The Interview: George Prokopiou As owner of the second-largest fleet in Greece, George Prokopiou's appetite for innovation has been proved on more than one occasion...
British ports welcome Brexit customs backstop Ports body urges government to speed up progress over customs arrangements
Veniamis urges Brussels to focus on competitiveness Inadequate maritime education to meet fleet needs could hit the EU as well as Greece, shipowners' leader Theodore Veniamis says
'Don't shoot the shipping industry' over emissions, urge Greeks Despite backing IMO emissions targets, the Union of Greek Shipowners says owners should not carry the burden by themselves
Grains may lead to most seaborne trade disruption from US-China spat Chinese importing firms have been reluctant to buy US soyabeans even though the additional tariffs are not yet in place
OSM plans online management procurement platform OSM chief commercial officer explains why scale does not necessarily often a competitive advantage in this consolidation era
Cape earnings up 66% on Australian and Brazilian iron ore exports The latest cape rally in a volatile market has pushed up BDI to its highest in a month
Nordic American Tankers sells more suezmaxes US-based suezmax owner says the sale of all five vessels amounts to almost $50m
Greek owners sign up to UK Ship Register UK flag has grown by 8% in past year
UPS launches major expansion of ocean freight LCL service Logistics operator adds more services for smaller customer
Freight rate dumping: It's yesterday once more Will history repeat itself? Will price dumping continue until another large carrier closes shop?
V.Group chief executive sets out to lead transformation for shipmanagement In his first months as chief executive of V.Group, Ian El-Mokadem has identified shortcomings in the traditional shipmanagement business model...
Viewpoint: The long view on shortsea A strategy to get cargo afloat would be something more substantial than bureaucratic demands on ports and shipping for environmental...
The past and future of Greek Shipping Greek shipping luminaries have been telling young seafarers at Posidonia to pay respect to their forerunners but also cultivate their...
Daily Briefing MSC's Diego Aponte warns of price dumping risks | Expect regional fuel crunch and spiking prices | Japan puts WTO...
Alpha Gas order helps DSME hit $3bn in new contracts Yard official says shipowners' trust has recovered with DSME's improved financial conditions and confirmed top management
Another Dorian holder goes for BW offer Investment advisory says 'stronger balance sheets and less leverage' would behoove VLGC owner.
Clearlake fixes Cido handysize as rates remain flat Rate marks eight-month low in period charter market for handysize clean tankers
Simon Morse out at Inchcape Long-serving company man makes second leave of Inchcape in wake of company's $20m settlement.
Koch's main FFA trader said to depart Diversified energy and dry commodities trading firm is one of the major users of freight derivatives.
NAT to sell three more suezmaxes US-listed tanker owner announces plans to sell vintage ships at same price level as two sold last week.
UHL adds Chinese heavy-lifter Hamburg operator takes over management of Zhixian vessel.
Norway's Simek yard closing down OSV specialist with empty orderbook calls it a day after 51 years.
Ship restrictions in place for Trump-Kim summit Singapore port authority reveals exclusion zone around Sentosa.
Nord/LB's Burkle staying until 2021 Shipping bank's board renews contract of chairman.
Shih Wei cuts first quarter loss Taiwanese bulker owner boosted by higher revenue and lower costs.
Naftomar said to offload oldest VLGC in demo deal Vessel said to be headed to India amid rising prices.
Ports body welcomes Brexit 'customs backstop' But British Ports Association urges long-term arrangement to be sealed.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding eyes European partner after Cosco link-up Mitsubishi Shipbuilding is exploring a cooperation with a European shipbuilder as part of an evolution of its business model in a difficult market. At Posidonia, the Japanese shipyard announced a linkup with Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry to retrofit its rectangular scrubber for large vessels, with a demonstration project planned with a China Cosco ship. Tohru Kitamura, executive vice president o
Sembcorp buying Sevan's LNG business Singapore group paying $28m for HiLoad LNG and other assets.
Indonesia pulls plug on bulker restrictions Government finally scraps controversial cabotage plan for coal shipments.
Anthony Veder doubles up on LNG bunkering Second small-scale LNG carrier enters Polish yard amid talk of bunkering move
Greek tax talks in final stretch Athens and European regulators near agreement on shipping taxation, says UGS president Veniamis
Equinor and Solal linked to period tanker deals Norwegian energy giant charters three vessels on two to three-year deals as Solal and Vitol also take on tonnage
Alpha Gas orders third LNG carrier at DSME Deal comes hot on the heels of orders for FSRU and gas carrier by John Angelicoussis at same yard.
Two crew evacuated from bulker off South Africa Both Filipinos had been injured onboard Japanese-owned ship during rough sea conditions.
ZTE spared from U.S. export ban The United States has granted Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer ZTE Corp. a reprieve from potentially crippling sanctions, ...
Record container imports forecast despite tariff talk The National Retail Federation is projecting record volumes of containerized import cargoes to the United States for the coming summer and ...
UPS expanding LCL ocean offering UPS is significantly expanding its less-than-container-load (LCL) ocean freight services. The Atlanta-based parcel carrier and third-party...
Terminals buffeted by volatility Container terminal operators are having to grapple with increased market volatility after being buffeted by several other forces that amoun...
CSX solicits bids on six rail segments CSX Corp. is soliciting bids on six rail segments that collectively total around 650 miles in New York, Kentucky, North Carolina and West V...
'We don't need NAFTA talks' Trilateral work toward completion of a common North American single-window portal could continue even if NAFTA talks between the United Sta...
U.S. meat exporters turn it up in April U.S. pork, beef and lamb exports all increased in volumes and value in April from a year prior, according to data provided by the U.S. Depa...
Commentary: U.S. port labor stifling automation Hailey Desormeaux's recent article "What's the payoff from terminal automation?" hits on some key issues and makes good points. But the ...
Fenix is WiseTech's eighth purchase this year WiseTech Global is showing no signs of letting up on its acquisition spree, with the Australia-based global logistics software provider ann...
Venezuela, like Iran, seeks OPEC support in face of US sanctions Venezuela has asked its OPEC counterparts for support from the effects of US sanctions that have hobbled the country's already reeling oil sector.
OPEC May crude output slides to 13-month low of 31.90 mil b/d: Platts survey As OPEC prepares to meet in Vienna to decide whether to loosen the taps, its crude production in May slid for the fourth straight month to 31.90 million b/d, the lowest in over a year, according to the latest S&P Global Platts survey of industry officials, analysts and shipping data.
OPEC agenda quarrel highlights disunity ahead of Vienna meeting OPEC divisions over production strategy are coming to the fore ahead of its June 22 meeting in Vienna.
Iran oil exports plough ahead but outlook looks uncertain on US sanctions Iran's oil exports slipped in May from the previous month but levels remained higher than what they were in the first quarter of this year, as flows stayed robust despite the withdrawal of the US from the nuclear deal.
Med fuel oil market gets tighter as cargo moves to West African bunker market The first shipment of high sulfur fuel oil from Europe booked to West Africa for June could only serve to tighten availability in the Mediterranean, source said Friday.
Bunker surcharges not an option for tanker owners in glutted market The tankers segment is currently very much a "charterers market".
France's CMA CGM to use Rotterdam as LNG bunkering port for new ships: CEO Ships' storage tanks designed to load entire bunker requirement for a round voyage.
FUTURES: Crude down on speculation of increased output into 2019
MPA launches 6-month drive to harness technology in maritime productivity Includes call for solutions to enabling collaboration among bunker suppliers to improve utilization of bunker tankers.
Pakistan State Oil shortlists three companies for August HSFO tender The frontrunners are Vitol, PetroChina and Bakri Trading.
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