Eagle Bulk has recently purchased Ultramax MV Southport Eagle. The 2013-built vessel was previously named JS Mississippi. Eagle Bulk Shipping reached an agreement to acquire six Crown-63 Ultramaxes, while an additional 3 ships are contingent upon final approval.

The Indian company GE Shipping has taken delivery of a Supramax carrier Jag Rohan. GE Shipping signed a contract with Kambara Kisen to buy the 52,450 dwt vessel in the first part of 2017. According to VesselsValue’s data, the Jag Rohan, previously known as Tenshou Maru, was purchased for USD 9 million. GE Shipping’s current fleet stands at 45 vessels.

A video of Regal Princess sailing on the river Elbe has been published on the Internet. The video shows the newly painted Regal Princess sailing on the river Elbe in Germany on April 28. From April 17 to 28, the cruise ship was at the Blohm Voss shipyard in Hamburg for retrofitting. Following its docking, the vessel left Hamburg and set sail for Copenhagen. The Regal Princess if 330 meters long and able to accommodate 3,560 passengers and 1,346 crew members.

The vessel was built by the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries in 2011. According to VesselsValue, the container ship was purchased through an auction procedure for a price of USD 33 million. The Panamax is one of five sister ships bought in late March, which will be delivered to their new owner in 2017. Capital Ship Management is currently operating a fleet of 58 vessels.

After searching over 5,000 square nautical miles, the United States Coast Guard has called off the search operation for a crew member who went missing from the cruise ship MS Liberty of the Seas. 39-year-old Norman DeCastro went missing on April 24 and was last seen at 1:30 a.m. Involved in the search efforts were the HC-144 airplane and the coast guard cutters Manowar and Pompano.

A search operation was launched on April 24, when an MS Liberty of the Seas crew member went missing. According to the United States Coast Guard, New Orleans received a report at 4:30 a.m. that a 39-year-old crew member was missing and had last been seen at 1:30. The cutter Manowar, an 87-foot patrol boat, has been deployed to conduct the search operation.

The Greek company Metrostar Management Corporation has signed a contract with Daehan to buy 2 Aframax tankers. The tankers will be delivered in 2018, with a price of USD 86 million. The Metrostar previously purchased a very large crude carrier, which is currently under construction. The vessel will be delivered in June 2017.

The company GE Shipping has signed a contract to buy the MR Tanker. The vessel was constructed in 2008 and it will be delivered in the first part of 2018. The MR Tanker will join the fleet of 44 ships, 29 tankers and 15 carriers. It was confirmed that the company will have a fleet of 46 vessels in total.

Previously known as BW Utik, the ship was bought for 23.2 million dollars. The tanker was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME). With a weight of 157,814 tons, the DHT Utik has a length of 332 meters and a width of 58 meters. On March 23, DHT Holdings signed an agreement to buy eleven ships, including two newbuildings for delivery in 2018. “All nine vessels in the water are expected to be delivered during the second quarter of 2017.”

The Uruguay Navy has assigned new areas to be searched. The ship’s remains gave different indications about the possible locations of the Stellar Daisy crew. The Navy said that six ships were continuing the search, but ROU 04 General Artigas has left the search party. The search operation was launched on March 31, after the sinking of the South Korean VLCC carrying 26,003 million tons of ore.