Shipping executives need to address sexual harassment Fear of a negative career impact remains a barrier to speaking out about inappropriate behaviour
Outlook 2018: Prologue of a new era The year 2018 will see an about-turn from looking back a decade to looking forward a decade; that transformation will...
Shipping boosts year-to-date performance at HSH Nordbank Industry book now down to $14.2bn, of which half are non-performing
Daily Briefing Labour vows radical policies for British shipping
Wista UK seeks mentors to keep women in shipping Programme to offer support and advice to women in maritime sector and target potential entrants still at school
Maersk's takeover of Hamburg Süd marks passing of an era Questions remain over job losses in Hamburg as Maersk expands its reach
Box lines post best results in over two years Cosco overtakes Maersk in container volume liftings as cyber-attack weighs heavily on Maersk's performance
Opec will not play role of saviour for tanker markets With cartel expected to extend supply cut, owners may turn attention to scrapping for upside catalyst
Clarksons warns of possible data leak after cyber attack Shipbroker warns that hackers may release confidential data today
Data Hub: Load Factors Transatlantic utilisation to fall back in fourth quarter, while the threat of a tonnage overspill from larger trades lingers in...
Wärtsilä to equip LNG bunker barge being built for Q-LNG Barge chartered out to Shell as part of its drive to grow LNG bunkering activities in the Americas
KEB Hana Bank's shipping loans halved amid industry restructuring efforts KEB Hana Bank's shipping loans stood at $540m as of end-September this year, a 48% decrease from 2016
Nissin Kaiun to order 40 new vessels from Oshima, Jiangsu Hantong and Nantong Xiangyu Japanese line to order 20 kamsarmax and 20 supramax bulk carriers all designed to comply with global emissions regulations
Noble Group to trim debt with bulk carrier disposals Commodities trader to receive $95m in proceeds from sale of four bulkers
Teekay Offshore exercises options for two shuttle tankers at Samsung Heavy Suezmax-sized tankers to be built for $265m following the design of Shuttle Spirit
Scorpio Tankers raises $90m in defensive move Update: Deal is priced at an all-time low of $3 per share
MR rates fall after record petrol cargoes US refinery output hits post-hurricane high giving shipowners December hope, but rate outlook still unclear.
Cheniere explains LNG spot ship grab Company expects vessel requirements to stabilise during 2018 until next trains start-up.
Tidewater clears last of creditor claims Offshore vessel specialist will distribute rump of settlement in cash, new secured notes and warrants.
South Korea and Russia in Arctic tag-team South Korea and Russia have agreed to a new cooperation on Arctic Sea routes, Yonhap reports. The agreement came following talks today about joint efforts to explore shipping routes across the North Pole and the building of icebreakers, the news wire says. "The two sides consented to close cooperation in order to expand utilization of Arctic routes in the future," South Korea's Foreign Ministry
Scorpio Tankers secures $90m boost from share sale New York-listed owner adds to financial strength with stock issue backed by management.
HSH's bad shipping loan portfolio shrinks Hamburg-based bank reaffirms profitability targets as it readies for privatisation in three months.
Tianyuan Logistics set for major shipowning debut deal Ningxia Tianyuan Manganese Industry spin-off planning newbuilding haul.
Clarksons calls in police after cyber security breach Shipbroking giant has legal team on standby in preparation of possible data release.
Fincantieri adds two more MSC newbuilds Italian shipbuilder says pen will meet paper on fresh contract later today.
VLCCs slide ahead of expected extension of 'brutal' cuts Owners have lost momentum in the spot market with OPEC set to keep taps turned down.
Siem Offshore Contractors sale talks called off Discussions with Subsea 7 terminated after deal could not be reached.
Portugal chases LNG bunkering hub role Government plans to splash out EUR 130m on investment in LNG developments.
CMA CGM and Cosco share third quarter spoils French line books industry leading profit margin with Chinese giant heading liftings.
Seacor Holdings hands out Dorian shares to investors Founding shareholder in Dorian LPG is placing stock in the hands of its own stakeholders.
Scorpio Tankers offering adds leeway on debt repayments New York-listed owner collecting extra cash as it gets set for 2018 and 2019 maturities.
NS United seals Vale iron ore COA Japanese shipowner ties up third 400,000-dwt ore carrier on 25-year charter contract.
Noble Group confirms kamsarmax bulker sales Commodities trader says vessel disposals are part of its debt reduction programme.
NYK piracy scare found to be false alarm Indian investigation says that suspects were legitimate local fishing trawlers.
Euroseas sees better days for boxships Supply and demand factors will benefit containership sector, says chief executive Aristides Pittas.
Trump administration self-initiates aluminum import investigations The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday took the highly unusual step of self-initiating antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) inve...
U.S.-Canada lumber dispute still smoldering The Canadian government has requested consultations with the United States at the World Trade Organization in an effort to counter the U.S....
FedEx strikes deal with Textron for up to 100 aircraft FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has entered into a purchase agreement with Textron Aviation, Inc., a Textron Inc. company, to b...
Judge postpones Waymo-Uber trial amid accusations defendant hid evidence The day before jury section was set to begin, a federal judge in San Francisco indefinitely delayed the start of the trade secrets trial be...
MPC buys feeder fleet for $130m Oslo, Norway-based MPC Container Ships AS has entered into a commitment to acquire a fleet of feeder container vessels with a total purchas...
Commerce ups Q3 2017 U.S. GDP estimate United States gross domestic product (GDP) - the broadest measure of a nation's overall economic health - grew at an annual rate of 3.3 per...
DHL orders 10 Tesla electric Class 8 trucks DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, has placed an order for 10 Tesla electric Class 8 semi-...
Port of Hamburg implements slot-booking system for container truckers The Port of Hamburg will launch its time slot-booking system for handling container deliveries and collections by truck in all four termina...
Port of Seattle approves $895m 2018 capital budget The Port of Seattle has adopted a 2018 capital budget of $895 million and a five-year capital spending plan of $3 billion, the port announc...
Oil complex weakening after EIA data shows product builds Cushing stocks drop 2.9 million barrels.
TRADER NOTE: WFS Singapore sees departure of around 10 employees World Fuel Services Singapore has seen the departure of around 10 employees this week.
US DATA: EIA says USGC fuel oil stocks at lowest since July USGC inventories for the week ended November 24 were at 19.064 million barrels, a draw of 1.494 million barrels from the previous week.
Refinery upgrades presage tighter European fuel oil market in 2018: traders Antwerp refinery's new delayed coker will be operational in the first half of 2018 is a further indication the European fuel oil market will be structurally tighter next year.
Hamburg bunker fuel prices drop to Rotterdam levels on weak demand S&P Global Platts assessed the differential between Hamburg and Rotterdam for 380 CST fuel oil at $0.00/mt Tuesday, down from $16/mt Monday and its lowest level since April 19.
Gibraltar bunker operations restart after halt due to lightning Bunker operations in Gibraltar were restarted late morning Wednesday, after being stopped for a short period due to electric storms in the vicinity.
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Tillerson wants more US oil, LNG to Europe Trump administration working with some European allies on building energy infrastructure, including import terminals and new pipelines to better import US crude and LNG.
FUTURES: Crude lower on uncertainty over OPEC output cut extension
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