Eight Vessels! CMA CGM Selects This Private Chinese Shipyard

​CMA CGM is continuing to press ahead with its massive fleet expansion programme, having signed a contract with Hengli Heavy Industry for the construction of eight 6,000 TEU newbuildings.

"Private Shipbuilding Tycoon" Signs 13-Vessel Charter Deal

Yangzijiang Maritime, the newly listed company under "Private Shipbuilding Tycoon" Ren Yuanlin, announced on April 14 via a regulatory filing that the company has entered into charter agreements with a total value of $89.8 million, encompassing 13 vessels

2017 Leading Private Enterprise in Building 21st Century Maritime Silkroad Nominations

(CNSS June 27, 2018)- Here is the full list of nominations for the 2017 Leading Private Enterprise in Building 21st Century Maritime Silkroad.

Private producer aims to ship Baltic’s first Russian LNG before Gazprom

LNG Gorskaya, a privately-owned Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, has launched a 340 million euro ($37...

Private independent shipowners’ days numbered: Sea Asia 2017

The best days of the private independent shipowner are over, according to the audience who took part in a poll at maritime conference in Singapore Wednesday.

Private Vessels International: Weekly Maritime Security Report

A bulk carrier reported being followed by a suspicious craft off the coast of Benin. The small craft was sighted at 1050 hrs local time around 51 nm south of Cotonou, and followed the carrier at a distance of 2 nm for around 25 minutes before moving away.

Airbus sells maritime and land satcom business to private equity

Airbus Group is selling its maritime and land satcom business to French private equity firm Apax Partners. ...