WSC defends box weighing to congressional committee Legal and practical reasons to not make carriers provide tare weight of containers
K Line looks for new alliance Japanese carrier seeks partners with 14,000 teu ships
VLGC earnings below cash cost breakeven levels No need to panic just yet as summer may bring seasonal rates spike
'Writing is on the wall' for bunker suppliers caught by OW Bunker fallout Settlement offers should be accepted after adverse court rulings, warns US lawyer
Technomar buys six ex-Hartmann supramaxes Vessels boost Greek owner's bulker fleet to 26
Tanker support as China's crude imports climb 22% Forecasts of China's fall in domestic oil production support seaborne imports further
Sea Japan 2016: Japan to renew focus on technology innovation and talent training High-ranking government officials set the tone for this week's Sea Japan 2016 conference
TCP extends Paranagua concession Brazilian terminal operator adds 25 years to current agreement and pledges $310m to increase capacity to 2.5m teu
Global steel demand projected to fall in 2016 Decline due to slowing demand in China, but increased use in other regions will lead to a return to growth in 2017, says WSA
Rickmers brothers investigate tie-up for shipmanagement Family plan to reunite in new joint venture
Sainty Marine seeking to enter arbitration with Precious Shipping Chinese shipbuilder looking to determine whether owner entitled to cancel bulk carrier contract
South Korea inks pact with India to develop ports Both countries will jointly participate in construction, building and engineering projects
Singapore port authorities unveil measures to boost maritime industry Initiatives will aid research and development, and increase manpower to support maritime firms
Singapore port moves 8% fewer boxes in March from year earlier Box handling down 9% in first quarter at world's second-busiest container port
India to build five additional major ports Five new major ports will add to three already announced
Religion and politics block development of new deep water route between India and Sri Lanka Ruling party blocks Sethusamudram project despite Modi's maritime vision
Top five LPG trends Worries of oversupply worsen amid newbuilding deliveries, while longhaul trades and Panama Canal are under focus
Doha inaction a plus for tanker shares Analyst expects sands won't shift at oil freeze meeting, helping tankers but hurting MLPs.
Golden Ocean delays newbuilding duo Fredriksen bulker owner pushes back delivery of capesizes by several months.
Bibby wins Norway deal with ConocoPhillips Project is first Norwegian contract for UK sub-seas service provider.
Charges pull Ezra into deep quarterly loss Tough offshore market leads owner and builder to hike allowance for doubtful debts and log impairment on fleet value.
P&I club group hikes Iran 'fall-back' cover Limit to plug reinsurance gap for journeys to Iran hiked 43% to EUR 100m.
EMGS axing 15% of its workforce Norwegian seismic shipowner cutting costs through redundancies.
Tokyo Gas to use US LNG by next year Japan's largest gas utility sees overall volumes flat this year.
Ferry made wrong turn before hitting rocks New Zealand probe into 2011 Monte Stello grounding criticises crew.
Fifths for Franklin with latest Clarksons buy Shipbroker's leading investor grows its stake with near £4m purchase.
Okean Shipyard declared bankrupt Ukrainian plant fails to overturn earlier court decision as liquidation begins.
West Africa fixture shows VLCC spot jump Statoil takes Athenian Tankers ship to Far East at WS 70, a one-week gain of 10 points on route.
Carnival Corp dials up dividend again Cruise giant delivers 17% rise shareholder payout.
Karadeniz buys laid-up Mokster AHTS Turkish group buys veteran offshore ship for possible conversion into power-station vessel.
Union opposes foreign crew on Indian ships NUSI campaigns for employment of domestic seafarers as owners plan to bring in overseas workers.
Fresh bulker price pressure from Japan cuts Brokers and analysts wary of fresh wave of available bulkers in the market.
Singapore's shipping wish list Owners, charterers and brokers still give bulkers the thumbs up at the Norway-Asia Business Summit in Singapore.
Bollore: no link to Pefaco in port probe French group denies involvement with Spanish company as investigation looks into African terminal concessions.
Two crew seized from CMA CGM ship Pirates boarded a vessel owned by Dioryx and chartered by French giant, kidnapping duo off Nigeria.
IEA: global oil surplus declining quickly Non-Opec production falls by the most since 1992 as US shale oil boom slows.
ER Schiffahrt and Rickmers ponder merger New German global joint venture could see the formation of a company with 220 vessels if deal goes through.
Quo vadis 2017's LNG? E.ON-Uniper global LNG head says NW Europe may not be the answer.
DNB Markets raises rating on LPG sector Analysts see rates picking up and potential for share price rises.
Quintet bid for new Darwin yard Australia's Northern Territory city to get ship maintenance facility.
111-year-old ferry raised from seabed New Zealand's historic Kestrel salvaged after sinking last month.
Noryards BMV files for bankruptcy Norwegian shipbuilder to lay off 96 workers as it fails to find solution to cash problems.
Singapore's Keppel Corp focuses on R&D World leader in rig and offshore building explains strategy for riding out the bad market.
Singapore box volumes fall for third month However, the world's largest bunker port saw quantities sold increase nearly 16% year-on-year.
Mermaid Maritime CEO increases stake in the company Chalermchai Mahagitsiri makes first acquisition of stock since August 2015 in show of confidence.
Singapore increases MINT financial resources Fund's focus set to be expanded to include big data, modelling, autonomous technologies and sensors.
GLOBAL VLCC TRACKER: Iraqi sailings edge up to 18-week high VLCC departures from OPEC's second biggest producer totaled 10, marking the highest level since the week ending December 9.
IBIA hires Unni Einemo as IMO representative Will also handle communications for IBIA.
Bunker fuel supply tightness at India's Kochi port eases: HPCL source HPCL and BPCL did not anticipate port's growing demand.
China's Qingdao bunker fuel tightness, prices ease on cargo replenishment Fresh supplies led to softening in prices.
NWE HSFO arb to Med closed despite positive physical Med-North cargo spread Handysize tankers in short supply in the UKC for the current fixing window.
RMG 380 Buenos Aires-Montevideo spread at its widest since January Due to lower offers from suppliers at the Argentinian port.
US DATA: EIA says residual fuel oil stocks at lowest since January Stocks fell across every major US region for the week.
Oil futures weaken after EIA reports build in US crude stocks US crude stocks rose 6.634 million barrels last week to 536.531 million barrels. Analysts were looking for a build of only 1 million barrels.
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