Höegh Xiamen, a car carrier chartered by Höegh Autoliners, has been declared a total constructive loss by its owner following last month’s fire outbreak in Jacksonville, Florida.
Norway-headquartered Ocean Yield said that it expects to receive insurance proceeds in the third quarter of 2020 of approximately USD26 million, which is close to the book value of the vessel. The net cash proceeds after repayment of debt related to the vessel will be about USD8 million.
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth G5-class multipurpose ro-ro vessel in a six-vessel order from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
Chinese-Polish multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has appointed Radoslaw Chmieliński as managing director of its Gdynia office.
Container shipping group MSC, through its subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has proposed a NOK7.64 billion (USD700 million) takeover of Norwegian ro-ro tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers (GCC).
The Danish Coastal Authority has granted Port Esbjerg permission to deepen Grådyb – a 21.6 km long fairway stretching from the North Sea to the port.
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.
Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated its new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza.
