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ABB secures its first contract for ABB Ability™ Tekomar XPERT for a fleet of 55 vessels with Hamburg based ship manager CPO Containerschiffreederei (CCPO).

A Wallem Group bulk carrier has worked alongside the US Coast Guard to successfully rescue a crew of eight Indonesian fishermen, who had been adrift for ten days.

DryShips Inc. has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with SPII Holdings Inc., through which SPII will acquire the outstanding shares of the company that it does not already own.

NORDEN has signed another Contract of Affreightment with Enviva to transport 1.3 - 1.5 million t wood pellets from the US to Europe over a six year period.

Golden Ocean Group has published its results for the quarter ended 30 June 2019, with a key highlight being a net loss of US$33.1 million, a dramatic increase on the loss of US$7.5 million reported in the first quarter of this year.

Norden reports key highlights from its second quarter results, including a negative trading margin for the first half-year of 2019 of US$-5 million.

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. has established a new commercial office in Copenhagen, relocating away from its existing base in Hamburg.

Wilhelmsen Ship Management has received two supramaxes from its partner Stove Shipping AS.

GTMaritime has appointed a satellite connectivity expert as Head of Sales for Asia-Pacific to drive business development as the region forges ahead in maritime digitalisation.

Helm Operations and the ACTion group partner to help ease the burden of new regulations while digitising fleet operations.

ClassNK is participating in the “Cross-industrial Working Group Related to Zero Emission Alternative Ship Fuels” established by the CCR Study Group.

MacGregor has signed a framework purchasing agreement with COSCO Shipping to support the MacGregor spare parts and service of equipment installed on their fleet of over 1000 ships operating globally.

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd has announced its unaudited condensed consolidated results for the six months ended 30 June 2019.

Diana Shipping has released the final results of its self-tender offer, which expired on 25 July 2019.

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. reports its financial results for the second quarter of 2019.