C Transport Holding Ltd News

Global Cargo Shipping Market is expected to grow around 3.45% CAGR during the period 2017 to 2023, says a report by Market Research Future. In recent years, Global Cargo Shipping Market has advanced rather productively. While, increasing number of countries forging of free trade agreements like ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will boost the growth of cargo shipping market further. In addition, the market is gaining momentum with initiatives such as the One Belt, One Road, as well as the expanded Panama Canal and Suez Canal are expected to positively affect the seaborne trade by generating business opportunities. The key players of the Global Cargo Shipping Market are A.P.

In February 2016, Star Bulk has agreed to defer the delivery of five Newcastlemax vessels from 2016 to 2017 and 2018: three vessels were deferred from Q1 2016 to Q1 and Q3 2017, and two vessels were deferred from Q1 and Q2 2016 to Q1 2018. Consequently, $188 million of CAPEX originally due in 2016 has been deferred to 2017 and 2018. During the last 12 months, the company has pushed back the delivery of 16 vessels for 124 months in aggregate, or eight months per vessel. Star Bulk has also agreed to terminate two shipbuilding contracts, reducing the newbuilding program by four vessels in total.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced that  it has entered into a Capesize vessel pooling agreement (“CCL”) with BOCIMAR INTERNATIONAL NV, GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP LIMITED and C TRANSPORT HOLDING LTD. Star Bulk has agreed to market nine  of the Company’s Capesize dry bulk vessels, which had previously been operating in the spot market, as part of the CCL fleet. Together with Star Bulk’s nine vessels, CCL initially consists   of 65 modern Capesize vessels and will be managed in Singapore and in Antwerp. Each vessel owner shall continue to be responsible for the operating,accounting and technical management of their respective vessels.