai Heavy Crack China

Hyundai Heavy Industries failed for eight years to win ship orders from China. That ended when it pledged to build the world’s biggest container carrier. China Shipping Container Lines Co. said it chose Hyundai Heavy to construct five vessels that can each carry 18,400 20-foot boxes.
 13/5/2013
MLL Invests USD 500 Million on Newer Ships Maersk Line, Limited (MLL), the U.S.-flagged arm of Denmark-based Maersk Line, says it is spending $500 million on the purchase and reflagging of eight newer and larger containerships. 8/5/2013
China Shipping Orders World’s Biggest Box Ship From Hyundai
China Shipping Container Lines Co., the country’s second-biggest shipping company, ordered the world’s biggest container ship, taking over the title from A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S.
7/5/2013
Diana Containerships announces Maersk Malacca sale

Diana Containerships has announced that yesterday it signed, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party the 1990-built vessel Maersk Malacca (renamed “Malacca”) for demolition, with delivery due to the buyers by early June 2013, for a sale price of approximately US$10.3 million before commissions.
 3/5/2013
Greeks make moves in secondhand market

Greek owners have been highly active in the secondhand market in week 7. In the bulk carrier segment, brokers report the PERUVIAN EXPRESS (79,252 2012 CHINA) was bought by Greeks for USD 19 million...

1/5/2013






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