Hurricane heads for Florida's west coast Rough surf, gusty winds and heavy rain expected along the US Gulf coast from Tuesday
Older, smaller chemical tankers face premature scrap The impending arrival of the global sulphur cap in 2020 could force the hand of some shipowners to scrap vessels...
Congestion in Lagos adding costs and delays The French line is implementing an emergency congestion surcharge on Lagos import cargo of $400 per 20 ft dry and...
North hires McLoughlin from Marsh New man set to work across mutual's regional teams in first instance, while Eccleston switches to Greece and Hustler heads...
Global box growth comes to a standstill Despite August's disappointing numbers, year-to-date volume growth on the world's container trades still stood at 3.5% come the end of...
BW LPG withdraws offer for Dorian Update: Dorian LPG responds to BW LPG saying it had "extensively engaged" with the company but that its proposal did...
Navios tanker duo merger gets green light Navios Midstream unit holders to take Navios Acquisition stock at a 9.2% premium based on last week's prices, say companies
Rising fuel costs set to push up container freight rates Shippers are warned that freight rates could increase by 13%-20% in 2019 as carriers seek to recoup bunker fuel costs
Who are the leading global maritime influencers? The Lloyd's List Top 100 most influential people in shipping is the world's first and only independent annual ranking of...
Putting people first in a digital world The key to shipmanagement is not size, it's service
ICTSI granted approval for Manila expansion ICTSI has purchased 16 rubber-tyred gantry cranes and two ship-to-shore cranes to support its Manila expansion project
Hapag-Lloyd spells out low-sulphur charging mechanism German line will also conduct small-scale trials of LNG and scrubbers as it seeks to meet IMO 2020 sulphur limits
Hunter Maritime plans merger with NCF Wealth Hunter Maritime Acquisition will buy almost $150m worth of equity in its own company to ensure the merger, expected to...
Vessel collision leads to fuel spill in Mediterranean There have been no reported injuries or deaths from the collision of a 5,018 teu containership and 5, 250 dwt...
Daily Briefing Grimaldi eyes next generation of ship orders | Blockchain could be a boon for bunker industry | Court of Appeal...
Keppel obtains two additional LNG carrier orders from Stolt-Nielsen Gas The two LNG carriers will each have a capacity of 7,500cbm and will be equipped with engines that can run...
International Maritime Bureau founder Eric Ellen dies at 88 Eric Ellen recognised the need for a co-ordinated global effort in order to tackle crimes against shipping
Pyxis Tankers given Nasdaq notice New York exchange tells Greek tanker owner to get its shares up to $1.
Hahn & Co confirms SK Shipping takeover Private equity firm has secured a majority stake in major South Korean shipowner.
Strong market 'rebooting' Golar LNG carrier spin-off Plans for separate listing moving back into view as market fizzes, Wells Fargo believes.
Yemen claims Houthis detain 10 ships Tankers and cargo vessels among those held by rebels in Hodeidah, Saudi TV reports.
Evergreen says CMA CGM takeover talk just "rumours" Taiwanese line denies report of impending deal with French rival.
Ernst Russ expands property fund interests German shipowner takes over Engel & Volkers Capital funds.
Hapag-Lloyd reveals its 2020 fuel recovery hand German line explains formula for recouping $1bn of low-sulphur costs.
Resolve Marine wins tender for Raysut II wreck removal US salvage company is preferred bidder to retrieve bulker grounded off Oman
Frangou merging VLCC vehicle into Navios Acquisition Greek group calling time on tanker MLP four years after spin-off.
Global Maritime lands $9.5m Equinor contract Contractor to use Island Offshore newbuilding for field operations until 2020.
BoCom FL's Chengxi order grows to 10 kamsarmaxes Chinese lessor said to have contracted quartet at state-owned yard several months ago
Silversea teams with Royal Caribbean for new orders US owners see first fruits of buy-out with contracts for three cruiseships.
Collision sinks Chinese cargo vessel All 11 crew rescued after incident involving trawler off Zhoushan.
Shipping industry donates more than $500,000 to Mercy Ships Cargo Day Charterers, brokers, traders and owners have turned the spotlight on the caring side of shipping by raising more than $500,000 so far for this year's Mercy Ships Cargo Day. That total is set to rise over the next few weeks as more companies get involved and the amount of money from contributed brokerage commissions becomes clear. The money raised to help fund the world's largest civilian hospita
Tug of war as Harley Marine and Macquarie trade lawsuits Seattle tug and barge owner swaps accusations with giant bank in court battle over future of company
BW LPG drops $1.1bn pursuit of Dorian LPG Oslo-listed owner ends hostile takeover attempt which would have combined the world's two largest VLGC owners.
IMO 2020 to speed chemical tanker scrapping Eastport report says up to six years could be knocked off trading life after sulphur cap comes in.
Iranian switch powers surge in VLCC rates Navios ship latest to catch the upward curve as VLCC market "turns on a dime".
Dof PSV veteran wins more time in Brazil Ship built in 1983 will work for Petrobras until at least next June.
PIL and IBM team up on blockchain Singapore owner trials solution for electronic bills of lading.
Navigator eyes bonds to fund ethylene JV US-listed LPGC owner looks to Oslo for export terminal funds.
Four dead in ship-cleaning accident Oman authorities say Asian workers unable to be saved.
Tintrade fixes Palmali tanker for two years European trader emerges as charterer behind arrested ship's release in Denmark.
Greek owners busy amid global slip in S&P activity this year Clarksons says 2018 has seen an overall drop in capacity changing hands from the record set in 2017.
Transpetrol and Petredec take VLGC cover in rising market Time charters come as owners note positive momentum in the sector.
Sveaas' Viking Supply fined for late report Swedish OSV owner missed deadline for results while it was restructuring.
Fuel leak under control after boxship hit by ro-pax No injuries reported following collision that opened hull of CSL Virginia 30km off Corsica.
Iran reveals it is building aframax trio Order is part of state plan to construct 100 vessels at state-owned yards.
US may grant waivers on Iran crude sanctions India has nothing to gain and a lot to lose from implementing US actions against Iran, says Banchero Costa.
Serge Corbel switches from APL to CEVA Logistics CMA CGM veteran to take the financial reigns at firm French liner giant bought into earlier this year.
Keppel confirms two more LNG carriers for Stolt-Nielsen Gas However, Singapore yard group confirms that earlier option was allowed to lapse.
Cosco Shipping Holdings downgraded over trade fears Hong Kong-listed liner giant to suffer double whammy of tariffs and high bunker prices, says analyst.
Hunter Maritime plots merger with Chinese fintech company Saverys family-backed Hunter Maritime Acquisition announces proposed deal with NCF Wealth Holdings in a $2bn all-stock transaction.
Fire reported at Canada's Saint John refinery; owner confirms 'major incident' Irving Oil reported a "major incident" at its 300,000 b/d Saint John, New Brunswick, refinery Monday, following reports of a fire and explosion.
ExxonMobil, BP evacuate crews from Gulf of Mexico platforms in advance of Hurricane Michael BP and ExxonMobil are evacuating personnel from key Gulf of Mexico producing platforms that may be at risk due to Hurricane Michael, the companies said Monday.
Product futures rally short-lived as market weighs impact of refinery explosion An explosion at Irving Oil's Saint John refinery in New Brunswick failed to buoy markets, and last week's price correction extended into midmorning trading on Monday.
Iran's oil minister reiterates Saudi Arabia will not be able to fill looming oil supply gap Iranian oil minister Bijan Zanganeh on Monday dismissed claims by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Saudi Arabia was prepared to make up for any oil market shortfall caused by US sanctions on geopolitical rival Iran.
French industrial action Tue likely to affect ports: sources
REFINERY NEWS: Russia Omsk starts installing coker upgrade equipment
Asian middle distillates gaining strength in October as fundamentals firm In the paper market, the backwardation in the front month November/December timespread narrowed over the week.
More needs to be done for long term LNG bunkering: SIBCON Price uncertainty also remains another concern to LNG bunkering adoption.
Malaysia's Hengyuan Refining Co. offers naphtha after almost one year The deal was done at a discount of around $15/mt to the Mean of Platts Japan naphtha assessments, on an FOB basis.
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