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Monday, 24 April 2017 10:38

GE Shipping buys MR Tanker

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The company GE Shipping has signed a contract to buy the MR Tanker. The vessel was constructed in 2008 and it will be delivered in the first part of 2018. The MR Tanker will join the fleet of 44 ships, 29 tankers and 15 carriers. It was confirmed that the company will have a fleet of 46 vessels in total.
Previously known as BW Utik, the ship was bought for 23.2 million dollars. The tanker was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). With a weight of 157,814 tons, the DHT Utik has a length of 332 meters and a width of 58 meters. On March 23, DHT Holdings signed an agreement to buy eleven ships, including two newbuildings for delivery in 2018. “All nine vessels in the water are expected to be delivered during the second quarter of 2017.”
Wednesday, 19 April 2017 11:38

Uruguay Navy assigns new areas

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The Uruguay Navy has assigned new areas to be searched. The ship’s remains gave different indications about the possible locations of the Stellar Daisy crew. The Navy said that six ships were continuing the search, but ROU 04 General Artigas has left the search party. The search operation was launched on March 31, after the sinking of the South Korean VLCC carrying 26,003 million tons of ore.
American Hellenic Hull (AHH), a new company established last year in Cyprus, plans to order 4,000 vessels in the next 3-4 years. Its Chief Executive, Ilias Tsakiris, said that the company had an indicative target of insuring 4,000 vessels by 2020. The AHH already has a fleet of 1,500 vessels from 10 different countries across 3 continents. All types of vessels are included, but most are carriers and tankers.
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