According to Seatrade Maritime reports, ZIM has significantly raised its full-year performance guidance due to high freight rates, but the sale negotiations between it and Hapag-Lloyd have become more uncertain.
The United States imposed sanctions on 22 oil tankers and dozens of individuals and entities related to Iran's oil trade on Thursday, continuing to cut off Iran's last oil export channel.
According to gCaptain (reprinted by Bloomberg), in order to seize the high shipping rates in the Strait of Hormuz, VLCCs are sailing to the Middle East in large numbers, which in turn has aggravated the global ship shortage.
The BDI fell 21 points (-0.7%) to 2,973 points on Thursday, with weaker capesize rates outweighing gains in Panamax and Supramax.
According to the International Shipping Network (via Clarkson data), global new ship orders in September were 202, worth 6.2 million CGT, and Chinese shipbuilding companies received orders for 165 ships, ranking first in the world for 18 consecutive months.
Seaspan plans to build 2+2 210,000-dwt Newcastlemax bulk carriers (LNG/ammonia fuel reserved, delivered in 2030), and signs a 25-year iron ore transportation contract (COA) with Vale to enter the dry bulk market; the cost of new ships is approximately US$1.1-120 million per vessel.
According to Hellenic Shipping News, South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha Heavy Industries is facing multiple rounds of labor negotiations. Workers staged a sit-in demonstration on a 30-meter-high gantry crane, which affected production.
Singapore's Seatrium has won an EPCIC contract from New York-listed floating regasification specialist Excelerate to convert an LNG ship into an FSRU (delivery in 2028), with an option for a second ship.
According to Seatrade Maritime reports, South Korea's HD Hyundai Group purchased Goltens Worldwide, one of the world's largest private ship repair companies, and continues to expand its ship repair territory.
Golar LNG purchased an LNG ship built in 2013 from NYK Line and plans to convert it into a fourth floating liquefied natural gas unit (FLNG) before 2029.
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