Category: Greece
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DryDel enters cape segment with double order at Namura
DryDel enters cape segment with double order at Namura Greek bulker player DryDel Shipping is moving into the capsize sector through a newbuilding deal in Japan. The Costas Dellaportas-led company has ordered a pair of scrubber-fitted 182,000 dwt vessels at Namura Shipbuilding with delivery set for 2028. Financial details were not given, but DryDel said…
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IWS Fleet and Asso.subsea terminate CSOV charter deal
IWS Fleet and Asso.subsea terminate CSOV charter deal Oslo-listed Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has seen its subsidiary IWS Fleet terminate a charter deal with Greece-based offshore contractor Asso.subsea for one of its commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs). The Awilco-backed outfit, which owns close to 75% of IWF Fleet, said in its quarterly earnings report that…
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EuroDry signs for ultramax newbuilds
EuroDry signs for ultramax newbuilds Nasdaq-listed Greek dry bulk owner EuroDry has turned to a Chinese shipyard to expand and modernise its fleet. The Aristides Pittas-led company has contracted two ultramax newbuilds at Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding for delivery in the second and third quarters of 2027. EuroDry is paying $71.8m for both 63,500 dwt ships,…
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IMS pockets tidy profit from sale of vintage MR tanker
IMS pockets tidy profit from sale of vintage MR tanker Tanker sales have been thin on the ground this month. One sale stands out in Greece, sealed in the popular MR segment. Greek tanker owner IMS has sold its second tanker in a row, almost doubling its money by selling the 2004-built, 47,000 dwt Bruno…
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Monte Nero adds to product tanker orderbook in China
Monte Nero adds to product tanker orderbook in China Athens-based owner Monte Nero Maritime has been linked to an order for up to four MR2 product tanker newbuilds at Chinese repair and retrofit yard COSCO Shipping Heavy Industries (Guangdong). Brokers in Greece have placed two firm 50,000 dwt newbuilds at $44m, with deliveries set for…
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Euroseas scores extensions for feeder boxship duo
Euroseas scores extensions for feeder boxship duo Nasdaq-listed Greek boxship owner Euroseas has won new time charter contracts for two of its feeder containerships. The company said that the two extensions were awarded to the 2001-built, 2,556 teu feeder containerships EM Corfu and Evridiki G. The EM Corfu has been fixed for a minimum period of…
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Diana Shipping charters out ultramax to Stone Shipping
Diana Shipping charters out ultramax to Stone Shipping New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Stone Shipping for one of its ultramax vessels. Stone Shipping hired the 2018-built, 60,362 dwt bulker DSI Pyxis. The gross charter rate is $13,100 per day, minus a 5% commission paid to third…
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Dynacom seals four Samsung suezmax newbuilds
Greece’s Dynacom Tankers has been tied to a series of suezmax newbuilds at Samsung Heavy Industries. Clarksons reports George Procopiou’s company has signed up for four 158,000 dwt ships at $83m each, with deliveries scheduled throughout 2027. The Athens-based outfit, with nearly 70 tankers under management has a massive orderbook in China, including suezmaxes at…
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Costamare bulks up with triple purchase
Greek owner Costamare has continued its dry bulk fleet renewal, revealing a trio of purchases during the past quarter. The New York-listed company led by Konstantinos Konstantakopoulos has snapped up a pair of ultramaxes from German owner Oldendorff Carriers for an undisclosed price. Brokers have placed the en bloc deal at $50m. The 2014-built Alwine…
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Famous VLCC changes hands for an eighth time
A tanker with a colourful past has changed hands for the eighth time in its 18-year history and the second time this year. Piraeus-based Cavalli Marine has bought the Chinese-built Yale from Turkey’s Varan Maritime and renamed the vessel Alter Ego. No price has been revealed with online portal VesselsValue suggesting the vintage tanker has…