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Baltic Exchange Advisory Council elects Duncan Dunn as Chairman to take effect from 2 January 2018.

Oldendorff Carriers acquires four more babycape dry bulk carriers from Hartmann Reederei.

Vale concludes sale of two VLOC vessels to Bocomm.

Diana Shipping Inc. enters into a time charter contract with EGPN Bulk Carrier Co. Ltd for capesize dry bulk carrier.

Ugland Shipping AS secures the development of third new bulk carrier to add to their fleet in 2020.

Tomini Shipping expands its fleet size further with an order for three kamsarmax dry bulk carriers.

MOL, Tohoku Electric Power, Namura Shipbuilding jointly earn AIP for Design of LNG-powered coal carrier.

A leading European financial institution is to provide Scorpio Bulkers with a loan facility which will help fund the three Ultramax dry bulk vessels it has recently agreed to acquire.

NORDEN opens a new office in Vancouver, Canada.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) signs a five-year bauxite transport contract with Alufer Mining Ltd. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) signs a five-year bauxite transport contract with Alufer Mining Ltd.

Boston Carriers Inc. finalises a spot voyage contract to transport approximately 44 000 short t of dry bulk cargo in between Middle Eastern ports.

NS United Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. (NSU) signs another 25-year contract with Vale to transport its iron ore.

Transportation and logistics company Bahri has been honoured with two awards at Lloyd’s List Awards 2017 and one at MEED Awards 2017.

Man Diesel & Turbo’s dual-fuel variant of the MAN L23/30 engine has been awarded TAT approval at CSSC Marine Power.

Thoresen Thai Agencies offloads M.V. Thor Horizon, a general cargo vessel with a rated capacity of 47 111 DWT built in 2002.