Inchcape Shipping and ClipperData in data-driven tie-up Staff transferred from ISS to ClipperData under deal that will see companies share tanker trades data
Golar LNG appoints new chief executive as business focus shifts Integrated gas firm enters a new phase after delivery of FLNG Hilli Episeyo
Last Word: Twitter's wrath And you thought Twitter was all cat pics and Donald Trump starting wars...
Daily Briefing The arms race for super-sized container dominance is back
China Merchants eyes port investments in UK State conglomerate also looks for opportunities in highways and urban developments
Carrier diverted from UK port by Greenpeace activists Activists also storm port in protest at diesel cars
Power play, politics, and big personalities Container shipping is an industry driven by big personalities and fierce rivalries, where no one can be allowed to get the...
Becoming smarter The criteria for 'smart shipping' differ from one part of the industry to another
Maersk Line and Minsheng Leasing strike $500m leaseback deal Liner shipping carriers have been engaged with Chinese leasing houses to enhance cash position
Cyber threats cross blurry supply chain lines Experts warn of more attacks and ransom demands
DSME to build five of MSC's 11 mega boxships Update: MSC has split the order between two South Korean yards, with Samsung Heavy Industries to build six
Capesize earnings hover at around $20,000 per day Market remains bullish before China's Golden Week holidays
Aschmann to step down as Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement chief Ian Beveridge will take over in 2018 until when Aschmann will hold the reigns
US court allows Ocean Rig's restructuring plans US court order comes after Cayman court approved offshore services provider's debt restructuring schemes
Wilhelmsen boosts NorSea stake to 72% Group to purchase extra 32% stake in NorSea for $70m
Maersk Tankers is safe under the bank of mum and dad AP Moller-Maersk's sale keeps the product tanker player arm within the family but does not rule out further minority stake...
Aftermath of Hanjin collapse rocks South Korea university Prosecutors are investigating Inha University's decision to buy corporate bonds issued by Hanjin Shipping before collapse
Dark clouds hover over dry bulk market in the long term, says Berge Bulk chief Current market conditions do not justify secondhand deals
Dorian wants to use LPG as marine fuel Feasibility study to examine if LPG is a viable, cost effective way to meet new emission standards
Songa Bulk adds another Japan-built kamsarmax to fleet Vessel scheduled for delivery by October this year and is estimated to cost about $20.5m
Panama Canal cuts the paperwork New one-stop shop for documentation aims to rid multiple forms needed for transits.
Select investors find 'asset-light' is best approach to tanker market At least three companies, including Penfield and Navig8, have quietly drawn backing for funds that charter-in ships rather than buy them
Court throws out 'faked' JEHI bankruptcy
Middle East tanker venture sets sights on fleet of VLCCs
JICA funding to help Alang meet HKC standards
Hesnes board satisfied despite profit plunge
Daiichi bounces back, but no revival of pact with Werring
Belt and Road could be biggest boost for shipping in centuries Chinese mega-project has the potential to turbo-charge trade routes between Asia and Europe, but this quantum leap still has hurdles to overcome
H Schuldt undergoing 'strategic overhaul'
Maersk Tankers acquisition fits Moller Holding plans to diversify Public group can pay down debt while family invests outside shipping
NewLead financiers prevail over DHL in bulker case Ray Capital, Cheyenne Holdings, Oppenheim Capital and Labroy Shiptrade awarded $7.7m as quest ends
CMA CGM delays boxship fuelling decision
Hanjin's lessons about the strength of steel Standard business theory suggests bankruptcies and consolidation cuts oversupply and increases pricing power - but those rules struggle in asset-driven shipping markets
Wessels eyes more retrofits for boxship feeders But top of the agenda is getting natural gas supplied in ports or charterers will lose interest
Hawaii dock lease sends Matson shares up Jones Act containership owner likely to remain in a duopoly with existing rival, beating out new entrant.
Ghana shifts to new LNG import solution with Gazprom deal
Laid-up Shell ship returns to trading
Shell LNGBV commissions new Lithuanian truck station
Yamal's Arc7 shipowners reach accord on ice trials Second vessel for project is expected to arrive ready for work at Arctic port of Sabetta in December
SGMF environment committee gets down to business
All eyes on Wang Dawei in Shandong reshuffle Change at Chinese owner is not seen as a shake-up but sources are divided on whether former second-in-command is bound for top job
Russia earmarks $1.63bn to spur its ships to switch to LNG fuelling Ambitious plan projects use of gas will quadruple over five years as modern fleet becomes more efficient
LNG charter rates nudge up as cargo picture brightens Owners hopeful of more trading action as east-west arbitrage starts to open
Oversupply in Brazil is hurdle for owners
Liberia claims 'quality' recognition
'Too much at stake for talks to fail'
IUMI calls for boost to boxship firefighting capabilities
ITF and employers pledge to strike pay deal this year Negotiators promise they will not leave thousands of ships stranded without a collective agreement, amid hopes of 11th-hour compromise
OceanSaver assets picked up by IMS Assets of the Drammen-based company will be folded into marine equipment supplier.
IMS acquires second tanker in a month
Polemis linked to purchase of Chevron aframax
Japan VLCC newbuilding negotiations underway
Brightoil seeks to reshape shipping with e-commerce Bunker supplier and tanker owner claims online platform and marine e-commerce ecosystem will bring radical change to the way shipping works
Patient route in hunt for VLCCs
Frontline assigns first duo to new LR2 pool with Vitol Fredriksen company also switches some tankers from clean to dirty trade
Adriatic's boss Zissimatos hits comeback trail again Official documents confirm return of Greek shipowner at helm of new company
UAE aggregates trader makes $2.6m profit on supramax flip
Chios secures firm $8m for vintage supramax
Stopford takes a trip to S&P casino
Supramax for sale as Indian shipowner focuses on LPG Gas is our strength, says Global United Shipping India after it puts bulker on market
Songa Bulk sights capesize number three Oslo Axess-listed owner believed to be targeting a Greek-owned bulker in latest S&P move.
FMC to hold public hearings on detention and demurrage petition The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday voted to hold public hearings at its Washington headquarters related to a petition filed ...
CETA comes into provisional effect The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada enters into force provisionally on Thursday, Se...
FedEx Ground opens new Baltimore DC FedEx Ground announced the opening of its new distribution facility at Baltimore-based multimodal global logistics center Tradepoint Atlant...
ODFL opens new Illinois service center Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. opened a new service center in Montgomery, Ill., which is about 40 miles west of Chicago. The 103-door faci...
Smartphone app provider launches cloud-based platform for truckers Trucker Tools, maker of a driver smartphone app and automated load matching solution Load Track, has launched a cloud-based platform called...
Commerce imposes duties on mechanical tubing imports The Commerce Department on Wednesday said it will impose countervailing duties on imports of cold-drawn mechanical tubing from China and In...
Spot rates crash on Asia-ECSA trade amid higher capacity Spot container rates on the Asia-East Coast South America trade have crashed over the last few months, fueled by carriers injecting more ca...
Rotterdam launches blockchain field lab as part of 'smartest port' initiative A blockchain field lab has been launched by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Municipality of Rotterdam in a joint effort to develop ...
Report: MSC orders 11 new 22,000-TEU vessels Switzerland-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. (MSC) has reportedly confirmed an order for 11 22,000-TEU vessels, which would not only be the...
US to impose new North Korea sanctions targeting energy trade, shipping The US will impose new sanctions designed to cut off funding for North Korea by targeting individuals and companies that trade with the Kim Jong-un regime.
Power outages in Puerto Rico could disrupt LSFO market: sources The damages caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico have left the island without power potentially for several months, causing uncertainty in the US and Latin American LSFO market.
European refiners prospects rise on lower stocks, low availability elsewhere Decreasing stocks, especially of distillates, and low refining availability elsewhere in the world have improved prospects for European refiners.
European refiners optimistic on ability to cope with IMO 2020 Speaking at the Platts European Refining Summit in Brussels Thursday, European refiners were cautiously optimistic on their ability to provide compliant 0.5% sulfur marine fuels from 2020 onwards to meet IMO regulations.
External: Wired Bunkering
Dorian LPG engages ABS for economic feasibility study for LPG bunkering LPG bunkering could be a cost effective solution to meet environmental rules.
FEATURE: 2020 sulfur cap, ballast water rules prove twin headaches for shipping "Take, for example, the sulfur cap issue ...a lot of [ship] owners are simply waiting, because anything can happen between now and January 2020," IMC Shipping's Lim said.
Trump says he has decided on future of US in Iran nuclear deal Trump said last week Iran is not keeping with the "spirit" of the 2015 nuclear deal, calling it "one of the worst deals I've ever seen."
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