Shipping emissions slow climate change Shipping is slowing climate change by spewing out sunlight-dimming pollution but a clean-up needed to safeguard human health will stoke global warming, researchers said last Friday.
Hapag steering towards loss in 2010 Already tossed by economic storms, German carrier Hapag-Lloyd is on course for a further loss in 2010, one of its owners said on Sunday.
Kenan Advantage buys Reinhard Transportation The US company Kenan Advantage Group, based in North Canton OH (USA) and a bulk transportation and logistics provider to the petroleum and specialty products industries, has acquir...
Brightoil makes large tanker sector foray Hong Kong-listed marine bunker supplier buys aframax tanker for $52.5m
China port volumes growth return to pre-crisis levels Chinese ports see 7% growth in cargo volumes for first 10 months of the year driven by commodities import demand
Capesize sale loss drags Star Bulk into the red Nasdaq listed company reports $72.9m third quarter net loss
Keppel bags $200m Vietnam rig contract PV Drilling issues letter of award for Vietnam's first semi-submersible drilling tender
Otto Marine charters anchor handler pair Femco bareboat charters anchor handler newbuildings for seven years
Odds rising on box rate reversal GERMANY's ISL has affirmed its forecast for a turnaround in box ship charter rates towards the end of 2010
Star Bulk trumps forecast STAR Bulk Carriers, despite a huge quarterly drop, revealed results that were far better than expected
New anti-piracy plan sought SHIPOWNERS are seeking new strategies to counter piracy, concerned that the international naval presence in the Gulf of Aden is becoming a 'business as usual' scenario
29 reported dead as ferry sinks RESCUERS were still hunting for survivors today after an Indonesian ferry sank in a tropical storm seas off Karimun, Riau Islands near Singapore on Sunday
Irish shipping traffic drops 20% SHIPPING traffic volumes in Ireland have declined for the seventh consecutive quarter, the Irish Maritime Development Office said today
Another US refinery shut down VALERO'S closure of its Delaware City refinery might be followed by other US refinery shutdowns, IHS Global Insight warned today
Hammerfest LNG plant delayed STATOIL said today it has delayed opening its Hammerfest LNG plant in northern Norway
Silja Europa towed after rudder failure Yesterday afternoon, Tallink Silja's cruise ferry Silja Europa was on her way from Stockholm to Turku when the rudder system failed. The Silja Europa was unable to proceed on her
Shipping has a cooling effect Shipping is reducing the speed of global warming with its emissions of NOx and SOx, but a reduction in these emissions is still necessary, writes Jan Fuglestvedt at the Center
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