Spanish ports braced for union response Government's move to speed up labour reform process could spur industrial action over the coming days
Fredriksen boxship caught in Hanjin fallout Detention shows the 'ugly underbelly' of the collapse of Hanjin Shipping, says Frontline lawyer
Wärtsilä to focus on services while waiting for green regs boon Expected slow growth in global orderbook forces Finnish company to rethink strategic focus
London Greeks eye Brexit boost for UK But government must act fast or see shipping cluster wither, says Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Fight club The shifting sands of US domestic and international policy are increasing uncertainty for maritime businesses and putting seafarers at risk
East-west spot rates prolong period of stability Market could soon come under downward pressure if capacity cuts do not address the demand shortfall post-Chinese New Year
MPC confirms substantial cuts to shipping exposure Disposals and valuation falls seen last year, says investment manager
Data Hub: World Fleet Update Scrapping needs to maintain its pace to absorb large amount of capacity due in the next two years
Diana fixes second panamax charter in a week Athens-based company expects to generate $1.92m in gross revenue from minimum employment period
Smaller trade pacts no substitute for TPP, says Moody's Asian countries to lose out from new bilateral deals
More impairments ahead for Keppel, analysts warn Group's offshore and marine business posts $98m loss for the fourth quarter
Ezra faces $170m write down Offshore services provider is working with advisers on restructuring
Indian ports get $103m renewable energy boost Project Green Ports to increase use of solar and wind energy at 12 major ports
No new orders for MHI in third quarter Japanese giant restructures and separates shipping business from aviation division
US: Unit of Su's TMT violated Iran sanctions Washington no longer bans non-US companies from doing business with NITC, but filing Houston bankruptcy made B Whale Corp a 'US person'.
VLCC futures rise as spot rates seek bottom Baltic forward freight assessments for February rise 4.6% this week even as average day rates lose ground but some brokers doubt near-term rebound.
Evergreen tipped for swing back to black Capital Investment says Taiwanese line should benefit from rebound in rates.
Carval clears out oldest capesize bulker Cape stable cut to a dozen ships with sale of 2002-built vessel, brokers say.
WEM Lines sheds last pair of bulkers Greek owner exits drybulk market with no plans for imminent return to the sector.
Island brings AHTS out of layup Shortage of spot ships provides ideal moment to reactivate 2007-built unit after three months.
Credit Suisse: Drilling stocks to 'rise from the ashes' of down-cycle Bank believes shares in Seadrill and peers will relive the bounce experienced after 1980s depression.
DSME goes again with Welliv spin-off Restructuring Korean shipbuilder relaunches sale of catering unit.
Great Eastern sees quarterly profit fall Indian owner says third quarter bottom line retreated by over 30%.
DFDS denies 'poverty pay' on ro-ro Danish owner says union claims on wages are 'simply not true'.
PSVs recover from mid-week dip A shortage of ships in Norway and the UK has boosted North Sea rates.
Nisshin Shipping sells panamax bulker Greek owner identified as likely buyer but rumours linking it with Chartworld are cooling.
KfW: IMO rules could send 13% of fleet to breakers German bank believes fuel and ballast water regulations could reduce excess capacity.
Pareto downgrade for Dorian LPG Norwegian finance house places sell rating on New York-listed VLGC specialist.
Namura Shipbuilding heads for full-year loss Namura Shipbuilding is heading for a full-year loss after seeing its bottom line fall into the red during the first nine months of the year. The Japanese firm is projecting a loss of JPY 11bn ($97.23m) in the year to the end of March, in line with its previous guidance and some way from the JPY 7.3bn profit in the previous year. It comes following a loss of JPY 3.45bn in the nine months to the end
Grindrod thinking big on terminals South African owner plans to handle 3.6m tonnes in 2017.
Corporate impairments rise at Danske Bank Danish lender hurt by oil sector weakness, but profit increases.
Newlead Victoria placed on sales block Greek owner's arrested bulker opened up for bidding until 28 February.
Unions welcome UK ferry tender U-turn Nautilus and RMT say government review could bring Scottish services "in-house".
Quotes of the week: shipping wit Fredriksen opens up on DHT bid, while Hannibal Gadaffi is the elephant in the room.
Pakistan bans tanker, LPGC scrapping at Gadani Government responds to two fatal incidents at breaking yard in last three months.
Wah Kwong set to join Navig8's V8 pool Hong Kong shipowner is said to be entering four aframax newbuildings into tanker pool.
Ezra faces potential $170m impairment Singapore-listed firm may be pressed into action following writedowns in EMAS Chiyoda Subsea by joint venture partners.
China sees record imports of logs in 2016 Surge in volumes comes despite pessimistic forecasts for wood demand earlier in the year.
Fincantieri under pressure to lift Vard offer Shareholders who had previously backed the deal, now look to have had a change of heart.
Port Everglades handles record container volumes in December Port Everglades handled 104,590 TEUs in December 2016, a 15 percent increase from the previous year and the highest monthly total in the po...
Hub Group's 2016 earnings rise on stable revenues Hub Group, Inc. saw net income grow 5.4 percent to $74.8 million for the full year in 2016, according to the company's most recent financia...
AAR: U.S. rail traffic ticks up 0.5 percent in January United States-based freight railroads saw shipment volumes increase for the third consecutive month in January 2017 after several months of...
DFW to install cold chain facility Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) will install a cold chain facility, giving it the ability to control warehousing temperatures...
FMC study finds reduction in container alliances could cut rates Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye said research by the agency's Office of Economics and Competition Analysis about the "impending r...
COSCO SHIPPING Holdings warns of net loss Source: VladSV/Shutterstock COSCO SHIPPING Holdings expects to have a net loss attributable to equity holders of $1.4 billion for 2016. COS...
BWR: Blanked sailings surge on China-North America trade Ocean carriers are voiding several sailings on the China to North Europe and China to North America trades, resulting from the Chinese New ...
Commentary: The unnoticed feeder ships Feeder barge serving in the Caribbean Nowadays, when a shipper books cargo, one usually visualizes that container being carried aboard a la...
Stifel: Truckload fundamentals not matching sentiment Bullish attitudes among truckload carriers early in 2017 are not necessarily matched by behavior or fundamentals, the transportation and lo...
European LSFO cargo cracks fall back tracking HSFO market LSFO cargo cracks were assessed at minus $5.87/b to Dated Brent on Thursday, having fallen back from the four-year high touched on January 6 of minus $2.60/b.
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Oil complex strenghtens after US unveils fresh sanctions on Iran NYMEX March crude rose 29 cents to settle at $52.83/b. ICE April Brent settled 25 cents higher at $56.81/b.
FEATURE: High infrastructure costs, low returns delay US use of LNG for bunkering The use of LNG for bunkering in the US maritime industry will take some time as shipowners and suppliers consider the costs of building infrastructure and assess the risks
TANKERS: NWE-USAC Medium Range rate at seven-week on closed gasoline arbitrage Freight rates for Medium Range tankers sailing to the US Atlantic Coast from Northwest Europe have fallen Worldscale 20 in recent sessions to a seven-week low amid a closed gasoline arbitrage
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Trump immigration order may affect shipping crews: sources "There are serious safety and welfare issues at stake if seafarers are unable to join or leave their ships as planned."
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FUTURES: Crude higher amid supply cuts, threat of Iran sanctions
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