Vroon Group restructuring

A need to accommodate growth in cargo volumes, ensure adequate geographical coverage of the region, and enhance reliability has prompted CMA CGM to instigate changes to its existing East African feeder network.

DNV GL and Oshima Shipbuilding have launched a new 65,000dwt open-hatch general cargo carrier design

The Rhenus Group has acquired a 40% stake in German ship manager Arkon Shipping, via an injection of capital

The Zeaborn Group has acquired the business operations of struggling Rickmers-Linie.

Container lines and ro-ro operators have been scrambling to get a piece of the heavy lift market, making life more difficult for specialist carriers.

The governments of Iran and Oman continue to foster closer relationships with one another, and see trade as a sector with strong growth potential. Already this year, several new shipping links have been established, with the latest comprising a fast ferry service between Khasab and the Iranian ports of Qeshm Island and Shahid Bahonar (old port area of Bandar Abbas).