Friday, September 10, 1999 Maritime News

Cruise Ship Aida Sold For $181M

Sep 10, 1999

NCL Holding ASA agreed to sell the cruise ship AIDA to Arkona Touristik for $181 million. NCL said the booked value of the vessel was $169 million and the debt on the ship was $106 million.

SembCorp Completes Rig Job

Sep 10, 1999

SembCorp Industries reported that its engineering and shipyard units have jointly completed the fabrication and assembly of an offshore rig for Woodside Energy of Australia.

S&P Lowers Pacific & Atlantic Rating

Sep 10, 1999

Standard & Poor's yesterday lowered its long-term corporate credit ratings on Pacific & Atlantic Holdings Inc. to double-'C' from triple-'C'-plus. The downgrades

Market Offers Positive Features For Owners

Sep 10, 1999

An increase in caper demand and consequent higher rates coupled with significantly stronger levels of enquiry for panamaxes, especially from Japanese charterers in the Far East,

Tanker Rates Strengthened Slightly In Middle East, Asia

Sep 10, 1999

Freight rates for Korea-bound VLCCs out of the Middle East joined those for Japan in hitting W50 by Sept. 3, brokers said. At least one fixture of W50 was reported for Korea, up from around W47.

CPC Pays Thousands In Demurrage Due To Cracked Hoses

Sep 10, 1999

Sri Lanka's Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) will have to pay thousands of dollars in demurrage daily as it repairs faulty underwater hoses used to unload oil

Y2K Worries Prompt Cargill To Avoid S. Africa

Sep 10, 1999

Cargill U.S.-based commodities giant Cargill Inc. has told South Africa it plans to avoid trading there from mid-December to mid-January because of worries over

Enterprise Shipholding Rating Downgraded To B2 From Ba3

Sep 10, 1999

Moody's Investors Service downgraded its rating for the senior notes of Enterprises Shipholding Corp. to B2 from Ba3. The downgrade reflects Moody's expectation

Elf Will Only Talk Merger If Totalfina Agrees To Spin Off Chemical Division

Sep 10, 1999

Elf Aquitaine Chairman Philippe Jaffre said he will only enter merger talks with TotalFina if TotalFina agreed to spin off the merged group's chemicals activities into a separate company.

Analysts Say Oil Stockpiles Could Vanish By Late Fall

Sep 10, 1999

Excess oil industry stockpiles are likely to disappear entirely in October or November as winter demand overwhelms supply constrained by OPEC export curbs, analysts said.

Bulgaria, Serbia River Traffic Resumes

Sep 10, 1999

River Danube traffic between Bulgaria and Serbia partially resumed at the end of June, immediately after NATO'S air war against Yugoslavia finished, according to

IMF Releases World Economy Expectations

Sep 10, 1999

The International Monetary Fund has ratcheted up its growth forecasts for the world economy this year and next, as the U.S. economy maintains momentum and key emerging

Brazil's Container Shipping Sector Undergoes Changes

Sep 10, 1999

Brazil's container shipping sector is undergoing another scene change as players in the sector again change partners. Carriers Transroll Navegacao and Alianca

Blessey Prepares To Christen M/V Doug Barker

Sep 10, 1999

On Friday, September 17, Blessey Marine Services' newest vessel, M/V Doug Barker will moor near the Hilton Hotel for its christening ceremony. Measuring 78 x 28 x 11 ft.

Daewoo Heavy Not Likely To Spin Off Soon

Sep 10, 1999

Heavy Industries, one of the 12 Daewoo Group affiliates put under a debt rescheduling program, is not likely to be separated from its parent group any time soon, a creditor bank official said.

Three Tankers Purchased

Sep 10, 1999

Unknown Italian buyers recently purchased three 1979 Japanese-built tankers for a total of $5.9 million. The vessels acquired by the Italians were the Sarpindo Palapa (16,

Shell To Sell London Building

Sep 10, 1999

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it was selling its landmark London Shell-Mex House building to privately owned U.S. property group Witkoff Group. Shell

Holyman Rejects Takeover Bid

Sep 10, 1999

Directors of shipping and transport group Holyman Ltd. unanimously rejected a revised takeover bid from tugboat operator Adsteam Marine Ltd., saying it was still below fair value.

Hvide Marine Files Voluntary Chapter 11

Sep 10, 1999

Hvide Marine Inc. has submitted a voluntary Chapter 11 filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. This filing allows Hvide to operate its businesses in a

Offshore Shares Driving The Oslo Market

Sep 10, 1999

Share prices in Oslo rose in August for the sixth consecutive month, and can thus show for positive share price movements for seven out of eight months so far this year.

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