Shipping

DryShips Inc. takes delivery of the previously announced 82 129 DWT kamsarmax dry bulk carrier built in 2014.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd holds a signing ceremony for a coal transport contract with Thermal Powertech Corp. India Ltd (TPCIL).

Alan Olivier, Grindrod Group’s Chief Executive Officer, will take early retirement from the company, effective 31 July 2017.

Pioneer Marine has announced its CEO Pankaj Khanna is to leave the company and Sam Tsui will serve as Interim CEO.

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding establishes a new office in Manila, the Philippines, creating a new business base in Southeast Asia.

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. has taken delivery of the M/V Greenwich Eagle.

TMC Compressors has launched a boil-off gas compressor that can be used on all vessels that use LNG as ship fuel.

The ship is a post-panamax dry bulk vessel that the company purchased in April 2017.

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp. has announced the extension of tender offer to purchase up to 8,233,100 of its Class A common shares-tender offer, will expire on 2 June, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated.

Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contracts for m/v Astarte with Glencore and m/v Erato with Phaethon.

Good first quarter for Hamburg’s seaborne cargo throughput as a universal port.

Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Glencore Agriculture for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels.

Export Credit Norway has offered financing to international vessel owners who purchase retrofit equipment from Norwegian suppliers.

Golden Ocean takes delivery of additional dry bulk vessel, Q Gayle (to be renamed Golden Gayle).

India’s Essar Shipping Ltd acquires a panamax vessel of 74 005 DWT for transporting pellets, coal and limestone from Essar Steel’s pellet plant in Paradip.