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Maritime vessel deliveries and industry developments

Overview

The maritime sector has seen recent activity involving new vessel deliveries and strategic acquisitions.

Arcadia Shipmanagement added the “Aegean Miracle”, a Suezmax tanker built at the HD Hyundai Samho shipyard in South Korea, to its Greek fleet. This vessel is the third in a series of Suezmax tankers for the company, which aims to acquire a total of 17 such ships from Hyundai to modernize its fleet.

In a separate development, the Capital Maritime Group, via its Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corporation unit, took delivery of the “Aristoklis”, a Suezmax crude oil tanker built by China’s New Times Shipbuilding. The vessel is equipped with dual-fuel LNG propulsion and systems to meet California Air Resources Board requirements. Additionally, Castor Maritime Inc. formed a joint venture to acquire and operate the “M/V Magic Starlight”, a 2015-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier, utilizing a sustainability-linked senior term loan.

Entities

Lloyd’s Register · Aegean Miracle · Arcadia Shipmanagement · George Aggelopoulos · HD Hyundai Samho

Timeline

  1. 20 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Maritime companies announce new vessel deliveries and joint ventures

    Capital Maritime Group has received the dual-fuel Suezmax tanker Aristoklis, while Castor Maritime Inc. formed a joint venture to operate the Kamsarmax bulk carrier M/V Magic Starlight.

  2. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Arcadia Shipmanagement adds new Suezmax tanker Aegean Miracle to Greek fleet

    Greek shipping firm Arcadia Shipmanagement received the Suezmax tanker Aegean Miracle from South Korea, expanding its fleet and planning two more sister vessels for 2028‑29.

Sources

bairdmaritime.com · maritimecyprus.com