Eagle Bulk acquires scrubber-fitted Ultramax pair June 3, 2021, by Fatima Bahtić
US-based shipowner Eagle Bulk Shipping has purchased two 2015-built scrubber-fitted Ultramax bulk carriers from Nautical Bulk Holdings for total of $44 million.
As disclosed, the vessels, which will be renamed the M/V Antwerp Eagle and M/V Valencia Eagle, are of the SDARI-64 design and were constructed at Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co.
According to the VesselsValue, Liberia-flagged bulkcarriers have the capacity of 78,500 cbm and feature 63,600 dwt and 63,500 dwt, respectively.
“Given recent market developments, and our positive view on supply-demand fundamentals and asset prices, we continue to seek accretive growth opportunities. In this regard, we are pleased to have been able to secure two modern scrubber-fitted Ultramaxes in conjunction with an equity raise under our ATM program,”
15 supersonic passenger planes from the aviation startup Boom.
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On Thursday, United Airlines announced it was purchasing a fleet of 15 planes that can travel faster than the speed of sound. With a cost per jet of $200 million, the deal is worth $3 billion. If the order goes through, this would be the first fleet of supersonic passenger aircraft since the Concorde.
United says that the planes, which are being purchased from the Denver-based supersonic flight startup Boom, are designed to go at speeds twice as fast as a typical flight. That would be fast enough to get someone from Newark to London in just three and a half hours. The first of these flights is scheduled for 2026, and the company plans to start carrying passengers by 2029. If all works out, United has the option to buy at least 35 more planes from the startup, which is one of several focused on making supersonic flight work for t
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