Hapag-Lloyd's chief says 'no big shipping mergers' at the moment Habben Jansen says German shipping company is cutting costs to cope with a rise in fuel prices
Economou adds LNG newbuilds as DryShips strikes VLGC deal Public arm's sale of four very large LPG carriers is subject to consent from charterers Shell and Clearlake
Netherlands investigating EU-West Africa fuel trade A report from the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate finds that a lack of transparency may be undermining environmental and...
Baltic Exchange publishes LNG index as rally slows First assessment shows charter rate comes off its counter seasonal peak but stays high
Andrew Moffat relinquishes Maritime UK chair David Dingle to stay on as chairman through the autumn while a replacement is found
Who would buy Long Beach Container Terminal? With the prospect of a trade war dampening interest, and the more container volumes moving to ports on the east...
Is Alang on the cusp of transformation? Once openly hostile towards environmental standards in the Hong Kong Convention, attitudes at Alang are changing with 61 of the...
IR Class starts issuing electronic certificates The e-certificates' authenticity is easily verifiable through the IRClass Verification Portal
North signs partnership with 24Vision Rotterdam outfit offers ranges of services
Quarterly Outlook: Regulation A year and a half before the sulphur cap, attention needs to focus on enforcement
Can Alang change its ways? Lloyd's List gets unique access to world's largest ship scrapping facilities
Daily Briefing Five risks to check: Ship finance | The Lloyd's List Podcast: Markets outlook and the Trump effect | Why we...
Cexim to finance Navibulgar newbuildings Policy bank expects the deal to attract more shipowners to build ships in China
Hong Kong overtakes London in shipping centre index Four of the five top world shipping hubs are in Asia, according to the 2018 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development...
Where the sun never sets Almost 98% of ship components are reused in India
'Teapot' refiner says US crude tariffs ahead Fast growing export of US crude oil could be pinched if Chinese refiners switch off tap.
Genco Shipping tipped for sale of two veteran bulkers Sale looks to fire the starting pistol on fresh round of disposals.
Bourbon seals debt waiver with lenders Offshore vessel provider wins reprieve from creditors as it looks to withstand offshore market upheaval.
North P&I ties up with disruptive insurance innovator North P&I Club has forged a joint venture with 24Vision that brings together the might of the club's financial security with the innovative forward thinking on marine insurance of Dutch industry veteran Martin Lanting. The pair announced a tie-up in which North will be the insurance carrier for 24Vision's marine liability products. The joint venture is aiming to provide charters protection and i
CMA CGM picks new US operations chief Twenty-seven year veteran of shipping brings with him prior experience at Maersk. APMT and Sea-Land.
BBC Chartering starts Indian Ocean transits New eastbound service will be anchored by railroad project cargoes for Australia.
IM Skaugen reveals "massive" legal spat with Teekay Owner accuses rival of trying to "scuttle" its gas carrier pool activities.
Diana fixes panamax to ST Shipping Rates remain flattish as trading firm takes ship for short-term hire.
DryShips sells VLGC fleet and panamax bulker brace Greek owner's venture into the LPG market comes to an end as fleet renewal steps up.
Vale VLOC to be scrapped at PHP Family Brazilian miner denied the demolition sale last week but buyer confirms sale.
Klaveness pool earnings beat the benchmark Norwegian owner says June saw high volatility for panamaxes.
Maersk Line halts second service Asia to northern Europe loop closing due to slack demand.
Eastern Pacific handysizes show up on sales sheets Brokers circulate quartet for sale but market sources unsure if the ships will be cashed in.
Baltic Exchange launches LNG index trial Benchmark vessel and route details emerge as Exchange pilots LNG
Ecovix plans to sell Brazilian shipyard But restructuring group wants to diversify its activities first.
London falling: UK shipping hub drops behind Hong Kong Baltic Exchange rankings show further strengthening of Asian shipping centres.
IRISL fails to reclaim SocGen termination payment UK court rules bank can keep $8m from Iranian owner after sanctions caused cancellation of boxship at HHI.
Could a small $756 investment sway $1.1bn VLGC merger battle? BW LPG vehicle buys just 100 shares ahead of move to push for boardroom seat.
Bulker probed over gas pipeline leak Indonesian ship was closest to accident site, police say.
Economic outlook uncertain but global growth remains supportive Despite worrisome headlines, there is little to fear in the global outlook, writes Pictet Wealth Management global strategist Alexandre Tavazzi
Songa Bulk sets out dividend after Star Bulk deal Shipowner breaks out distribution after cheque and stock arrive from Petros Pappas.
Fredriksen venture buys BWT systems DESS chooses Optimarin kit for wellboat newbuildings.
China Exim finances new Navibulgar bulkers Lender provides $94m to fund six ships at Yangzijiang.
Navigator Spirit fails to quash salvage award for bulker breakdown Arbitrator did not act irregularly in case of Golden Union-managed newbuild whose engines kept shutting down.
Bomb explodes outside Piraeus shipping company office Police examine home-made device at Greek port.
Scorpio Bulkers sells and leases back ultramax Move will boost liquidity by $8m after $19m disposal.
Scenic's first cruise newbuilding delayed Uljanik Shipyard pushes back delivery of the first of Australian cruise operator's two expedition cruiseships by five months.
Indian Register begins e-certification drive Classification society implements electronic certificates on all its vessels.
Trade spat could turn Brazil into soybean importer Escalating trade war between the US and China likely to cause domestic shortages in Brazil, says industry body in the world's largest soybean producing country.
Covenant finalizes Landair acquisition Covenant Transportation Group Inc., a parent holding company for various transportation providers that offer services throughout the United States and Mexico, finalized its acquisition of Landair Holdings Inc., the holding company for Landair Transport and Landair Logistics.
Longshoremen reach tentative deal in New York The International Longshoremen's Association and employers represented by the New York Shipping Association said Tuesday they have reached tentative agreement on a six-year local contract for the Port of New York and New Jersey.
U.S., Canada dispute WTO report circumstances Canadian and U.S. government officials in emails to American Shipper disputed the circumstances leading to circulation of a World Trade Organization panel report on Thursday finding that the U.S. violated several WTO countervailing duty rules in levying CV duties on supercalendered paper from Canada.
South Carolina cargo hits monthly high South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) finished its fiscal 2018 year on a high note, logging record container volumes for the month in June, according to the latest data from the port authority. Terminals operated by SCPA handled 201,163 TEUs for the month, a 10 percent increase from June 2017 and a new high-water mark for monthly throughput. The June figures followed a May in which volumes surged
Hapag-Lloyd does not see major mergers ahead The world's third-largest container carrier, France's CMA CGM, has approached shareholders of Germany's Hapag-Lloyd about a possible merger, according to a Reuters report, but has been rebuffed.
Ocean Transport: Power struggle Shippers could regain the upper hand this year as carriers continue to deal with the threat of overcapacity as well as challenges from high bunker costs, volatile spot rates and uncertainty from global trade tension.
U.S. beef, lamb exports rise in May U.S. beef and lamb exports increased in volumes and value in May from a year prior, despite the nation experiencing a modest decline in pork exports in terms of volumes and value, according to data provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Customs finds importer evaded glycine duties Ceka Nutrition Inc. illegally evaded antidumping duties on glycine from China, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection anti-circumvention investigation that was initiated Aug. 28, 2017, and recently concluded.
Talking Trade with former BIS chief Eric Hirschhorn The Adam Smith Project sat down with Eric L. Hirschhorn, former chief of the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, to discuss the recent evolution of the country's export controls and where he believes they're headed.
EIA says April residual fuel oil exports to Panama rebounded on year US residual fuel oil exports to Panama totaled 2,155,000 barrels in April, up from 1,817,000 barrels a year earlier
HSFO demand at Rotterdam weakens amid loading backlog A 3.5% sulfur fuel oil barge loading backlog at Rotterdam after a flurry of buying activity last week has caused demand at the Dutch port to fall away this week
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Cavotec launches shore power initiative in China to curb emissions Global engineering group Cavotec said has commissioned a self-propelled, battery-powered shore power solution at the Taiziwan cruise terminal at the Port of Shenzhen, southern China
REFINERY NEWS: China's Sinopec Guangzhou starts supplying Phase 6 gasoil China plans to adopt Phase 6 gasoline and gasoil nationwide from January 1, 2019.
More accurate sulfur verification for compliance to IMO 2020 rule needed: BIMCO This comes as an intersessional meeting of the IMO on sulfur implementation is being held over July 9-13.
Net speculative length in ICE LSGO hits four-month low High arrivals of diesel into Europe in the coming weeks are set to add length to the market.
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