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DP World arbitration win over Djibouti terminal unenforceable in practice, experts warn Compensation could now be best bet for ports multinational
Novoship appoints new president Managing director of SCF Management Services takes the helm at Sovcomflot unit
Maersk and IBM launch blockchain product Box shipping and tech giants have 94 partners lined up in blockchain trial, but only one other carrier has put...
Wallenius moves into profit but sees risks ahead The Oslo-based company said it would retrofit 20 vessels with scrubbers, bringing its total to 25
Euronav beats forecast and expects benefits from Gener8 merger Update: Chief executive Paddy Rodgers describes scrubber installation as a rush to mine "gold in the hills" for some...
Freight forwarders still face Felixstowe problems The British International Freight Association slams UK port's 'complete failure' of customer service
Viewpoint: Fuel fiasco It may take the shock of fines, detentions and port state control inspections to ensure that poor quality marine fuels...
Daily Briefing Crude escapes latest round of trade tariffs | Mixed bag of results reveal fragmented market fortunes | Angelicoussis switches strategy...
Star Bulk expects to prosper in the age of uncertainty Chief executive Petros Pappas says low order book is the main key to market's health while it is difficult -...
Sumec makes $335m takeover of Dayang Shipbuilding State-owned Sumec believes it will benefit from Dayang's eco-design dry bulker products
Aegean appoints new management team Bunker supplier picks new operations chief and interim finance boss post a flurry of executive departures.
TGS rides oil cash flows for a stellar quarterly performance Oil companies' asset swaps are filling the pockets of seismic players, while the next phase of the offshore recovery will rise on increased E&P budgets, TGS says
Hoegh Autoliners trims loss and sees better times ahead
Companies need to act ahead of new rules on lease accounting At the start of next year new international accounting rules will bring leases onto companies' balance sheets, with significant implications, write Michael Weaver and Ben Hanslip
French seismic player CGG stays in black after restructuring
Dole eyes Chinese newbuildings as fleet ripens for renewal Fruit giant said to have approached four shipyards as it looks replace older vessels
Trump started this fight, but does he know how to finish it? The US president may believe his aggressive tariffs against China are working, but even some of his supporters are expressing growing concern - and that should worry shipping
Unifeeder boss eyes going global after DP World takeover Pan-European feeder boxship operator aims to go worldwide after takeover by the Dubai-headquartered port operator
Dioryx readies to part with decade-old panamax boxships Low-profile Greek begins disposals of former Pan Ocean-chartered vessels
BW scoops FSRU job for Brazil's Port Acu plant Regasification player is set to supply a newbuilding for project that will become largest gas-fired power hubs
Hyundai Heavy tied to first-ever VLEC deal Sources say Delos contract adds to order for up to six VLECs at rival Samsung Heavy Industries.
Liquefied biogas offers glimpse of lower carbon fuelling future Cost, availability and ultimately demand will determine the development of this embryonic but renewable bunkers alternative
Alaska LNG talks shipping as it pushes towards sanction Project will need vessels that can handle some ice conditions and serve the north Pacific trades
Dynagas FSRU duo to have dual trade and regas roles
Excel heads to Middle East for Portovaya FSU conversion
PHP seeks to make its mark as green recycler with Vale demolition Private shipbreaking yard wants to be the first in Bangladesh to be recognised as a safe and green recycler
Shipowner questions Hong Kong flag over Lighthouse Winmore
Tanker market stirred but not shaken by Houthi VLCC attacks Analyst says new Saudi Aramco refinery may pose bigger security risk than tanker traffic
Was there more to Gurnee's remarks on older MR tankers? Ardmore boss seems to covet a vessel type that Diamond S Shipping happens to own in spades
Mowinckels on the lookout for tanker investments Shipowner says falling values make expansion in wet segment highly attractive
King Neptune joins BW Group FPSO crew for ceremony and cake
Supramax purchase shows intent of fast-growing Diligent Holdings Greek outfit makes its costliest secondhand supramax purchase - for $17.5m - while caution over rates and asset values see overall local buying activity slow during the summer
Buyer found for largest of three NEL Lines ferries up for auction
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Pappadakis times it right to snap up another capesize Kassian acquires 10th bulker since 2016, ready to take advantage of rising market
Wilhelm Holst reveals promotion to CEO at Lorentzen & Stemoco Former L&S head of global shipbroking climbs ranks to land top job at Norwegian firm
Diana Containerships reaps improved rate Hire jumps 24% for one of four units remaining in Greek owner's fleet.
Paddy Rodgers sees 'gold in them thar hills' Euronav chief executive not completely sold on scrubber technology, questions oil-refinery readiness for IMO 2020 low-sulphur mandate.
Paddy Rodgers 'scratches head' over IMO readiness Euronav chief executive questions whether oil refineries will be ready for International Maritime Organisation's 2020 low-sulphur mandate.
Morgan Stanley upgrades GasLog amid trade war win Bank also jacks up its target price for Peter Livanos-backed shipowner.
AP Moller-Maersk and IBM target year end for blockchain roll-out Industry giants reveal name of their joint-venture which now has approaching 100 parties involved.
Harvey Gulf merger offer not good enough to win GulfMark Suitor would need to sweeten its proposal to snatch fellow offshore vessel operator GulfMark from Tidewater
Fafalios sells bulker after 17 years in fleet
Lunder earned more than $9m from private firm Former Fredriksen aide pursues Norwegian state for compensation over corruption allegations
Overseas Shipbuilding earnings remain flat Jones Act tanker sees slightly less revenue due to two less vessels on the water.
Dorian points to 'de-risked' balance sheet amid quarterly loss New York-listed VLGC owner and takeover target misses forecasts in three months to close of June.
Havila Shipping sells last PSV veteran Norwegian owner now has PSVs of 10 years old or less in its fleet.
Novoship appoints new president Alexey Khaydukov, a Sovcomflot executive, will still remain managing director of SCF Management.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics in $140m scrubber spree Norwegian shipowner says retrofitting project will allow it to tackle uncertainty around 2020 rule change.
Euronav's Rodgers: Further fleet rebalancing needed Newbuild orders remain focused on the VLCC sector, chief executive Paddy Rodgers says.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen drops on mixed second quarter reviews Analysts split on second quarter performance of Oslo-listed company.
Negligible impact from China-US trade spat, says Eagle Bulk Shipowner's comments come after a second successive quarter in the black.
Antwerp testing autonomous vessel The Port of Antwerp has introduced a fully automatic sounding boat to measure water depth.
Orca Ace visits Vancouver The Port of Vancouver USA welcomed the M/V Orca Ace on her maiden voyage Wednesday.
Maritime strategy years overdue A congressionally mandated Department of Transportation study laying out a "national maritime strategy" is now more than three years overdue, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday.
Shipping struggles with supply and demand The one constant in the container shipping industry is the challenge of supply and demand. Carriers have struggled with overcapacity for years, partly because they kept ordering bigger ships, but also because constant competition for market share led carriers to undercut each other on price and end up with non-compensatory rates and a whole lot of red ink.
ITC looking into wireless mesh The International Trade Commission will start an investigation into whether imports of certain wireless mesh networking products and related components thereof violate U.S. intellectual property rights (IPR) law.
Maersk, IBM start blockchain platform Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller - Maersk and global technology company IBM on Thursday announced the launch of their jointly developed blockchain solution, TradeLens.
Houston garners new gantry cranes The Port of Houston's Bayport Container Terminal on Wednesday received three new neo-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes.
Airbus flying high in Mobile It's been three years since Airbus opened a final assembly plant for its A320 family of aircraft in Mobile, Ala., and the company's supply chain operation now is riding high.
On the Surface: Precision timing It's been more than a year since CSX implemented the controversial precision scheduled railroading operating model, and most signs show it paid off.
China's independent refiners import Canadian Cold Lake blend to replace Venezuelan Merey China's independent refineries will receive their first batch of Canadian Cold Lake crude blend in August as feedstock to produce asphalt
JXTG suspends Sendai shipments on typhoon, restarts Tokyo Bay Japan's largest refiner JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy on Thursday suspended waterborne oil product shipments at its Sendai refinery
Crude futures settle lower, extending decline Crude futures settled lower Thursday, following through on Wednesday's tumble. October ICE Brent settled 21 cents lower at $72.07/b
Bunker trader OCM announces new Hamburg team Bunker trader OCM announces new Hamburg team Bunker trader and broker OceanConnectMarine will open a new office in Hamburg, Germany
Bunker supplier Aegean announces new senior managers Global bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum has appointed a new management committee after financial difficulties earlier this year
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