ONE hit by booking system problems EXCLUSIVE: Industry sources say carrier is struggling to integrate IT systems and customers are voting with their feet
Trade war impact on carriers likely to be limited Only lines with high exposure to transpacific trades are likely to suffer in any spat between the US and China
Shipping staring at 50% emissions cut by 2050 A proposed compromise text explicitly states the 50% cut is part of a pathway towards the Paris Agreement's goals
Djibouti fires back at DP World in port dispute War of words heats up over DCT ownership
VLCC earnings fall below $10,000 per day with low Saudi exports worsening oversupply Short rally is over as Middle Eastern exports expected to stay low with Opec supply cut in place
Stop putting seafarers lives at risk Almost half of required reports into accidents of a "very serious" nature, which includes loss of life, total loss of...
Maersk aims to escape from grip of freight rate volatility Digitalisation is at the core of Maersk's transformation from a conglomerate to a transport and logistics company, with customers already...
Eurogate posts double-digit jump in profits Profits grow on the back of non-recurring items and improving ROI
KDB holds off putting STX Offshore on receivership STX had earlier filed for court receivership in May 2016 after a year-long creditor-led rehabilitation scheme failed
Labour-short Japan urged to develop unmanned ships Japan's largest philanthropic organisation calls for more joint efforts in developing self-navigating vessels
Former Nor-Shipping director Liodden joins OBR Ms Liodden will start the new chapter in her career at the start of next month
Fujairah dismisses talk of low-sulphur fuel shortage in 2020 Fear that Fujairah might not be able to provide enough low sulphur fuel oil in 2020 was so high among...
Sulphur cap could drive up global bunker fuel costs by $60bn a year The industry is considering alternatives such switching to ultra low-sulphur fuel oil or marine gasoil, or installing scrubbers
Corpus Christi eyes second VLCC load point Leading means of egress for US crude oil cargoes sees another potential site for loading super tankers.
Top Ships back within Nasdaq compliance Greek owner's shares are now trading over $1 after company conducts a 1-for-10 reverse stock split.
Kim Heng fixes two vessels for one year Singaporean owner of offshore vessels charters two anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) ships to Malaysian oil major with optimism toward the future.
Shearwater adds TGS data contract Geophysical shipowner wins more work from compatriot for 2018.
Omicron buys panamax after selling handy Greek owner continues active period in the sale and purchase market.
Warrant issued for bulker that hit mansion Greek ship pursued by owner for $50m damages to historic building bashed in Bosporus.
LDA orders second wind farm ship French group beats 16 owners to land Orsted contract.
Stolt-Nielsen scraps another tanker Norwegian owner sends 2006-built carrier to Indian breakers.
Fitch: bulkers, boxships most exposed in trade wars Ratings agency says effect of US-China measures will depend on owners' flexibility.
AlixPartners: lines still in the danger zone "Imperative" that carriers curb their appetite for newbuildings, or face continued "margin-crushing" scenario.
Dof seals three-year charter in Brazil Norwegian owner clinches long-term subsea deal from Petrobras.
AP Moller-Maersk awards share options Group aims to retain executive directors with stock incentive.
KDB withdraws STX O&S receivership Korean yard's restructuring plan approved by creditors, avoiding court process.
Concerns over US takeover approval hit OOIL shares Alphaliner says investors are anxious about $6.3bn CoscoCS deal against background of US-China trade war.
Rare ANEK buy signals change of fortune Cretan ferry company makes first purchase in years after finances take a turn for the better
Petrogress inks Ghana crude supply deal Greek tanker owner enters partnership with Platon Gas Oil.
Indonesian S&P deals top $100m in first quarter Shipowners favoured different sectors in 2017 and 2018, VesselsValue data shows.
Korean appetite for LNG weaker than hoped Demand is set to ease off initially before increasing again, says Wood Mackenzie analyst.
Small businesses: Make trade deals, not wars Testifying in front of House lawmakers on Wednesday, small business stakeholders spoke in support of free trade agreements and expressed co...
NEWS FLASH: Rep. Hunter asks Trump to review Gulftainer investment in Port of Wilmington, Del. U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter Jr., R-Calif., chairman of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, asked President Donald Trump...
House signals OK on rail bills The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed two bipartisan railroad data and information security bills, the STB Information and Se...
Port of Virginia cargo swell continues in March The Port of Virginia continued to see increased volumes of containerized cargo in March 2018, with total throughput swelling 8.7 percent to...
Long Beach touts Q1 record The Inner Harbor at the Port of Long Beach. Port of Long Beach said it handled 575,258 TEUs in March, an increase of 13.8 percent compared ...
WLS: Capacity continues to rise on transatlantic, Asia-Europe trades The Asia-Europe and transatlantic trades thrived in the first quarter of 2018, with weekly deployed capacity rising 4 percent and 8.5 perce...
NAFTA agreement by Cinco de Mayo? Plausible scenarios for the conclusion of NAFTA negotiations range from a tweaked agreement to be hashed out before the July 1 Mexican pres...
Oil rises as events in Middle East overshadow US data President Trump's vow to bomb Syria pushed oil to highest levels in more than three years.
USGC HSFO exports likely to pick up in May on open arbitrage: sources Sources said more fixtures would leave for Singapore in May.
EIA says US residual fuel oil imports lowest since 2016 USGC stocks fell 881,000 barrels from the previous week.
Baltic bunker suppliers eye more fixtures to Asia as ice thins
Fuel oil forward curve not fully pricing in 2020 IMO impact: Platts Analytics "The market has not appreciated yet the degree and scope of these changes."
FEATURE: Pressure grows on IMO amid shipping carbon talks Delegates arriving at the IMO were greeted by a group of about 20 protesters lobbying for a strategy consistent with the Paris Agreement.
FEATURE: Technical issues loom over VLSFO bunker fuel in 2020
Piracy attacks rise 50% to 66 in Q1, with biggest jump in West Africa: IMB All but one of the 114 seafarers captured worldwide was in this region.
FUTURES: Oil lower on API crude build data, profit-taking "Conciliatory tones brought [equity] markets higher on Tuesday, but there remains a whole lot to consider in this US-China trade conflict," an IG market strategist said.
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