Maritime
Seapath Launches Jones Act Leasing Business with $25 Million in Initial Transactions
Seapath announced the launch of a Jones Act leasing business responding to a significant unmet demand for Jones Act-compliant transport...
Lomar Collaborates With Alicia Bots, Implementing ROVERCLEAN Technology
Lomar announced its collaboration with market-leading maritime robotics company, Alicia Bots...
Seapath and Pilot LNG Launch Joint Venture to Develop First Dedicated LNG Bunkering Facility in U.S. Gulf Coast
Seapath and Pilot LNG formed a joint venture to develop, construct, and operate the first liquefied natural gas bunkering facility in the U.S. Gulf Coast...
Lomar Shipping Announces Launch of lomarlabs
UK-based Lomar acquires Bremen-based maritime leader, uniting family-run companies and further building out its tanker fleet.
Lomar Shipping Announces Corporate Acquisition of Carl Büttner Holding GmbH & Co. KG and Expands Diverse Global Fleet
UK-based Lomar acquires Bremen-based maritime leader, uniting family-run companies and further building out its tanker fleet.
Americraft Marine Acquires Florida Jones Act-Compliant Shipbuilding Facility
Libra Group subsidiary acquires St. Johns Ship Building, supporting need for Jones Act-compliant vessels, including those that advance U.S. energy independence
CIT Provides Up to $30.5 Million Financing for Lomar Portfolio
CIT, a division of First Citizens Bank, today announced that its Maritime Finance business served as sole lead arranger on up to $30.5 million in financing to expand Lomar Shipping's portfolio of dry bulk vessels.
Inaugural recipients of the Achim Boehme Scholarship program announced
The first four recipients of of the Achim Boehme Scholarship, launched in memory of Lomar's late CEO, have been announced as undergraduates at City University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany...
Berenberg Bank provides Lomar with $42.5 million funding facility
Berenberg Bank has provided a $42.5 million funding facility to Libra's shipping subsidiary, Lomar Shipping, for its ongoing fleet renewal and development program...
Two new bulk carriers added to the Lomar Shipping fleet
Lomar Shipping has added to its fleet of bulk carriers recently with the acquisition of a pair of 53,400 DWT 'supramax' vessels for a combined price of USD $26 million...
Lomar completes decade-long $1-billion fleet renewal program
Lomar Shipping has recently completed its $1-billion newbuilding investment program of 43 containerships and bulk carriers with the delivery of the Bremen Trader..
Scholarship to honour the memory of Achim Boehme, late CEO of Lomar
A new scholarship to support young people pursuing careers in shipping has been established in Germany in honour of Achim Boehme, the late CEO of Lomar Shipping...
‘Without shipping, life would be different’
Around 1.7 million seafarers make shipping possible every day. Because of them, and the over 61,000 ships we are served by, we do not run out of what we need. A new video about the maritime sector...
Nicholas Georgiou Promoted to Lomar Chief Executive Officer
Libra Group today confirms the promotion of Nicholas Georgiou to Chief Executive Officer of its ship owning and management business, Lomar Shipping. Mr Georgiou, 47, has been the company's...
Achim Boehme 1963-2020
It is with immense sadness that Lomar Shipping confirms that its Chief Executive Officer, Achim Boehme, died peacefully on Saturday 25th July 2020 at his home in Bremen, Germany, surrounded by his loving family...
Lomar completes delivery of new COSCO Ultramax bulk carriers into the fleet
Lomar Shipping has completed a renewal of its bulk carrier fleet earlier this month with the delivery of the eighth ‘Dolphin’ 64,000 dwt vessel from the COSCO Shipping Group in China. These ‘Ultramax’ bulk...
Lomar takes delivery of new container ship Delaware Trader
Lomar Shipping has taken delivery of the latest ‘newbuild’ vessel in its fleet. The Delaware Trader was handed over this week by the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard (GWS) in China and will begin...
Six further container ships enter the Lomar Fleet
Lomar Shipping has boosted its shipping fleet with the acquisition of six container ships ranging from 1,700-teu to 2,492-teu. The vessels, acquired from a...
Lomar adds another five container vessels to fleet
Lomar has announced the addition of a further five container vessels to its fleet bringing the total container fleet to 53 and the overall Lomar fleet to almost 80 ships. The latest additions include the Los Angeles Trader and the Long Beach Trader, both 2007 CSBC-built post...
Lomar announces acquisition of seven container ships
Lomar has again added to its fleet of container ships with the purchase of three vessels plus an order for up to four newbuildings from the Yangzijiang Shipyard. The new vessels are the latest ‘widebeam’ specification with a nominal intake of 2,700 TEU and are designed by...
Lomar sells entire offshore fleet during 2014
The delivery in December 2014 of Lomar’s pair of 2008-built platform supply vessels, the Ark Phil and Ark Griffin, following a sale agreed in mid-2014, marked the completion of the company’s strategic sale of its fleet of offshore supply vessels...
Lomar sells four offshore vessels as part of fleet renewal program
In addition to its announcement of the acquisition of eight container ships and product tankers this month, London-based Lomar has revealed the latest move in its policy of strategic sales of ships according to market...
Lomar adds a further six container ships and two product tankers to fleet
Lomar has further added to its fleet with the purchase of six container ships and two product tankers. The new acquisitions follow the announcement of the purchase of additional Panamax container ships by Lomar at the end of October this year. The new acquisitions are part of...
Lomar announces acquisition of five Panamax ships
Lomar has again added to its fleet with the purchase of five container ships. The new acquisitions will substantially increase the capacity of Lomar’s container fleet and include four 5,000 TEU Panamax...
Lomar declares a further three options to purchase container ships from Chinese shipyards
Lomar has declared a further three options to build new container vessels at Chinese shipyards. The company now has over 20 firm newbuilding orders for container ships and bulk carriers within its fleet of over 60 vessels. Latest declaration brings newbuilding orders to over 20...
Lomar announces addition of six container ships and further commitment to newbuildings
Lomar has continued its large-scale fleet expansion with the addition of six container ships to its fleet, the declaration of options on its newbuilding orders as well as the placement of new orders for bulk carriers from the COSCO shipyard in China. These latest developments take the company’s fleet to over 60 including purchase options...
Lomar acquires four container ships and three Chemical Tankers
Lomar has announced acquisition of four container vessels and three chemical tankers. The 2,500 TEU Luna built in 2002 and the 1,100 TEU Stadt Muenchen built in 1999 have been acquired for an undisclosed sum...
Lomar places order for up to six new design, fuel-efficient Yangzijiang 1,100 TEU container ships
Lomar has increased its fleet size further with an order for up to six new container ships. The 1,100 nominal TEU capacity vessels are geared and have a homogeneous load capability of 705 TEU at 14mt/TEU. These vessels are being built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd., a successful private shipyard...
Lomar announces order for up to six new design, fuel-efficient Wenchong 2,200 TEU container ships
Lomar has signed an order with the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in South China, for up to six new container ships. Scheduled for delivery starting from early 2014, the 2190 nominal TEU capacity vessels (14mt/TEU homogenous load of 1570 TEU) have...
Lomar announces order for up to six 64,000 dwt bulk carriers
Lomar Corporation has signed an order with COSCO Group in China for up to six ‘Ultramax’ bulk carriers. Scheduled for delivery starting from early 2014, the ‘Dolphin’ 64,000 dwt vessels meet the highest...
Three New Chemical Tankers for Lomar
Lomar, the shipping arm of Libra Group, has acquired three 13,000 dwt chemical tankers from Hellespont Ship Management. The Hellespont Credo, Hellespont Creation and Hellespont Chivalry were built between 2006...
2010: New CEO and New COO Appointed in Year Of Expansion For Lomar
2010 was a year of significant expansion for Lomar. Early in the year the company acquired four LPGs - the 3200 cbm Malvern, Cheltenham and Longchamp and the 3500 cbm Auteuil. During the year three container ships were added - the 797 TEU Halcyon...
Lomar Corporation acquires Allocean and its entire fleet
Lomar Corporation announced the acquisition of the entire fleet of vessels owned by London-based Allocean group. The fleet of 26 modern ships comprises bulk carriers, container ships, liquid petroleum gas tankers...