Panamá.-Abanderamiento de naves baja 36%
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Panamá pierde terreno en esta actividad, aseguran expertos. Ley de acciones al portador complica a la marina mercante
Foto: Archivo | La Estrella de Panamá
69 naves menos registra el renglón de nuevos abanderamientos.
El registro de nuevos abanderamientos ha experimentado su más importante bajón durante los primeros tres meses de este año.
Las estadísticas de la Autoridad Marítima de Panamá reflejan que entre enero y marzo de este año, el registro de naves en el renglón de nuevos abanderamientos cayó un 36%, con relación al mismo periodo del año pasado.
Is a Rally in Rates Almost Here to Relieve and Benefit DryShips Inc.?
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May 17, 2014 |
Nearly two months ago, George Economou, Chairman and CEO of DryShips (NASDAQ: DRYS ) , told the world that his company expects the freight market to be "hot" over the next three months. Instead, rates for the largest Capesize ships (to which he was referring) have been caught in a whirlpool. However, the downward course of those rates may be reversing. Better late than never.
To start, DryShips probably won't benefit much directly in the short term should a rally ensue. Most of its Capesize ships are locked into fixed rates, but it certainly wouldn't hurt indirectly in its capital-raising efforts and debt negotiations. This indirect benefit may be vital.
Pass Hong Kong GDP: Chart of the Day
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Tianjin, the city with the highest per-capita income in China, is poised to pass Hong Kong in economic output as soon as next year, following Shanghai and Beijing.
The CHART OF THE DAY tracks the gross domestic product of the four municipalities in billions of U.S. dollars starting in 2005. Shanghai overtook Hong Kong in 2009. Beijing did likewise in 2011. Tianjin’s move is based on last year’s growth rate of 11.5 percent and average estimates for Hong Kong’s GDP and the Chinese yuan in Bloomberg surveys. Ten years ago, Tianjin’s economy was about one quarter the former British colony’s size.
“It’s got ports, it’s got oil, it’s got a bit of everything, while Hong Kong is basically
Shallow draft Ice class tug 'Liva'
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'Liva' operating off Riga
The Latvian freeport of Riga has taken delivery of the new multifunctional harbour tug 'Liva' from Baltic Workboats located in Nasva Harbour, Estonia. 'Liva' is the second shallow draft tug of its type constructed by the shipyard to designs by ILS of Finland.
represents the second generation of tugs of this type marketed by Baltic Workboats, a company established in 1967 and better known for their pilot boats, patrol launches, ferries and other specialised craft constructed in steel and aluminium. The first very low draft ice class tug, the 19m Panda, was completed in 2011 for Saarte Liinid Ltd of Estonia.