Can Yang Ming afford to make ship orders? Taiwanese carrier has said it is in the initial stages of discussing a replacement plan for chartered and older tonnage
Lloyd's List recognised for award-winning journalism Industry judges praise editorial excellence as two journalists win gongs at the annual Seahorse shipping media awards
Daily Briefing Continuing our look at the most influential people in shipping in 2017, we focus on how Chinese institutions are taking...
BDI: Does it matter to shipping, or the world? The new Baltic Dry Index, planned for launch in January as a trading tool, risks losing its status as an...
Teichert to exit Lloyd Fonds over 'differences of opinion' Company cites 'operating and strategic matters' as reason for move and names Klaus Pinter to take over duties
Shipowners overspending on navigational products Research from GNS shows 70% of electronic navigation charts go unused
The chief engineer's dilemma Those on board a ship may not be best placed to know whether a ballast water treatment system or a...
Top 10 maritime lawyers 2017 As part of our 2017 Top 100 most influential people in shipping series, we look at the very best legal...
US crude exports more crucial to tanker demand than oil products Demand on crude oil tanker trade surges 151% in the year to end-October
MOL joins IBM for blockchain cross-border trade operations test Test will verify the effectiveness of blockchain technology in improving security and speeding up the settlement of cross-border trade transactions
HHI offloads 50% stake in solar battery joint venture HHI sold a total of 2.2m shares worth $13m in Hyundai Avancis to Germany's Avancis
US state aims to ramp up maritime innovation and workforce training Washington Maritime Blue 2050 initiative to explore low and zero pollution shipping options and train new workers for science and...
NAT enters recapitalisation phase with $100m equity offering Era of lofty dividends is over as company seeks new debt structure
El Faro inquiry concludes loss was due to captain and owner Vessel's life rafts and uncovered lifeboats ill-suited to handle hurricane conditions
Skangas to source gas from UK-based Grain LNG Norwegian group said the deal will improve supply to small-scale markets
Nordic American Tankers aims to raise $100m from share sale Net proceeds to go toward repayment of loan facility, fund fleet expansion and for general corporate purposes
Shipping faces mounting political pressure to decarbonise New declaration calls on maritime industry to contribute to Paris Agreement
Maersk exits Pacific basin trade group World's largest containership company says move prompted by its own consolidation drive in sector.
Moody's sees shipping as stable, few aside Credit researcher posits stable outlook for most sectors, but warns of potential rating changes for some.
Panamaxes in Atlantic driving rates higher Atlantic basin rates move higher as split cargo economics improve and coal moves to Europe and India.
Kim Heng sees changes to its board of directors Two board members resign while two new members join the Singapore-based company's leadership panel.
DOF Subsea bonds rise after debt deal vote Oslo-listed bonds for offshore services provider recover after bondholders support maturity delays.
Dragnis scraps post-pamamax as focus flips to feeder sector Greek owner explains why he is sending a 1996-built vessel for demolition.
TUI cruises to higher profit German owner enjoyed better passenger rates over last 12 months.
Nordic American Tankers upsizes equity issue to $110m Suezmax tanker specialist prices stock offering with enlarged purse.
Eagle Bulk Shipping swooping for modern ultramax Brokers believe US-listed owner has bought its 12th ship under a fleet renewal and expansion plan.
Danko Koncar eyes investment in Uljanik Croatian tycoon wants to broaden his shipyard interests through restructuring.
Taiwan Navigation turns around loss Bulker owner boosted by higher revenue and lower costs.
Seacor venture offloads eco-tanker for $135m Sea-Vista operation sells Jones Act vessel and charters it back.
Scorpio Bulkers reloads shelf with $500m filing New York-listed owner lays groundwork for future equity issues.
Containerships breaks even in third quarter Finnish owner boosted by better utilisation and efficiency measures.
Jyske Bank places buy rating on Norden Upturn in dry cargo and the exit of a major investor contribute to improved rating.
Captain blamed for El Faro sinking Master of ro-ro failed to avoid sailing into hurricane, NTSB finds.
LGR di Navigazione sells last two tankers Naples-based owner believed to have completed an exit from shipowning.
Yang Ming goes express from China to Vietnam Taiwanese owner teams with TS Lines and MCC Transport for new service.
Bibby Offshore reveals Maersk contract UK owner has completed multi-million contract for Danish giant.
Shipowners cautious over One Planet CO2 declaration Paris gathering increases pressure on the IMO to reduce shipping emissions.
Thorstein takes seat at Seadrill top table A key figure in the Fredriksen system has joined the board of Seadrill. Harald Thorstein has today been appointed as a director of the offshore driller, which is in the midst of a Chapter 11 restructuring. Thorstein, a former DNB Nor Markets man, is already on the board of Seadrill Partners. He is also a director of Ship Finance International and Solstad Farstad.
Teichert leaving Lloyd Fonds in dispute on strategy Long-serving CEO of German asset manager in talks over "premature" exit after difference of opinion on its future direction.
Maersk halts Hamburg Sud passenger trips German line falls in with group policy after takeover.
Brazilian authorities drop Vard tax claim Shipbuilder in the clear over bill relating to 2010 financial year.
KKR pumps more cash into asset manager Joulon Private equity giant backs takeover of UK shiprepairer Harris Pye.
SolstadFarstad inks two term charters Norwegian owner fixes PSV to Aker BP and keeps AHTS with Petrobras.
Trafigura triumphs in "off-spec" tanker cargo case UK high court rules trader supplied correct grade of oil to vessel off Benin.
Port of Houston boosts container, steel volumes in November Port of Houston saw a nine percent increase in cargo volumes in November. Port Houston terminals handled nearly 35 million tons of cargo th...
Port of Felixstowe sets U.K. intermodal rail record Port of Felixstowe handled its one millionth TEU by rail. Port of Felixstowe handled its 1 millionth TEU by rail on Wednesday, becoming the...
LA City Council mulls banning trucking companies using non-employee port drivers The Los Angeles City Council on Dec. 12 approved a resolution that asks city staff to look at the possibility of banning from the Port of L...
NTSB releases final report on El Faro sinking The final report regarding the sinking of theTOTE Maritime vessel, the El Faro , on Oct. 1, 2015 was released by the National Transportatio...
Froman: WTO is a baseline, not end-all Former U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman said Wednesday that the United States shouldn't view the World Trade Organization (W...
APL releases mobile container tracking app The liner carrier APL said Wednesday it has launched a new mobile container tracking tool. Called APL Box Track, the mobile application is...
Port of LA sets monthly box volume record in November Through the first 11 months of 2017, container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles were up 6.3 percent compared to last year's record-breaki...
Port of Long Beach November cargo volumes rise 14.7% A total of 612,659 (TEUs) moved through Port of Long Beach container terminals in November, an increase of 14.7 percent over the same month...
FMC's Doyle to take helm at Dredging Contractors of America U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle, Sr. has been selected by the Dredging Contractors of America's (DCA) board of director...
Record US production, gasoline build pull oil futures lower Oil futures were lower Wednesday after Energy Information Administration data showed a build in gasoline stocks and record-high US crude production, a pair of bearish factors trumping declines in crude inventories.
US House panel passes bill repealing oil, gas transparency law The House Committee on Financial Services passed a bill Wednesday that would permanently repeal a federal rule requiring US-traded oil and natural gas companies to disclose payments to foreign governments.
US DATA: EIA says residual fuel oil stocks recover from five-year low Total fuel oil inventories rose 389,000 barrels to 31.515 million barrels for the week that ended December 8.
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PT2SB inks $1.25 bil financing deal to advance terminal in Pengerang, Malaysia The terminal will predominantly serve the Petronas Refinery and Petrochemicals Integrated Development project, or RAPID.
Abu Dhabi's ADNOC formally consults market on official selling prices The deadline for feedback was set for Tuesday, December 12.
World Bank to stop financing oil and gas after 2019 - Lender commits to greater climate protection - Exemption included for gas in poorer countries - World Bank to report emissions from investment projects
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