Finnlines posts record quarterly profits Ro-ro operator's strong July-September performance drives year-to-date profits up 12%
Seanergy returns to profit as capesizes surge Nasdaq-listed owner benefits from improved market but gain on cape refinancing tips the balance
Maersk still optimistic for recovery Increasing demand and stable fleet position will help carrier, despite weaker than expected third quarter
Data is 'new asset class', claims Maersk Tankers chief But instant online fixing is still some way off, says Braemar analyst
Should China's global port investment plans go unchecked? China may soon come under pressure for reciprocity as its global port interests grow
Prolonged shipbuilding slump weighs on Samsung Heavy Industries results Net profit for the third quarter shrank 82% year-on-year
CMA CGM goes for green option with LNG-fuelled 22,000 teu boxships in world first Update: CMA CGM's decision to use LNG rather than conventional fuel for its newbuildings could add about $17m to the...
Maersk's third-term report: Could do better Cyber attack cannot be held responsible for weak performance, says Skou
APMT posts $267m third-quarter loss Terminal operator pays heavy price for June's cyber attack, as 'challenging commercial conditions' offer little respite
IMIF and Maritime London in merger talks The two UK-based maritime organisations may combine forces early next year
Cautious optimism descends on boxships charter market The issue of new big containerships will not go away, leaving owners on tenterhooks with no certainty which way the...
Dry bulk freight rates still a way off from returning to permanent profitability Vessels need to continue operating in slow steaming mode so as to preserve rate gains seen so far, says BIMCO
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Rates unlikely to surge during oil tanker peak season as overcapacity weighs Market fundamentals too weak for rates to hit previous peak season's highs in 2016-2017, says BIMCO
Improved box line performance props up Maersk results Updated: Impairments at Energy division and APM Terminals hit group profits
Tanker supply-side dynamics look positive for 2018 Lower delivery numbers next year could improve the supply-demand balance, Poten &Partners says
Korea's shipbuilding workers concerned over job security Poll finds 83.3% of respondents were worried about their jobs
Shipping unlikely to see widely accessible alternative fuels for 20-30 years Shipping already by far the most carbon-efficient form of commercial transport
Seaspan looks to raise up to $100m from share offer Net proceeds to be used to finance acquisitions, fund capital expenditures on newbuildings and for debt repayments
SM Line completes first pilot voyage using blockchain technology During the voyage, the company focused on minimising time spent on distribution and administrative processes
Hutchison Ports inks deal to operate Saqr Port terminal in UAE Port operator granted 25-year concession to operate the facility
Navios Holdings puts liquidity concerns to rest with $300m senior note offering New notes cap cleaning up of balance sheet that includes repayment of inter-company loan
Scorpio Bulkers buys four more ships for $90m Acquisition partly financed with $12.9m in new shares valued at $8.10 apiece
Proxy firms bless Teekay's TIL takeover Roll-up of remaining stake in Oslo-listed tanker company takes step closer after contentious start.
WWL sees jump in third-quarter earnings Operating profit also enjoys healthy gain due to cargo and trade, better synergies as a result of merger.
Aegean Marine drops big third-quarter loss Bunker supplier says markets remain tough with one-off events affecting results.
Finnlines reports 'best ever quarter' Baltic ferry giant sees 7% rise in bottom line compared to same period last year.
Capesize rates power Seanergy's earnings New York-listed owner sees strong gains in revenue and rates as dry bulk market recovers.
Royal Caribbean beats estimates despite recent hurricanes Miami-based cruiseship owner looks to double earnings by 2020 through 20/20 Vision programme.
RS Tankers tipped to sell suezmax brace Mystery Greek owner said to have purchased a pair of modern tankers.
LPG woes turn Solvang red Norwegian owner bemoans high rate of VLGC deliveries in tough markets.
SBM makes $238m antitrust provision FPSO group will not bid for Petrobras work until leniency deal agreed.
Scorpio Bulkers spree expected to continue Analysts tip New York-listed owner to keep growing despite $230m autumn flurry.
KNOT Offshore Partners sights over $65m Latest units offering follows closing of dropdown and is expected to fuel additional growth.
ICS targets zero emissions for shipping Alternative fuel and new technology will help industry meet targets, director says.
Ulstein clinches Lindblad cruiseship order Norwegian yard to build up to three expedition vessels for US-listed owner.
Shell unveils first US LNG bunker barge Vessel will be stationed along the southern East Coast of the US to support cruise lines.
Fugro redelivers Oceanteam CSV Dutch company still free to use ship for specific jobs next year, however.
Maersk Line shuts newbuilding door with Hamburg Sud close expected shortly Executives say Maersk Line will have all the ships it needs without ordering amid confidence in final takeover deal.
Damen clinches ferry order from Canada Ontario government orders two passenger vessels for Great Lakes.
Fesco fixes $680m loan with VTB Restructuring Russian owner follows bond debt deal with new finance.
Samsung Heavy profit plunges 82% Korean shipbuilder hit by deliveries of cheaper ships in the third quarter.
CMA CGM takes LNG fuelling plunge French liner group chief executive Rodolphe Saade takes "bold decision" but will others follow?
Cost-cutting boosts profit at Vallianz Holdings Singapore owner says OSV market remains challenging, but will expand fleet.
Maersk drops full-year forecast after weak third quarter Danish giant's core Transport & Logistics business now projecting results below consensus.
ASL Marine warns of impending loss Singapore yard and vessel group says first quarter operations weaker.
AP Moller-Maersk checks out of Dansk with $861m Divestment of shares in supermarket business comes ahead of schedule.
Oman Drydock plans mobile repair unit Company says if the ship can't come to the yard, the yard will come to the ship.
Iran urged to set up new tanker, LPGC company PCC chief calls for oil company cooperation on the shipping of exports.
Court orders sale of Parakou tanker Pretty Scene to be auctioned in South Africa as $60m Jinhui row rumbles on.
Sealink International slips further into the red After seeing improvements in previous quarter Malaysian offshore firm hit by vessel disposal.
KNOT Offshore Partners plans fundraiser US-listed shuttle tanker MLP also reports larger net profit and revenue on the back of larger fleet.
Singapore kicks out Transocean Oil The world's largest bunker port has lost its fifth supplier in less than three months.
A.P. Møller-Maersk reports $1.5b loss in Q3 2017 The A.P. Møller-Maersk conglomerate, which includes ocean carrier Maersk Line and port terminal operator APM Terminals (APMT), as well as e...
CMA CGM to use LNG for 22,000-TEU mega-ships CMA CGM will equip its nine future 22,000-TEU ships with engines that will run primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG), the French ocean c...
Report: CSX may cancel Carolina Connector terminal CSX's previously proposed plans to construct an intermodal rail terminal in Rocky Mount, N.C. may be getting scrapped, multiple media sourc...
COSCO Shipping Intl. puts its money on Cogent Holdings, PT Ocean Global COSCO Shipping International intends to buy out Singapore-basedlogistics firm Cogent Holdings, as well as a 40 percent stake in the Indones...
Drewry: Dry bulk charter rates to recover beginning Q2 2018 Dry bulk shipping charter rates should recover beginning in the second quarter of 2018 due in part to strengthening Asian iron ore demand, ...
ICS seeks 'zero CO2 emissions' for ocean shipping The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents shipowners' associations covering more than 80 percent of the world's maritim...
Great Lakes limestone trade grows 10.6% in October Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes of North America rose 10.6 percent last month compared to a year ago, to reach a total 3.65 milli...
U.S. grain exports hit $18.9 billion in 2015 Exports of U.S. feed grains and related products totaled $18.9 billion in 2015, according to a study released this week by the U.S. Grains ...
BNSF quarterly, YTD revenues rise CN Railways plans to have 250 new crew members hired and trained by the end of the year. Operating income for Burlington Northern Santa Fe ...
NWE LSFO physical premiums buck seasonal trend, at strongest for Nov in 17 years The premium of physical FOB NWE LSFO cargoes over the front-month swap have reached their highest for November since the turn of the millennium.
Shell finalizes agreement for US East Coast LNG bunker barge Shell said Tuesday it has finalized an agreement with Q-LNG Transport for the construction of an LNG bunker barge that will service customers on the US East Coast.
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Piraeus customs strike called for November 9 Bunker traders expecting an impact on port operations in Piraeus.
OPEC expects 40% of 2020 bunker demand to be non-compliant Just 60% of bunker demand will be compliant with the sulfur limit in 2020, according to OPEC's "reference case" in its annual World Oil Outlook.
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Istanbul bunker fuel prices buoyed by supply constraints elsewhere Fuel oil bunkering operations in Istanbul have tightened and prices firmed as delays in Piraeus and Novorossiisk has seen more business move to the Turkish port.
Container line CMA CGM confirms new ships will be LNG fueled "CMA CGM is becoming the first shipping company in the world to equip giant container ships with this type of motorization."
Singapore bunker fuel industry in state of flux after latest exit It is time to understand the Singapore bunker market has changed and redesign the business model, a trader said.
Maersk Line returns to profit in Q3 despite rising bunker costs The container line reported a net profit of $211 million in Q3 compared with a loss of $122 million a year earlier.
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