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  • Ex-Im amends its Mozambique LNG loan
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    Ex-Im amends its Mozambique LNG loan

    2020-05-18T15:00:00Z

    The US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) has amended the scope of its financing for the Mozambique LNG project on the Afungi Peninsula to include support for the project’s offshore production.

  • US Ex-Im Bank revived
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    US Ex-Im Bank revived

    2019-05-13T16:00:00Z

    The US Senate confirmed Kimberly Reed as president of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank), along with Spencer Bachus III and Judith DelZoppo Pryor as members of the board of directors.

  • ING and EIB to finance Spliethoff scrubbers
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    ING and EIB to finance Spliethoff scrubbers

    2019-03-04T14:25:00Z

    ING Group and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a EUR110 million (USD124.7 million) loan agreement with Spliethoff to finance the retrofitting of exhaust gas cleaning systems and ballast water management systems.

  • Banks reduce shipping exposure
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    Banks reduce shipping exposure

    2018-11-09T12:40:00Z

    As banks continue to distance themselves from the shipping sector, two of Germany’s prominent lenders - Commerzbank and Nord/LB - have announced further reductions in their shipping portfolios.

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    Industry seeks clarity ahead of Sulphur 2020

    2018-10-03T17:00:00Z

    A survey conducted by global shipping consultancy Drewry reveals that there is considerable unease among global shippers/beneficial cargo owners (BCO) and freight forwarders ahead of the IMO’s sulphur 2020 emissions regulations.

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    AAPA pleased with Trump's infrastructure plan

    2018-02-14T00:00:00Z

    President Donald Trump has called on Congress to pass his long-awaited national infrastructure rebuilding plan, which proposes allocating USD200 billion for direct federal spending for US infrastructure over the next ten years.

  • Optimism could be triumphant
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    Optimism could be triumphant

    2018-01-04T00:00:00Z

    International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens expects optimism to triumph over pessimism in the shipping industry during the next twelve months.

  • Shipping confidence holds steady
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    Shipping confidence holds steady

    2017-12-20T00:00:00Z

    Shipping confidence held steady at its highest rating for the past three-and-a-half years in the three months to end-November 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore S

  • Operating costs set to rise
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    Operating costs set to rise

    2017-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Vessel operating costs are expected to rise in both 2017 and 2018, according to the latest survey by international account and shipping consultant Moore Stephens.

  • Entrec gets fresh funding
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    Entrec gets fresh funding

    2017-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Entrec Corporation, the Alberta, Canada-based heavy haul transportation and crane solutions provider has obtained a five-year extension to its senior secured asset-based credit facility (the ABL Facility) with a syndicate of lenders led by We

  • Another rise in shipping confidence
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    Another rise in shipping confidence

    2017-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Shipping confidence has reached its highest rating in the past three years in the three months to end-August 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Alternative loan for ro-ro

    2017-07-24T00:00:00Z

    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a EUR27.5 million (USD32 million) loan to Turkey-based Alternative Transport to finance the acquisition of a EUR55.5 million (USD64.6 million) ro-ro vessel.