Clyde opens Hamburg office after poaching four partners from Ince But Ince hits back with three promotions
Maersk results reveal Hamburg Süd profitability Pro forma figures show Hamburg acquisition a positive boost for Danish line
Strong growth in bauxite trade to boost bulker demand Trade growth in other commodities will also support bulker demand this year, says Cargill's head of research
Economic outlook 'best for shipping in a decade' But brace yourselves for massive interest rate rise, bank economist warns
Nordic American Tankers cosies up to Big Oil Suezmax player still holds its head high after fourth-quarter loss
LNG shipping rates moderate on Cove Point delays and ending of peak demand season Spot rates may continue to slide until US terminal begins export operation
MSC appoints new chief of container terminal division Ammar Kanaan to take over following Vikram Sharma's retirement
US trucking shortages likely to worsen Further road freight capacity and driver shortfalls expected when new regulations become fully enforced from April - until rate rises...
Keppel issues statement after lawsuit report Singapore-based shipbuilder responds to news report it faces another lawsuit from EIG Global Energy Partners by saying it has yet...
Power List 2018: Dry Bulk With the commodities spectrum seeming firmly on the recovery trail, we highlight the most influential figures in dry bulk shipping...
Daily Briefing Picking the most influential figures in dry bulk shipping has never been an easy task, but Lloyd's List has sought...
Evergreen agrees charter for 12 boxships Agreement with Japanese tonnage provider Shoei Kisen Kaisha completes fleet expansion programme
Chinese buyers linked with Germany's DVB Bank Parent DZ Bank has had to make large provisions for bad loans in shipping
Ocean Yield signs Kyklades 15-year VLCC sale and leaseback deal Vessels scheduled for delivery between the second and third quarters of 2019
MSC close to finalising five-year ship refit programme More than 250 boxships in the fleet have had new bulbous bows and propellers fitted to cut emissions and raise...
Essar Shipping eyes fleet expansion Indian owner plans to acquire both dry bulk and tanker vessels, says chief executive Ranjit Singh
MSC orders eight LNG-ready ropax newbuilds in China First vessel to be delivered in 2020
South Korea container lines launch joint service New offering set to start from February 16
Autonomous ships on the radar for BPA Minor ports could benefit from large numbers of small autonomous vessels serving them in the future, says policy manager Mark...
Investor raises stake in Golar LNG Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss acquires 6.7 million shares in New York-listed general partner.
OSG looks to amend and extend debt Credit ratings agencies mostly positive on US-based products tanker owner's move to lengthen due date on debt.
Cruiseship offers retirement at sea Cruise Retirement is transforming a former ferry and passengership into a 'floating retirement home.'
DOF Subsea gets short-term hire extensions Offshore vessel owner gets to extend employment of CSVs and PSVs, while subsea services wins IMR deals.
Sovcomflot gets $106m loan for Arctic shuttle tanker The newbuild for Russian tanker owner is part of Novy Port project through long-term agreement with Gazprom Neft.
GoodBulk straight in as top pick at Clarksons Platou Securities Analysts forecast a profit of more than $100m is on the cards for shipowner in 2019.
Klaveness eyes up newbuilding options Lasse Kristoffersen says the company holds advantageous optional slots in China.
DFDS orders $296m ro-pax duo in China Danish owner heading to GSI for Baltic freight and passenger vessels.
Teekay's debt crowding out daughter payouts Sell-side equity analyst note says the parent firm's high debt load will limit further share appreciation.
MSC Group names new leader of terminal arm Chief executive of Swiss boxship owner's Terminal Investment Limited is retiring.
Cosco Shipping Leasing to raise $320m Asset-backed securities sale will be used to pay off loans.
Samsung Heavy cancels $650m drillship deal Client failed to submit resumption notice after delivery delay.
D'Amico International fixes out third LR1 newbuilding Trafigura continues to show taste for Vinashin-built ships with latest charter.
Nordic American Tankers cuts loss as new loan nears Suezmax specialist expecting upturn in market this year.
Clarksons analysts questions 'irrational' dry cargo stock slump Decline comes as part of a wider fall in shipping equities after a positive 2017.
RollDock, SAL form first dock vessel pool Dutch and German owners team up with fleet of six ships.
Nova Algoma Shortsea Carriers adds to growth spurt Wessels Reederei ship latest to be picked up by Nova Marine and Algoma Central venture.
Ince quartet head to Clyde & Co New partners being appointed in Hamburg after defection of Tim Schommer and others.
Evergreen Marine and Shoei Kisen ink newbuilding charter Long-awaited contract for 11,000-teu vessels has today been officially confirmed.
VLCC deal and Pareto Securities upgrade lift Ocean Yield New buy rating follows transaction that took Rokke-backed company into the VL arena.
Oceanteam moving and merging to avoid liquidation Row over lack of auditor means deal with Dutch unit to avoid Norwegian rules.
ABN Amro reverses loan losses Strong Dutch economy means release of $42m of provisions.
Seatrade execs face jail over demo deal Prosecutor calls for prison sentence over sale of four reefers.
Morgan Stanley raises rating on DHT Holdings and Euronav Upgrades come hot on the heels of a selldown in global equities.
Sir Michael Bibby standing down as CEO Long-serving Bibby Line Group boss to remain a director after leaving top job.
Hyundai Mipo claims ballast-free first Korean yard says new Schulte LNG bunkering ship requires no ballast water.
MSC and Moby order cruise ferries in China Italian owners team up on deal for up to eight 'biggest ever' ro-paxes at GSI.
Vallianz third quarter profit shrinks 43% Singapore-listed OSV operator hurt by write-down of bad debt from Mexican joint venture.
Thoresen ties up first deal of 2018 Thai-backed dry bulk shipowner buys one ship, but denies market talk of second deal.
Chinese banks said to be eyeing bid for DVB China's grip on ship finance set to strengthen with potential bid for German shipping lender.
Trump plans 'reciprocal tax' on trade President Donald Trump plans to implement a "reciprocal tax" on countries that "take advantage of the United States" with regard to trade, ...
ONE to join three Asia-WCSA loops The Ocean Network Express (ONE), the newly combined carrier formed from the container divisions of Japanese firms NYK, "K" Line and MOL, wi...
NRF: U.S. container imports to grow 4.9% in first half 2018 Ports covered by the NRF's Global Port Tracker report handled 20.5 million TEUs of imports in 2017, a year-over-year increase 7.6 percent. ...
White House releases broad infrastructure plan President Trump's infrastructure plan released Monday sets forth a grant incentive program that aims to attract "significant new, non-Feder...
Uber reaches settlement with Waymo in trade secrets trial Ride-sharing application provider Uber has reached a settlement with Waymo, the autonomous vehicle development subsidiary of Google parent ...
Hyundai Heavy Industries' net loss sinks deeper in Q4 2017 Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) posted a net loss of KRW 572.3 billion (U.S. $524.8 million) for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to a n...
Evergreen charters a dozen 11,000-TEU ships Evergreen Marine Corp. said Monday it has entered an agreement with Shoei Kisen Kaisha to charter 12, 11,000-TEU containerships. The plans...
CaroTrans expands Central American presence Non-vessel-operating common carrier CaroTrans has strengthened its presence in Central America by entering into a partnership with Globelin...
Commentary: Trade needs a referee The trade community has been wrapped up over the past few months in a debate over whether the Trump administration wants to truly subvert t...
Venezuela seeks five-year extension of OPEC/non-OPEC output cuts Venezuela has proposed extending the OPEC/non-OPEC production cut agreement for five years, oil minister Manuel Quevedo told S&P Global Platts on Monday.
Oil complex under pressure, despite dwindling surplus Crude stocks remain above 400 million barrels.
Bunkering backlog at Gibraltar after UK aircraft carrier's visit Traders said between 10 and 16 vessels were waiting to bunker Monday and that it would likely take up to two days to clear the backlog.
Russia's Lukoil offers RMD fuel oil in Black Sea: source Lukoil stamped its first contract to supply 1,500 mt of RMD fuel oil in the port of Novorossiisk this week.
Turkish navy stops Eni production vessel near Cyprus: sources The Turkish navy blocked a floating storage and production vessel contracted by Italy's Eni to explore off the off the coast of Cyprus.
External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A
IRAQ DATA: Jan production stable, but exports drop 82,000 b/d from Dec - SOMO
MALAYSIA DATA: Fuel oil, LPG, LNG output falls on year in Dec Fuel oil production saw the biggest year-on-year drop of 15.1% to 265,417 mt.
FUTURES: Crude up on recovering Asian equity markets Meanwhile, US oil rig count has increased under recent strong flat price environment.
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