Wind-assisted car carrier project gets class backing LR joins project to build wind-powered ship to carry 2,000 cars
Norden revamps dry bulk unit to further reduce losses Bulker and tanker owner aims to create more value from dry cargo in future
Post-Brexit Irish border must not shift to ports, UK Chamber warns Landbridge between two countries vital, says UK shipping group
Topaz half-year slides into the red Revenue tumbles by a fifth as low fleet utilisation hits MENA and Africa regions
Congestion still plaguing two leading North European hub ports Hinterland congestion at Rotterdam and Antwerp still slowing box clearance
Capesize earnings rocket to almost $20,000 per day China's imports of raw materials continue strongly
Ernst Russ moves in for kill on Marenave Aggressive move will complicate restructuring plans at liquidated KG house
Baltic LPG index rebounds on uptick in gas carrier trades Middle East Gulf to Japan VLGC spot rates appear to have bottomed out for now
Orderly ordering - container shipping's big challenge Supply an demand is finally back in balance in the volatile container trades, but could cheap money fuel another ordering...
CMA CGM trials NYSHEX cargo guarantee service Carrier to offer guaranteed slots from east coast US ports
Crew of India-flagged vessel still stranded in Aberdeen Seafarers awaiting court order to have vessel auctioned off to pay their outstanding wages
By the seaside Opposition to plans to dredge Kent's Goodwin Sands is misguided and costly folly
Long Beach eyes port-related industries growth via educational outreach Port authorities plan to work with educational institutions and government agencies with regard to supply chain logistics and international trade...
Norden makes the best of a bad quarter Danish company plans to split dry cargo business into two units to increase value
Golden Ocean cuts net loss on higher dry bulk spot rates Oslo-based dry bulk owner able to pay down some deferred debt as freight rates improve
Trump's potential crackdown on steel imports could hurt dry bulk shipping Move could have ripple effect on other commodity trades, says Braemar ACM.
HMM exploring Arctic sea route option Potential route could cut Busan to Rotterdam voyage from 24 days to 14
Golar LNG Partners to buy FLNG stakes from parent, Keppel and Black and Veatch Master limited partnership expected to pay $178m-$190m net purchase price
Trade body 'alarmed' by US LNG exports Business league says it is seeking to block further agreements to ship US LNG to certain countries.
Pacific Basin keen for closer ties to new investors
Kassidokostas-Latsis opts for a different strategy with Ivy Shipping Swoop into the dry cargo market with secondhand tonnage marks a switch from focus on newbuildings in tankers and gas
FLNG deal to sustain Golar Partners payout Delivery of floating LNG project is behind stated schedule, but analysts still see economics as sound.
Qatar's Milaha joins panamax buying fever
Bergen Box in black but huge debt persists
Tender for trio of feedership newbuildings flops Bargain hunters circle three modern boxships
Boxship portfolio weighs down Germany's 'bad bank' Losses and cost of establishing HSH Portfoliomanagement is put at nearly $600m in its first year due mainly to its container shipping loans
Ballast water technology throws up owner concerns Some shipowners continue to delay systems installation as findings show technology fails to function as expected
Asiatic Lloyd pursues 'scrap and renew' policy Latest purchases take tally bought this year to six traditional panamax ships
Latsis opts for a different strategy with Ivy Shipping Swoop into the dry cargo market with secondhand tonnage marks a switch from focus on newbuildings in tankers and gas
Golar LNG's ongoing tussles with Safe Haven over laidup Gandria move into court
Hong Kong approves vessel sharing
Ningbo Xinle seeks buyer for Chinese-owned LNG newbuild Beijing's anti-corruption push leaves LNG newbuildings adrift after they lose CNPC charter contracts
Wenaas group cuts losses in shipping
V.Group deal will drive dry cargo growth, says Graig Sale of shipmanagement arm is the beginning of a 'collaboration' rather than a simple divestment of an asset
LNG shipping tightens as new supplies hit market But newbuildings and additional LNG volumes mean outlook is far from clear
BoCom buys Vale's last Valemaxes Charterer Shandong Shipping finally consents to sale agreed last year
Shell fixes suezmax tanker pair from Nordic American
Cido trims fleet again with bulker sale
Peter Anker's Langebru profit margin at 40%
World's largest driller gets larger with takeover
Clarksons drives growth with new hires and offices Further expansion likely to be organic rather than via M&A, says Andi Case
Transocean views $3.4bn Songa deal as a stepping stone US group says the quality of the Songa Offshore deal puts it in a stronger position for buying more assets as the market improves
ROV alliance between M2 Subsea and Harvey Gulf
Centrofin doubles money on Coral Island supramax
Pemex plays hardball with Oro Negro
Oldendorff snaps up ultramax at an attractive price
Petrobras keeps chipping away at its massive debt One of offshore shipowners' most important clients is showing some signs of turning itself around
Global sends ex-AET unit to breakers
Judge wants 'total immersion' into Flaminia complexities
Eastern Pacific orders feeder containerships
CSCL Jupiter focuses on mechanical failure
VLCC rush continues as Japan unveils fresh orders
Ocean eyes Japanese panamaxes and plans VLOC cargo bonanza Ocean Longevity back in secondhand market and making plans to serve its owner's new Australian mine output
EU rows back on plans for green recycling licence
Ghandour tipped for return to the tanker market
Skou flags up strongest box market in years
Wan Hai's Naikai feeder newbuild deal collapses Taiwanese liner operator backs out of $236m boxship orders after change in strategy led to larger design requirements
Australia in clampdown of flag of convenience shipping Foreign-flag vessels trading to Australia will face tougher scrutiny over wages and security and operate under a tighter legal framework
Pacific keen for closer ties to new investors
WhatsApp came in handy at Maersk after cyber blackout Commercial chief Vincent Clerc reassures customers that Danish giant is not going back to pen and paper.
Maersk Tankers chief: 'We will not win every quarter' Christian M. Ingerslev stands by owner's digital drive after finding its ships out of position in the second quarter.
Topaz sights recovery after turning red in second quarter Dubai-based owner delivers negative result in the second quarter but expects more opportunities next year.
Norden narrows 2017 guidance after second quarter loss Danish owner tunes forecast for the full year as quarterly figures measure up with expectations.
John Su completes bulker S&P score Erasmus joint-venture secures strong price for veteran bulk carrier.
This is the winter of tanker discontent DNB Markets tips the traditionally strong fourth quarter VLCC market to fall short of expectations.
Golden Ocean sees encouraging signs in dry bulk market Bulker owner backed by John Fredriksen expects asset values to climb on back of rate rise.
Milaha launches Qatar-Kuwait feeder service Doha-based shipowner says it is also actively evaluating further expansion of services.
Singapore bunker sales hit six-month high Shipowners said to be buying larger parcel sizes due to introduction of mass flow meters.
Lloyd's Register joins project to build world's largest sailing cargo ship The Quadriga sustainable shipping project - an initiative to build the world's biggest sailing cargo ship - has added a new partner: engine...
New MarAd administrator Buzby sworn in Retired U.S. Navy Admiral Mark Buzby has been sworn in as head of the U.S. Maritime Administration. Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Mark Buzby ...
U.K. proposes borderless customs procedure post-Brexit One post-Brexit customs proposal involves eliminating all border checks for imports and exports. The U.K. government has proposed a customs...
FreightHub extends FBA forwarding platform for European sellers into U.S. The European-based digital freight forwarder FreightHub has begun offering European companies who want to sell to U.S. buyers through the F...
Amazon to build distribution facility outside of Charlotte Amazon plans to build a one million square-foot distribution center in Kannapolis, N.C. E-commerce giant Amazon is planning to open a one m...
Navig8 acquires 32 chemical tankers British shipping company Navig8 says it now has more than 30 new chemical tankers in its stable of vessels. London-based chemical shipping ...
Budapest Airport to build live animal transport facilities Budapest Airport is planning to build live animal facilities on site after helping Luxembourg-based all-cargo airline Cargolux successfully...
Roadrunner to sell cold chain logistics subsidiary to Quick International Courier Downers Grove, Ill.-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc., an asset-light trucking and third-party logistics company, signed a defi...
Despite cyber setback, sunshine on horizon It's always news when the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group announces its quarterly financials. Being the biggest fish in the sea means every devel...
TRADER NOTE: Total reshuffles clean product tanker team Minguet has been with Total for more than a decade.
ARA fuel oil inventories higher on low liquidity, lack of fixtures This week's build in stocks was relatively small, and total fuel oil inventories still remain well below their 2017 high of 1,545,000 mt.
ANALYSIS: OPEC caught in limbo as options to change status quo limited OPEC forced to be patient with current oil policy
Platts Hong Kong bunker fuel MOC process sees first-ever LSMGO trade The trade was the first concluded during the MOC process since the Hong Kong LSMGO assessment was launched on June 1, 2017.
External: Wired Bunkering
TRADER NOTE: Monjasa Europe appoints Mikkel Kannegaard as new general manager Kannegaard will join Monjasa from his current position as chief commercial officer of global logistics company Damco's IMEA region.
FUTURES: Crude continues to tick up in afternoon Asian session
Singapore's PIL, PSA, IBM explore blockchain-based solutions in shipping The MOU comes at a time when many shipping companies are looking to enhance their cargo processing capabilities using cost-saving measures.
S African Grindrod's shipping division recovers on firmer dry bulk rates Grindrod's shipping division includes bunker companies Cockett Marine Oil -jointly owned with Vitol -- and Unicorn Bunkers
TANKERS: Freight rates in Americas surge as cargoes met by thin tonnage Along with Noble, also in the mix were cargoes from Valero, Shell and Eni.
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