IMB warns of persistent piracy risk in Gulf of Guinea
The International Maritime Bureau’s biannual report reveals that the number of piracy incidents in the major trouble hotspots has dropped year on year, with the exception of the Gulf of Guinea. The region accounted for all crew kidnappings to have taken place this year, but the IMB warned the official figures are masking the true scale of the problem.
Eagle Bulk Adds Ultramax to Its Fleet
Connecticut-based owner of dry bulkers Eagle Bulk Shipping has acquired a 2014-built SDARI-64 Ultramax bulk carrier for USD 21.2 million.
Keppel wins two contracts for $51.3m
Deals include the conversion of a liquefied natural gas carrier into a floating storage and regasification unit and the topside module fabrication and integration of a floating production storage and offloading vessel