Baltic index down for sixth straight session

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dipped for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday on softer capesize rates.

Epic Gas Adds Sixth Newbuilding LPG Carrier to Fleet

Singapore-based owner and operator of pressurized gas carriers Epic Gas has taken delivery of the 7,500cbm liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carrier Epic Baluan from Sasaki Shipyard, Japan.

HII to Construct Sixth National Security Cutter for USCG

NSCs, the flagships of the Coast Guard’s cutter fleet, were designed to replace the 378‐foot Hamilton-class...