International regulation will delay large autonomous vessels At least seven years before any international law on autonomous vessels, lawyer argues
Seanergy boosts revenues but stays in the red Dry bulk owner is confident of increased freights and is hunting further vessels
Hammond taps out as charity head Human Rights at Sea founder takes Geneva-based job fighting child labour in tobacco industry
Prima Marine plans fleet expansion after successful IPO Thai tanker operator to buy 26 ships including one VLCC and two FSOs
Daily Briefing Brexit casts long shadow over UK's £40bn maritime industries
VLGC rates extend gains as US Gulf delays persist The BLPG Index rises to a three-month high as owners eye further gains
Race for ever-larger container ships is not sustainable, warns Maersk chief Issues with port infrastructure, sailing frequencies, higher fuel prices and changing trade routes will limit use of ultra large boxships...
Brexit insignificant compared with China's global ambitions, says Sohmen-Pao Shipyard overcapacity, the risks around new technology, abundant capital, and digital disruption among BW Group chairman's main concerns
TOP Ships commits new MR for up to five years with Pistiolis chartering outfit Nasdaq-listed tanker owner eyes further expansion in bid for critical mass, says chief executive
Macquarie bearish on dry commodities in 2018 Headwinds in China suggest the market is past its peak, says analyst
Europe will suffer if it introduces Brexit trade barriers, warns Fox UK International Trade Secretary claims Europe could become less competitive in a global context
Australia bans DL Carnation over two sets of wage accounts Amsa will increase inspections on all vessels owned by the company
Don't believe the hype The upswing in global box demand in the first half of 2017 will prove short-lived, while life will not get...
UKSR steps up expansion efforts with a slew of new initiatives Digitalisation of the vessel registration process, a Singapore-based surveyor, and greater customer choice all aimed at expanding size of UK-flag...
Are Singapore waters too congested for collisions to be avoided? Navigational safety in focus after latest collision despite warning signals by the authorities to both vessels
Capesize earnings sputter despite rates reaching three-year highs Typhoon Talim may disrupt shipments to South China and Taiwan
Korea's National Forensic Service releases findings from fatal accident at STX yard A total of four subcontractors were killed in the explosion
CSIC to buy back stakes in two subsidiary yards Share exchange plan offers eight state-backed investors an opportunity to cash in on their $3.3bn stake acquisitions
US extends Jones Act waiver by a week Hurricanes' damage continues to disrupt petroleum product supply lines
Maersk adds to container database in latest digital push Online database allows users to search for container weights and sizes with status and recovery alerts to be added in...
Baltic Exchange looks to improve Panamax liquidity Exchange considers moving the settlement time of its Baltic Panamax index forward based on customer feedback
Braemar adds missing string to its bow by snapping up NAVES Chief executive James Kidwell explains why moving into finance was a priority over buying a rival broker
Shipmanager looks for financial partners
London needs more than hope to become an IPO hub London International Shipping Week has shown the diversity of expertise in the city, but more fundamental change is needed if it is to become a leading centre of quoted companies as the UK heads towards Brexit
Shipping experts confidently predict better times for the industry Leading bankers, financiers, researchers and owners digest an improved business landscape
Mjolner tanker fund attracts 'asset light' investor interest Shipmanager teams up with New York merchant bank to draw family office backing on charter-in trading platform
Vale beefs up fleet renewal to 30 VLOC newbuildings Brazilian miner firms up long-term COAs with seven shipping companies and expands project from initial dozen ships - with possibly more to come
Two investor groups sue banks over OW flotation Danish lawsuits pursue Morgan Stanley and Carnegie for missing details in IPO prospectus
Seaspan linked to neo-panamax boxship resale
Buyers of distressed assets benefit from charter rally
Moody's marks down top-10 boxship player BoCom FL
Cooling Chinese demand spurs lines to cull sailings Bigger ships to be pulled amid efforts to keep the liner sector on a profitable track
CMA CGM fixes 10,000-teu newbuilds for three years French line sets down a marker ahead of megaship order with chunky charter deal
Awilco buys into profitable boxships with Wilbur Ross Norwegian shipowner buys six panamaxes, two of them with US-based private equity vehicle Transport Recovery Fund
Coralius LNG bunkering vessel is star of the show in Donso harbour
Sigtto aims to create working group for floaters
Sevilla Knutsen back in service after major repairs
Braemar ACM sees 'bumpy' 2018 for LNG carriers
First Arc7 called home as Yamal LNG shifts into start-up mode
FSRU shipowning role shifts as units become accessible to all Competition between providers mounts as the floating regasification business matures
Total asks owners for more time on LNG newbuildings Oil and gas major floats option of French tax lease and gives size guidance as competition hots up for coveted charter deals
Gazprom homes in on LNG carrier for FSU conversion Planned sale of Exmar steam turbine vessel for Russian export project could set new price yardstick for this generation of LNG carriers
Plenty of interest but AHTS trio fails to sell at auction Differences in pricing ideas are keeping Singapore offshore vessels parked despite attracting plenty of interest
The only way to cut emissions is to cut demand for crude
Timing of surveys is key to disposal programme
Scandinavian duo seek 'uniform and fair enforcement system' for 2020 Danish and Swedish shipping association heads urge owners to act quickly and governments to enforce fairly as emissions deadline looms
Tanker sale highlights lethargic market
Rates spike for Jones Act tankers unlikely to last Gasoline shortages caused by hurricanes are expected to ease as refiners take advantage of waivers for foreign-flagged vessels
DSD adds two more MR tankers to newbuilding basket
Koch continues to hoover up VLCCs on term business US chartering heavyweight secures fourth tanker in recent weeks as spot rates remain below operating costs
New Vision denies buying supramax
Erasmus gears up for cape asset play
Japanese yards push for bulker price rise as yen strengthens
Allseas ship floated out into S&P market
Sea Globe sells oldest bulker
Allied boosts S&P firepower with two new appointments
Symphony orchestrates $4.4m profit on handymax
Gulfstar hosts shipbroker fest in heart of London
Tsuneishi orders lift kamsarmax newbuild total close to 100 units Over a dozen newbuilding contracts worth $380m placed by yard-related firms come to light
FMC authorizes THE Alliance contingency fund The Federal Maritime Commission on Sept. 14 voted unanimously to authorize the members of the so-called THE Alliance to establish a conting...
Port of Galveston receives $1m PSGP grant The Port of Galveston has received a $1 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support improvements in port s...
Averitt Express launches OJT training program for veterans Averitt Express, a Tennessee-based freight transport and supply chain services management company, has begun offering an on-the-job trainin...
U.S.-flag Great Lakes shipping rises 7% in August U.S.-flagged freighters moved 10.1 million tons of cargo on the Great Lakes last month, a 7 percent increase compared to August 2016, and s...
Port of LA reports second busiest month in its history Container volumes at the Port of Los Angeles last month were the highest of any August ever at the port, as well as second-highest of any m...
Radiant posts FY profit despite Q4 loss Bellevue, Wash.-based Radiant Logistics, Inc. reported a net income attributable to common stockholders of $2.8 million for the fiscal year...
Qatar Airways Cargo launches Pittsburgh freighter service Qatar Airways Cargo will offer a freighter service to Pittsburgh, Penn. next month, the fifth freighter destination in the Americas added i...
Trimble snaps up 10-4 in yet another visibility deal The parent company of transportation management software provider TMW Systems and a host of related trucking solutions has acquired visibil...
Army Corps awards Charleston Harbor Deepening Project contract The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has award the first construction contract for the Charleston Harbor Post 45 Deepening Project at t...
Ban on North Korea oil trade very difficult: Secretary Tillerson A full embargo of crude oil into North Korea would be "very difficult" and would be entirely up to China to impose, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday.
USGC HSFO above $50/b for first time since July 2015: trade USGC HSFO topped $50/b for the first time since July 2015 on what sources said is a short-lived price spike.
Texas ports open but draft restricted as lightering rates jump Lightering day rates have soared as draft restrictions along the Texas coastline keep fully-laden dirty products tankers from coming into ports seen still dredging silt in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Colonial sets return of Port Arthur storage, pump facility Colonial Pipeline's storage tanks and pumping facilities at Port Arthur, Texas, are expected to be fully operational by the end of September, the company said Thursday.
ARA fuel oil stocks down, with further draws expected on loadings
Novorossiisk bunkers approach three-year high on tight availability Bunker fuel at the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk reached its highest point in almost three years Thursday on the back of ever diminishing supply in the region.
Rotterdam bunker fuel at 2-year high on backwardated barge market Rotterdam delivered 380 CST bunker fuel has soared to more than a two-year high on a heavily backwardated physical high sulfur fuel oil market.
NYMEX crude tests $50 as post-Harvey adjustment continues Prompt NYMEX crude topped $50/b Thursday for the first time in five weeks, but could not hold above that psychologically important mark, settling 59 cents higher at $49.89/b.
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