Ecsa picks Martin Dorsman as new secretary-general Successor to Patrick Verhoeven joins from the Dutch Shipowners' Association
Minoan posts smaller profits as fuel prices bite Ferry operator concentrating on Cretan route after pulling out of Adriatic trades
Shippers warned over container cleanliness Efforts to protect from invasive species could affect free flow of containers
Shipping organisations push for better CTU code communication Uptake and understanding of packing code still low
Standardised port terms on trial at Rotterdam Europe's largest port has become a test bed for an initiative it hopes will help global port digitalisation
Diffusing the hype around the US oil export boom Shale versus sheikh makes for poetic justice, but the tanker sector should temper its expectations
Daily Briefing Euroseas reveals merger talks with Poseidon
Container shipping headed for a nightmare OECD's Olaf Merk lays bare the industry's rocky road if it fails to respond to issues surrounding competitiveness, protectionism and the...
China Europe intermodal 'could see a decade of 15% annual growth' Rail fortunes depend on Chinese subsidies and freight rates at sea
Reefer supply shortage means rates set to soar Increasing pressures from carrier consolidation are colliding with acute shortages of refrigerated containers, Drewry analysis indicates
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia start next phase of navigational safety initiative Littoral states signed memorandum of understanding to launch next stage of a joint hydrographic survey in the Malacca Strait
Gener8 Maritime to pay $19m less for newbuilding due to late penalty Vessel contract price reduced to $77.1m from $96.4m
NYK Line's senior official joins Ocean Network Express Takuji Nakai, NYK Line's corporate officer, will join as a senior managing director at Ocean Network Express
Seanergy Maritime reaps $11.4m gain from vessel refinancing deal Company refinances credit facility linked to a capesize vessel with a new senior loan arrangement
CMA CGM to take majority stake in SOFRANA Unilines Group expects to seal stake purchase deal by end-October
Oakland port authorities approve $11m rail infrastructure project Project will link the port to a logistics distribution centre currently under construction
SHI defers delivery for two LNG carrier newbuildings Shipbuilder in talks with Asian shipowner regarding a new delivery date
Seaspan seeks more cash via $80m notes issue Company to use proceeds to pay down debt and for corporate purposes
Kishore Rajvanshy named 2017 Lloyd's List Asia Pacific Awards lifetime achievement winner The 38-year industry veteran, who turned Fleet Management from managing one ship in 1994 to 450 ships today, will receive...
UK logistics companies' confidence rises Survey respondents are more optimistic about the future than last year, despite Brexit uncertainty
Grimaldi brothers raise the bar in clean ship technologies Italian group leading by example with investments in a new class of ultra-clean ro-ro ferries
ECSA picks Dorsman as secretary general Shipowners lobbying firm says new hire will bring 'sound knowledge' of shipping to his post.
No foreign ships take latest Jones Act waiver Hearing aims to take heat off US maritime industry, but uncertainty over law having affect on ship financing.
Safe Bulkers refinances $75m in bank debt Monaco-based dry bulk owner continues efforts to improve capital structure with latest refinancing.
Tidewater's warrants to start NYSE trading New Orleans-based offshore company plans to provide liquidity to holders of now cancelled common stock .
Stena Line officers could strike over job threat UK seafarers may be balloted by union as owner brings in foreign-flagged ro-ros.
Ark Shipping gets its hands on AHTS Delivery of Turkish-built ship to Russian owner emerges.
Diana Shipping gets bump up on panamax hire Athens-based shipping company secures better rate amid rebound in chartering for panamax ships.
StealthGas sells veteran pair for further trading Harry Vafias-controlled company sells two of its 1990s built vessels, sources say.
Seafarer electrocuted on bulker Chinese national dies on Shi Wei ship at Australian port.
GAC snaps up Belgium's Ahlers Ship agency giant expands in Europe with port agency acquisition.
ITF says C Star crew abandoned Union assisting seafarers on vessel used to try to prevent rescue of migrants in Med.
Seaspan Corp seeks $80m from notes issue New York-listed Seaspan is looking to raise $80m from a notes offering. The boxship specialist announced yesterday that it was planning the issue for maturity in 2027. In a subsequent statement Seaspan set its target and revealed the notes will carry an interest rate of 7.125% per year. A further $12m could come in should underwriters take up options available to them. Cash from the latest is
MPC Capital targets 100-ship fleet for boxship spin-off CEO Ulf Hollander's plan for more debt and share sales could lead to another 67 vessels being snapped up by MPC Container Ships; New York listing coveted.
Goldenport adds container vessel to fleet Greek owner has added to its boxship interest with latest purchase.
A tale of two Christmases for boxships? Freight data platform Xeneta says prospects differ for US and European markets.
Lukoil eyes Singapore marine oils move Russian energy group wants to buy a plant to boost lubricants division.
NOC: Libyan oil output to recover Chairman Mustafa Sanalla says 1m barrels of crude could be pumped within days.
Cido Shipping continues sales with double disposal Two products tankers have been cashed in to continue busy period for the company.
Gener8 Maritime slices $20m from last VLCC newbuilding Reduction to final vessel at HHIC yard includes compensation payment.
Tallink pushes up cargo numbers Estonian ro-pax group sees freight figures jump 12.5% in third quarter.
Hayfin and DNB shore up GulfMark Offshore UK fund and Norwegian bank lending $125m to restructuring US owner.
Oceanteam wins cable transport contract Oslo-listed owner providing barge, equipment and crew for Dutch job.
Richfield AHTS trio up for sale again Singapore court tries once more to offload offshore vessels.
PGS fleet utilisation edges up More multi-client use boosts Norwegian owner in third quarter.
CMA CGM acquires Sofrana Unilines French liner giant says move will strengthen its operations in the South Pacific region.
CMB teams with Warren Buffet in BWTS trial Belgian dry cargo owner and Sage of Omaha company to carry out trials on capesize bulker.
Euroseas eyes boxship merger with Poseidon All Greek tie-up would create containership fleet of 31 vessels of 120,300-teu capacity.
Singapore shipyard share rally overdone Don't hold your breath on the oil price rally stimulating new offshore orders, say local analysts.
Trump to abandon public-private partnership funding in infrastructure plan The public-private partnership funding element of President Trump's supposed $1 trillion infrastructure spending plan, one of many campaign...
Commerce ups Q2 2017 U.S. GDP estimate Source: Sean K s/ Shutterstock U.S. GDP grew 3.1 percent during the second quarter of 2017, according to the "third" estimate from the Depar...
ACP to allow swapping, substitution of booking slots between alliance boxships Ocean carrier alliances collectively operate 14 of the 30 fully cellular container services that utilize the Panama Canal, according to Blue...
Drayage chassis supply tight at Seattle, Tacoma ports TRAC Intermodal says it's moving nearly 350 more chassis into the region to support the demand, but that in the meantime, all users are aske...
CMA CGM to acquire Sofrana Unilines French ocean liner CMA CGM will purchase Pacific Island-based shipping line Sofrana Uniliners via CMA CGM's subsidiary, ANL Lines, the comp...
Walmart acquires New York last-mile startup Parcel Big box retailer Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Walmart) has acquired the last mile delivery startup Parcel to provide scheduled, time-definite del...
Stifel: E-commerce to swell transportation budgets Stifel's transportation and logistics group this week predicted that freight transportation budgets will swell as e-commerce sales grow. T...
Mercury adds Integration Point denied party tool The on-demand transportation management software provider MercuryGate has established an agreement with cloud-based global trade management...
Africa Express Line purchases 500 reefers from Maersk Container Industry Africa Express Line (AEL) has purchased 500 new Star Cool Integrated refrigerated containers manufactured by Maersk Container Industry (MCI...
Capex to buy oil field in southern Argentina from Enap Capex, a junior oil producer in Argentina, said Tuesday it agreed to acquire an oilfield license from the Argentinian unit of Chile's Enap Sipetrol for $33 million.
Saudi king's first visit to Russia a bellwether for continued oil market cooperation Saudi King Salman's visit to Russia this week has already been hailed as "historic" by Arabic media, as the two long-standing rivals continue their warming trend that observers say augers well for their continued efforts to manage the oil market.
Congressional panel questions motives of Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico President Donald Trump issued a 10-day US Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico last week to appease the "foreign corporate energy lobby" and Wall Street interests, the Republican chairman of a House subcommittee said Tuesday.
Diesel futures' reversal weighs on crude before US data NYMEX November ULSD fell Tuesday, dragging crude futures lower as prices continue to come under selling pressure from traders closing out positions that benefited from September's rally.
OPEC/non-OPEC to discuss ways to monitor exports at Moscow meeting: Novak
Physical fuel oil hi-lo jumps on tight LSFO supply
Jan-Sept bunker test alerts top 2016 year figure: Veritas Petroleum One of the most common parameters to trigger an alert in residual fuels was density while for distillates, it was falshpoint and cold flow properties.
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