Obituary: Shipping stalwart Captain Cecil 'Cess' Smylie dies, age 83 Career stretched from P&O officer to Fairdeal's UK manager and master of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners
New SevenSeas fund targets bulkers up to ultramax size Fund backed by Greek duo Diamantis Pateras and Nautilus offers investors high capital protection
D'Amico remains positive despite wider losses Update: DIS may take a 'wait and see' approach towards scrubber installation, says chief executive Marco Fiori
A well matured port As BIMCO reveals its second dry bulk terminal vetting report, we ought to see 'good' terminals boasting about their achievements
Howe Robinson launches dry index The Howe Robinson Dry Index represents deadweight fleet share and will be reviewed annually
Pyxis counts benefits from $27m refinancing Greek tanker owner wins $4.3m debt write-off as new banking relationship replaces Commerzbank facility
KR says delay in IMO 2020 sulphur regulation implausible Slim chances of a postponement, says Korean Register's executive director Kim Yeon-tae
MPC Container Ships upbeat despite loss in first-ever fourth-quarter results Hamburg-based, but Oslo-listed, outfit now operating 58 ships, from a standing start
UK eyes hi-tech future for shipping Transport Secretary Chris Grayling hails 'new era' of shipping and pledges to do 'everything possible' to create a thriving hi-tech...
Noble plunges to $5bn loss amid rescue talks Majority of losses came from exceptional items, such as losses on non-performing trade receivables
Fatal explosion on general cargo carrier Vessel was carrying coal from Russia to Turkey
Kidnapped Seatrade crew released in Nigeria Four seafarers on their way home following Gulf of Guinea kidnapping
Why it's time to pull maritime safety out of the dark ages New technology is not the solution to the problem of maritime safety, it's a tool to help us transform a...
China chasing South Korea on vessel order numbers Seoul-based think-tank cited increasing number of domestic orders in China as well as government support as reasons for threat to...
Yangzijiang profits jump on reduced impairment losses Shipbuilding margin declined due to a $190m provision made for expected losses on construction contracts
SSME probed on alleged bribery links to former president The shipbuilder is accused of handing over about $736,000 to former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak in exchange for favours
Bahri sees 53% drop in net profit on weak spot market rates Shipping Co of Saudi Arabia saw revenue for 2017 fall 11%
MPC Container Ships continues vessel acquisitions on improved outlook Group still considers current secondhand vessels values attractive despite rising prices
Prime Tanker buys HSH Nordbank's stake in FSL Trust Move follows sale of HSH Nordbank to buyout consortium headed by two US private equity players for $1.2bn
Seaspan charts new strategic course Growth opportunities amid a changing but still fragmented landscape for independent lessors
Bunker suppliers to face financing and insurance challenges over sulphur cap rules Monjasa chief operating officer Svend Stenberg Molholt warns of consolidation due to fuel price hikes
Stellar Acquisition III fund in merger deal with tech company Shipping sponsors of latest maritime-flavoured 'spac' tell Lloyd's List why they are putting their money into a non-shipping business
Global Ship Lease to buy boxship for $11.3m Vessel will be renamed and go on one-year charter with CMA CGM.
Fitch: Improved boxship profits may be tough to maintain Overcapacity may keep freight rates down, impeding profit growth, the credit ratings agency says.
Talk of multi-ship order for LNG carriers goes round market Mystery surrounds the names in the frame for up to 12 vessels and whether concrete orders will emerge
Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
Hemmingsen defends sales of Maersk Energy units
Tanker market blues can be rosy for futures
Vettosi writes an alternative script for Italian shipping 'horror movie' Advisor reacts to withdrawal of banks with plans for $180m shipping fund and Gestioni restructuring
Norwegian bareboat proposals to offer certainty, not questions Concerns over new rules to allow separate flag registration for bareboat ships are unfounded, writes Mats Sather of Nordisk Defence Club
Aegean Marine defends HEC Europe buy
Aegean activists may find courts as only recourse But legal experts say hurdles are high to questions of board judgement as fallout continues over HEC acquisition and related share offering
Georgiopoulos set to exit Gener8 with $8m payday Handsome rewards for top executives as Euronav prepares to take control
Fredriksen committed to righting Seadrill John Fredriksen expects to be 'cleaning up' the 'madness' of Seadrill for another five years despite clearing a bondholder hurdle this week
Zhejiang Ouhua fights to prevent shipyard closure Local government said to have stepped in to assist with Ouhua's cash issues
Torp takes over the helm at Thor Dahl
Maersk gambles on Baltic feeders A new generation of super-large feeder vessels into the Baltic has raised overcapacity fears
Car carriers pay a heavy price for years of bar-room collusion
Europe sends a positive signal as leading car carrier companies are stung with damage to their reputations and heavy fines for years of price fixing and market manipulation
Skou wants to take on FedEx and UPS - but can Maersk deliver? The brave new dawn of integrated 'container logistics' would put the Danish shipowner into competition not only with the US parcel giants, but tech heavyweights such as Amazon
Small boxship price surge as demand drives sales Sub-3,000 teu ships have seen values rise around 10% as flurry of deals reflect outlook
Sovcomflot campaigns its new green credentials
Edison closes in on small-scale LNG ships
Experts chart their courses for LNG growth during the next three years
Exmar's barge-based FSRU begins its journey to Bangladesh via Singapore
Naftomar purchases first LPG ship in three years Greek owner boosts fleet with fully pressurised gas carrier
Kumiai Navigation enters small LPG carrier sector Japanese firm adds another vessel size in effort to diversify portfolio
TMS Cardiff Gas stealthily slides up LNG newbuild tally Company has added at least one newbuilding at a rival yard as it cements business for three of its ships
Growing liquidity set to transform LNG industry Producer Cheniere and trader Vitol lead discussions on dramatic changes under way in the industry
Aase questions future of laid-up anchor handlers as class expires Improvements in offshore mean DOF is relearning how to use the word 'positive' about market prospects
SolstadFarstad believes slow recovery under way
DOF chief pinpoints three reasons to be cheerful despite Q4 loss
Methanol is 2020 ready, but faces questions of practicality and scale Methanex subsidiary Waterfront Shipping is pushing methanol as a marine fuel and has the MR newbuildings to prove it, but questions of viability remain
Ships built of composite materials found to have significant fire risks Report calls for safety rethink with growing use of lighter materials in shipbuilding
Nautisk links with Japanese firm in global Ecdis deal
NYK technology keeps an ear out for machinery safety
Optimarin records its best year yet
Stink bugs blighting car deliveries to New Zealand
Binnacle to guide Noonan in new life after Chembulk Nautical name sets consultancy direction for outgoing CMA commodore
Fairdeal Group pays tribute to 'true gentleman' Cecil Smylie
LOOP VLCC loading may only be 'stopgap' solution Other terminals will be better located to cope with flood of US crude exports
Suezmax rates stay flat despite fixing activity
LR1s fixed amid volatile spot market
Howe Robinson adds brokers to chem-tank desk
Aeolos scraps two VLCCs as demo market bursts into life
Lomar reduces its chemical tanker exposure
Pantheon moves to VLCCs after LNG order at DSME South Korean shipbuilding giant also snares large tanker order from Norwegian investors
Seaspire confirms handy bulker buys
LMZ Shipping orders kamsarmax bulker newbuildings
S-Bulkers resurrects fleet growth
Falcon sinks talons into handysize sale profits
Indonesia coal drives another panamax deal
Dianik and SteelShips disclose S&P activity
Green changes can save shipping from its own greed, Pappas says Dry bulk players are already over-ordering but new rules will put a lid on ship supply, Star Bulk CEO tells Cyprus conference
NEWS FLASH: Trump says 'Section 232' tariffs on steel, aluminum to drop next week President Donald Trump told business executives during a meeting open to press on Thursday that he will assess 25 percent tariffs on steel ...
New CTPAT requirements to be rolled out in May or later U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) won't announce new requirements for the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) until ...
Seaspan: Second-hand containerships may be more attractive than newbuilds The new chief executive officer of the containership lessor Seaspan Corp., which in the past, has primarily invested in new ships that it c...
North American freight market 'increasingly positive' in January The North American freight market continued to show "increasingly positive" growth in January 2018, according to the latest Cass Freight In...
TRAC expands U.S. Gulf Coast chassis fleet Intermodal equipment provider and chassis pool operator TRAC Intermodal is expanding and improving the quality of its chassis fleet in the ...
SimpliShip offers instant freight interface for forwarders The freight forwarding marketplace technology provider SimpliShip on Thursday told American Shipper it has begun offering an instant freigh...
Another liner shipping crypto-token emerges A new crypto-currency-backed platform for the shipping industry this week said it would begin offering crypto-tokens in April to transact o...
State owners sell HSH Nordbank to private investors The German federal state owners of HSH Nordbank AG, which was at one time the largest provider of ship financing in the world, have agreed ...
Port of Virginia rolls out truck reservation system to handle rising volumes The Port of Virginia today officially launched the first phase of implementation for its new motor carrier appointment system, dubbed the ...
US DATA: EIA says Dec residual fuel oil exports to Panama jump 36.6% on month US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 683,000 barrels in December, up 36.6% from 500,000 barrels a month earlier.
Oil weakens after Trump vows tariffs on steel, aluminum NYMEX April crude fell 65 cents Thursday to $60.99/b, as equities pulled oil lower for the third straight day.
Malaysia Pengerang to boost demand for tankers: experts Incremental demand from upcoming refineries, such as the one in Pengerang, will help absorb some of the surplus tonnage.
TANKERS: Direct VLCC load at LOOP expected again as early as March: sources "I am not sure what the next one will be, but I am confident it will happen in March," a shipping source said.
SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts discontinues Saudi Aramco Posted Bunker Prices The prices will be discontinued effective March 1.
FUTURES: Crude largely steady post EIA data Refinery rates also fell, signaling the maintenance season is still in full swing, ANZ Research said Thursday.
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