Total joins SEA\LNG group French company plans to double its liquefaction capacity by 2020
Euroseas buys feeder boxship and issues $1m of shares Greece-based operator buys a 1998-built, 1,645 teu vessel for 900,000 common shares
LA volumes go from strength to strength But traffic in neighbouring Long Beach continues to suffer from the Hanjin fallout
Maritime sector included in latest EU emissions trading scheme Environment and public health committee passes new ETS version in which maritime CO2 emissions are restricted by allowance system
Bourbon appoints ex-BNP Paribas manager as finance chief Offshore vessel giant is focusing on cost control
Cosco shipyard delays one dry bulker Vessel is likely to be an ultramax carrier ordered by Lomar Shipping
East-west contract rates on the rise Average Asia-Europe and transpacific rates climb 3% in fourth-quarter 2016, and the trend is set to continue with 2017 annual contracts, says Drewry
Fred Olsen Energy amends $2bn credit facility amid offshore turmoil Move gives Oslo-listed company more time and flexibility
Neste to supply Tallink with low-sulphur fuel oil in 2017 Volumes to be more or less in line with this year
Wan Hai buys $19.2m containers from Singamas Boxes to meet the company's operating demand
HMM makes LA-LB terminal concessions to save 2M deal Update: South Korean line remains interested in TTI stake but stays committed to CUT in Los Angeles
US interest rate rises could hurt shipowners
Outages and cold wave trigger Asian LNG market boom Liquefied natural gas vessels' rates top $48,000 per day as Asia pulls in long-haul cargoes from Atlantic Basin
Tianhai Investment to dispose of shipping unit Shanghai-listed company is transforming itself into a supply chain service provider
Chevron axes FPSO contract with HHI But no losses incurred as construction had yet to start
Samudera picks Rickmers Shipmanagement to manage two bulk vessels Rickmers Shipmanagement is a subsidiary of the Rickmers Group
US rate hike to impact emerging market economies, says Moody's Interest rate could reach 1.5% by end of 2017
India approves revamped major ports legislation
The Alliance gets approval from US FMC Agreement to come into effect on Monday
Flat VLGC market offers few Christmas surprises Don't expect Santa to spice things up in the coming 10 days
Picking up the pieces The shipping industry needs salvors, but they have to be paid properly if equipment and expertise are to be maintained
Canada's e-manifest rule rolls to forwarders Under new rules that went into effect Nov. 7, freight forwarders managing inbound shipments to Canada must now submit electronic house bill...
NTSB adds VDR transcript to El Faro public docket The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has added five factual reports to its investigation docket for the El Faro , including the ...
Report: HMM withdraws bid for TTI South Korean ocean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine(HMM) is backing out of a joint bid with Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) for a controlli...
Danmarks Skibskredit: Seaborne trade volumes will see slow growth in the coming years Danmarks Skibskredit (Danish Ship Finance) has released a downbeat forecast for the shipping industry in the latest issue of its "Shipping...
Hanjin liquidation 'more economical,' accountants say Accounting firm Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers told the Korean court overseeing the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping that liquidating the carrie...
Executive Moves: PANYNJ, SEKO and WFS The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has named Huntley A. Lawrence as its new director of aviation. A 20-year PANYNJ vet
REFINERY NEWS: Shell to increase production after union actions stop at Pernis, Moerdijk
External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
External: Wired Bunkering
GoodFuels says biofuels may form up to 10% of global marine fuels mix by 2030 Sustainable marine biofuels offer ship operators a way to reduce a vessels' CO2 emissions by 80-90%.
Neste renews contract to sell Tallink low sulfur bunkers Neste has been selling the product to Tallink's vessels calling at Finnish ports since 2015.
FUTURES 2: Crude stable as investors assess supply levels
OPEC sees 2017 call on its crude at 32.6 mil b/d, just above agreed ceiling Crude oil output adjustments from non-OPEC producers needed to balance market fundamentals
FUTURES: Crude steady as stronger dollar offsets US stock draw
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