There's a scary elephant in the room Why isn't the LISW 2017 events calendar covered with a rash of Brexit-blessed opportunities?
July hottest month for new bulker orders Privately owned Greek entities top the list for newbuilding orders, followed by Chinese and Turkish as dry bulk rates recover
The Pacific playground for autonomous vessels Australia allows unmanned ships in its waters, adding to the northern European cluster
NAT seeks to diversify financing structure after second-quarter loss Suezmax specialist faces capital expenditures of $116m in newbuilding deliveries in July-December
First-half trade volumes show signs of recovery Asia-Europe trade up 5.2% in first six months of 2017, as transpacific traffic grows at near double-digit levels
Kugs das blog Life on the inside... the making of a maritime journalist
VLCC earnings head for three-year low despite strong oil demand Firm underlying oil demand signals outweighed by severe vessel oversupply in Middle East
Norton Rose Fulbright master mariner and partner moves to Hong Kong
Peter Glover has extensive experience in shipping, trade and marine insurance
Fair treatment of seafarers can be a reality Change is in the air regarding the fair treatment of seafarers, says Hilton Staniland, professor of maritime law at the...
Nigerian maritime authorities tighten cabotage regulations Move aims to protect local jobs
New Zealand court fines ship's master for breaching alcohol limit Breath test shows master to be more than five times the legal limit
APL exploring Oceania routes for growth CMA CGM unit is also enhancing its Middle East and South Asia presence to strengthen market position
Dalian box terminals to merge operations Single entity to be responsible for the businesses of Dalian Port Container Terminal and Dalian International Container Terminal.
Rising capital demands are behind OOIL sale, says CC Tung OOIL chairman unveils a $53.6m first-half profit and expands on the logic behind the line's decision to find a buyer
Cosco Singapore to buy 40% stake in Indonesia shipping firm Group currently in negotiations to determine a price for the deal
Painting the supply-demand picture for the months ahead We present the essential supply and demand drivers of dry, wet bulk and gas sectors in charts in our mid-year...
SeaIntel: Ocean Alliance's orders a market risk Maritime consultancy says containership alliance will need to take share to justify orders.
Anders Borg still at Stena amid scandal Swedish shipowning group silent as former finance minister resigns from Citi and Kinnevik amid a scandal over alleged drunken behavior.
DHT set for earnings slump as Wall Street watches charter moves Analysts see earnings per share barely above breakeven and ask, how will DHT employ its newest ships?
USCG okays IRClass for ship inspections Classification society approved to perform surveys and statutory work for US and the EU.
VLCC spot rates slip below $10,000 per day Spot rates have hit the lowest level in more than three years at around cash breakeven.
Liberty House makes pitch for ABG Shipyard Steel group proposes turning insolvent yard into breaking facility.
13 injured after chemical leak from boxship Solvent escapes from container on Fukujin vessel at Long Beach.
GoodBulk capesize deal slipped below radar OTC-listed company moved for Japanese-owned bulker back in May this year.
Grupo TMM logs bigger loss Mexican owner hit by higher finance costs, but offshore operations improve.
Analysts question GasLog shares slide Delay to FSRU project and earnings miss do not justify selldown in shipowner's stock, banks say.
Injured crewman evacuated from cape South African rescue services take man from New Taizhou after fall.
Herbjorn Hansson surveys finance scene as NAT turns red Tanker owner still looking at bonds and other levers as second quarter loss exceeds expectations.
Songa Bulk buys ship number 12 Japanese-built kamsarmax joining fleet in the fourth quarter as spend hits $217m.
Bulker rates running at three month high Jump in capesize rates has pushed Baltic Dry Index to best figure seen since May.
Investor Wilhelm P Blystad dies aged 66 Norwegian businessman and brother of shipowner Arne Blystad has died.
Vitol goes for total control of Latvian Shipping Trading and shipping giant to mop up remaining shares after building tanker company stake to 71%.
Oscar Hasbun appointed chairman of SAAM CSAV CEO and Hapag-Lloyd director takes on additional role at Chilean tug group.
Neymar Jr worth more than Boaty McBoatface Paris Saint-Germain could have got plenty of shipping steel for the same price as its new striker.
CMA CGM 'playing catch-up' with world record series Planned 22,000-teu series puts market share ahead of market dynamics, report says.
Milaha expands into Oman Qatar owner's warehousing and logistics venture could be just the start.
OCBC reveals loan allowances of $247m Offshore woes meant a rise in provisions at Singapore lender in first half.
Ordinat Shipping takes 30% stake in SeaBird North Energy and Glander also awarded stock after seismic player's refinancing.
Tamai chops loss and improves outlook Diversified Japanese owner expects to almost break even this year after better first quarter result.
OOCL and Cosco not ruling out asset sales CFO Alan Tung says companies in talks about most efficient way to work after merger; owner returns to profit in first half.
Sentinel ties up two ERRVs in North Sea Aberdeen-based offshore vessel operator says latest deals take year-to-date contracts to £26m.
Kiwi police arrest drunken Swire captain Police said unnamed UK officer "had trouble berthing" China Navigation multi-purpose vessel.
Cargo ship captain arrested in New Zealand for intoxication The master of a multi-purpose cargo vessel was arrested on Friday in New Zealand for exceeding the alcohol limit for a seafarer, according ...
U.S. trade deficit falls 5.9% in June The U.S. Commerce Department reported Friday the nation's trade deficit totaled $43.6 billion in June, down 5.9 percent from May as exports...
Three New York toy importers halted The Justice Department on Friday filed permanent injunctions against three New York companies and their owners to stop importing and sellin...
Chemical spill at POLB injures 13 A "K" Line containership leaked hazardous material into the Port of Long Beach harbor over the weekend, ultimately injuring 12 longshoremen...
Agility posts strong Q2, half-year results Global logistics provider Agility reported a net profit of 16.8 million Kuwaiti dinar (U.S. $55.6 million) for the second quarter, a 12.1 p...
JLL: U.S. Gulf Coast to see most growth from Panama Canal expansion Chicago-based industrial real estate services and investment management firm JLL pointed out how U.S. West Coast ports are losing share to ...
West Coast dockworkers ratify contract extension with PMA Longshore workers at 29 ports in California, Oregon and Washington have officially ratified a three-year contract extension with the Pacifi...
Harrison addresses CSX service disruption issues CSX Corp. Chief Executive Hunter Harrison apologized to customers for service disruptions, citing some railroad employees resisting changes...
CSX derailment in Pennsylvania causes operational delays, rerouted freight CSX continues to work on the derailment incident in Hyndman, Pa., that resulted in 32 overturned rail cars and the spilling of hazardous ma...
Mexico's CNH supports migration of Pemex's Maximino-Nobilis project Mexico's National Hydrocarbon Commission Monday gave its support for the migration of state Pemex's Maximino-Nobilis project, a cluster of three deepwater oil and natural gas blocks, to the country's new licensing and production-sharing contracts.
Crude term structure strengthens as US inventories drop Falling US crude stocks have pushed NYMEX crude's term structure into a thin contango, but flipping spreads into a prolonged backwardation will likely depend upon fundamentals tightening beyond the peak summer demand season.
NYMEX crude stays below $50/b after Sharara field restarts Crude futures bounced off session lows Monday to settle nearly flat as the recovery in production from Nigeria and Libya continues to limit any upside prompted by the ongoing decline in US crude stocks.
High runs, product export cap to underpin China's H2 apparent oil demand growth Robust refinery throughput led by new capacity coming online and Beijing's cap on oil product exports will ensure China's apparent oil demand grows at a healthy pace in the second half of 2017.
TRADER NOTE: Former Lukoil Asia fuel oil trader joins Gunvor Singapore
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REFINERY NEWS: Shell mulls expansion of residue processing unit at Wesseling
TRADER NOTE: KPI Bridge Oil hires Singapore bunker trader Brenda Lim The company has hired Brenda Lim, who previously worked as a bunker trader for Denmark's Dan-Bunkering in Singapore.
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Crude stable in Asia morning amid lack of fresh drivers "Watch for a resurgence above the $50/b for WTI futures should we receive positive sound bites over the two-day meeting," an analyst said.
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