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Articles from 1-8 of June 2018​

01.06.18

• Trump slaps steel tariffs on EU, Canada, Mexico as tensions rise
• Researcher who saw stressed 2020 oil market is more worried now
• IM Skaugen files for court protection in Singapore
• Shippers will take emergency surcharge to the EU Commission
• China to scale back tariffs on certain US-made products
• Fredriksen sells DHT stake and buys container ships
• 67 capesizes could be without work two years from now
• Calm headed for Brazil's ports as strike abates
• Last week's top stories on ShippingWatch
• Media: Large numbers of casualties at sea are not reported

04.06.18

• Hyundai Merchant picks yards for its new mega-vessels
• Cosco invests USD 2 billion in Peru port
• Unifeeder CEO: Once you're bought, you're sold
• Coating supplier Jotun strained by marine market
• Iran oil export at record high before possible renewed sanctions
• Tanker scrapping on track for record level this year
• Analyst firm: Liner companies' emergency BAF is a desperate move
• China's new major port in Peru is located just 70 kilometers from Maersk's hub
• 22 EU member states sign blockchain partnership
• This is why the green transition is challenging to shipping
• Oslo-listed Goodbulk to pursue New York IPO

05.06.18

• Norway's Ulstein Group books another large deficit
• Aegean Marine sees stock plunge after large impairment
• Maersk Broker's bulk venture projects profit in 2018
• Macron's chief of staff probed over links to shipping firm MSC
• Sweden will fine sulfur violators upwards of SEK 1 million
• Monjasa books "very unsatisfactory" loss in West Europe
• Swedish shipping to benefit from new massive infrastructure plan
• Eimskip wants protracted competition case closed
• Analysts: Many of the unemployed rigs will never work again
• APM Terminals on Peru: We are used to competition

06.06.18

• CMA CGM bets on artificial intelligence
• Macquarie fund bets on revival of shipbuilders in South Korea
• Rainmaking Innovation behind new Singapore startup house aimed at shipping
• Odfjell CEO sticks to ambitions in tough market
• Scorpio Tankers sells another six ships to Chinese firm
• Greek shipowners believe in LNG as the fuel of the future
• Growing interest load starting to strain shipowners
• Container carrier's customers have reaped huge savings
• Germany's Lloyd Fonds issues shares to raise capital
• Nordic Bulk Carriers returned to profit in 2017

07.06.18

• Wrist Ship Supply joins forces with competitor
• Norway's Simek yard throws in the towel – the order book is empty
• Germany's United Heavy Lift expands fleet
• Media: Investment bank projects tough Q2 for Maersk
• Shipyard aims to print components within one year
• Bulk carrier Genco signs large credit facility
• Prosafe reprimanded for issues related to accommodation rig
• EU moves forward with retaliations on US steel tariffs
• Will scrubbers make sense five years from now?
• Former Maersk lawyer becomes new major shareholder in Erria
• 24,800 Norwegian jobs disappeared in three years due to the oil price drop
• Bernhard Schulte behind new shipping procurement company

08.06.18

• ONE follows suit with controversial bunker surcharge
• Solstad Farstad bags several oil contracts and eyes market improvements
• Seadrill expects to wrap up large-scale rescue plan in July
• Africa oil giant needs USD 12 billion to avoid missing LNG boat
• Oil wobbles near USD 66 as OPEC's mixed views deepen supply dilemma
• South Korea's DSME has grown its order book in 2018
• 11 drilling rigs sold as scrap in the past year
• Wood Mackenzie: Fear of LNG oversupply abating
• OECD calculates the cost of the liner companies' schedule delays
• Last week's top stories on ShippingWatch
• New owners take control of Erria