Day: January 17, 2025

Marcura buys VesselMan

Energy News Beat EuropeTech Wallenius Wilhelmsen Skagerak Capital has sold maritime software provider VesselMan to Marcura for an undisclosed sum.  In partnership with Møkster and Grieg as co-investors, Skagerak Capital scaled VesselMan’s operations. VesselMan provides cloud-based platform for managing technical projects such as dry-dockings, inspections, and refits. Founded in 2001, Dubai-headquartered Marcura’s enterprise suite includes […]

Beijing dismisses US shipbuilding probe

Energy News Beat CSSC China’s commerce ministry on Friday dismissed a US investigation targeting China’s shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors, describing it as marked by “unilateralism and protectionism”. The US Trade Representative’s (USTR) office on Thursday said it has found China’s targeted dominance of the global shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors is “unreasonable” and is […]

Trafigura hails world’s first co-loaded ammonia and propane shipment

Energy News Beat Screenshot Multinational trader Trafigura, in collaboration with CF Industries, the world’s largest producer of ammonia, has completed the world’s first co-loaded ammonia and propane shipment operation of its kind.  In early January, the Green Power medium gas carrier (MGC) completed a single voyage from the US to Europe loaded with ammonia from […]

Greece’s Diligent now a pureplay supramax owner with sale of last handy

Energy News Beat Dry CargoEurope Greek dry bulk owner Diligent Holdings has sold its last handysize and now is focused on just the supramax sector.  Medsea from Lebanon has paid $10m to take the 2007-built, 35,000 dwt Bliss bulk carrier (pictured) leaving Athens-based Diligent with a fleet solely made up of Japanese and Japanese-affiliated supramaxes. Diligent […]