The Interview: Wolfgang Freese Container shipping has become depersonalised over the past 50 years but carriers should not forget the personal touch
Pacific Basin looks to add secondhand tonnage on positive outlook Hong Kong-based dry bulk owner is cautiously optimistic about the continued recovery but expects volatility along the way
Idle boxship fleet set to fall World containership fleet treads water as scrapping slows, temportarily pushing up idle fleet
Anti-money laundering rules killing one in eight shipping deals, says M&M Old school corporate veil now sure-fire dealbreaker, according to M&M chief Halvor Steen
Stolt-Nielsen posts better results on storage businesses The world's largest chemical tanker owner is keeping a dim outlook on freight earnings this year
Durban, Abidjan and Mombasa most likely to become major hubs in Africa African ports also face cost challenges from trade imbalances stemming from commodity exports and manufactured imports
Alix calls for container lines to curb new orders The consultancy also warned about rising operating costs due partly to bunker prices, which have more than doubled from early...
Sea Japan feels the winds of maritime transformation The question now being asked openly by overseas visitors is: how do we do business here?
Japan targets ageing Asean fleet with financial incentives to build The move comes as a large part of the Asean countries attempt to expand their fleets and renew aged vessels
Heavy Fuel Oil ban in the Arctic gains regulatory traction Calls for a ban on HFO use in the Arctic gain support at MEPC despite resistance
LA Harbor Commission president steps down City official appointed to five-member panel, brings leadership experience at municipal and state levels.
Owners offer in on BP Suezmax tender But offers for tonnage to take on long-term hire come in at levels above what oil major appears willing to pay.
Shell in TC deal for AET's LNG aframaxes Malaysia-based owner says the newbuildings will be among the 'cleanest' aframaxes
Skaugen family holding to plunge in restructuring Historic Norwegian shipping firm heading for slimmed down future under Norgas
ER Schiffahrt taps into improving charter market
Total kicks off FSRU search for Cuba project
Pod propulsors are the driving force behind latest cruiseships Operators explore new opportunities with help of azimuth thruster technology
Does the internet make crew lonely?
Non-compliant pilot ladders needlessly put lives at risk
Chinese deal yields Kassian its third bulker of the year
Expanding Great Eastern raises $46m Debenture issue gives Indian owner more acquisition firepower.
Sudan joins queue for FSRU as it works on onshore terminal
Shell's Prelude FLNG gears up to receive its first LNG World's largest floater nears another historic milestone at its new home off Western Australia
Plate Princess tanker spill dispute may go to UN
Jiangsu to build up to 20 LNG-fuelled bulkers
Cruiseships learn from commercial cousins to explore polar regions Icebreaker expertise cuts a path for passengers to experience cold-climate cruises
HMM gears up for $2.5bn boxship spend
Rich shipping bloodline on both sides of household
Fearnley Offshore Supply shows some positivity amid the gloom Norwegian offshore shipbroker's annual dinner and light-hearted awards demonstrate slowly rising confidence among market players
Clarksons Platou: summer love-in for GulfMark stock Analyst sees 12% upside to shares as markets recover.
Cosco and PIL ship swap deal swells past $400m
Chandris lands two-year storage deal for VLCC
Grieg Shipbrokers aims to get closer to clients in Asia Further expansion in region likely after launch of dry bulk offices in major hubs
Shippers 'have upper hand' in transpacific contract rate talks Newbuildings and cascaded vessels will make things difficult for operators in negotiations
Greek owners lead trend in scrapping of crude tankers Two ageing vessels offloaded for scrap in Bangladesh and Singapore continue intense activity in the demolition market
Buoyant start to 2018 scuppered by Trump's America First policy Freight market optimism has been torpedoed by worries over strength of demand as the rhetoric of a trade war between the US and China ratchets up
Petrobras fixes SolstadFarstad AHTS duo Brazilian producer signs up ships for a year each.
Politics clouds emissions negotiations
STX Offshore submits self-rescue plan to KDB in nick of time
Fukuoka tightens grip on chemical tanker sector Acquisition of neighbouring yard Usuki is the latest in a series of consolidation moves among medium-size shipbuilders in Japan
Guggenheim behind DSME VLCC order
Marinakis raises funds for eight-VLCC project
Sorensen chases $80m to support new venture
Investors set sights on speculative crude tanker newbuild projects Lower newbuilding prices offered in China and South Korea are gaining the interest of investment funds with money now flowing into new tonnage
Monjasa bounces back into profit Danish bunker and tanker group boosted by rising oil price in 2017.
Stolt-Nielsen more than doubles profit US tax boost helps first quarter result as owner says rates recovery still a year away.
ICG boss Rothwell pocketed $3.3m in 2017 Ferry and boxship group CEO's total package rose almost 20% last year.
Maersk Supply forms decommissioning JV Danish OSV owner teams up with Maersk Drilling to shut down oil fields.
One killed, nine injured in Russian yard blast Gas cylinder exploded on research ship at Almaz plant in St Petersburg.
LDA pulls out of capesize spot market Volatile sector now controlled by mining groups, French owner's boss says.
Benelux boosts fleet with 28-year-old VLGC
Shipping faces $60bn extra bunker bill post 2020 Availability of compliant fuels may also see major shift in bunker hubs, says Wood Mackenzie
US Coast Guard medevacs injured Chinese seafarer Handysize bulker steams 350 miles to rendezvous with rescue helicopter off Puerto Rico.
Big money builds little fleet
Teekay steers pool partners to 'The Helm' World's largest mid-size tanker operator says new online portal will provide more transparency to partners.
How does Clarksons make the case for Andi's bumper pay? Investors in the world's largest shipbroker have another chance to judge the firm's executive compensation policy
Fredly and familiar faces launch Hunter into VLCC market New venture aims to be Oslo's third listed large tanker owner
Fredriksen relieved at cutting 'Gordian knot' binding Seadrill Refinancing plan comes together with more than 500 creditors agreeing to the scheme at bankruptcy court in Texas
Crunch year looms for Scorpio Tankers over liquidity Analysts and New York owner mull over tactics to shore up cash reserves ahead of debt maturities that are weighing heavily on its share price
Grieg Group sets up new investment division
Holst leads recruiting drive to rebuild L&S
End of an era after more than a century
Maersk Line snaps up six pack from Commerzbank Owner adds modern neo-panamax and wide-beam vessels
Orderbook at TMS Cardiff Gas inches up to five ships Christos Economou leads LNG charge by reserving two berths at Samsung shortly after inking trio at rival yard
PLN floats LNG proposals for Papua region
First cargo date slides for Golar's Cameroon FLNG unit
Fearnley Securities sees OSV potential amid the challenges
Beachgoers discover mystery wreck on Florida shoreline
Columbia turning ambitions into action with digital optimisation Group chief executive Mark O'Neil says new control rooms will boost performance and safety, while offering an introduction to third-party management
'Prepare for the worst' when entering polar areas
Navig8 rebuilding fleet with New Times tanker series Pool operator verifies deal for 16 product tankers for its own account
Allseas wins time charter for second suezmax
Hansa looks to build on $15.3m tanker purchase
Suezmaxes to get more US Gulf dock space Major US energy logistics firm says acquisition of additional waterfront land aimed at more US crude exports.
BIMCO boasts of port call workload drop BIMCO, the world's largest international shipping association, has been working with partners to develop a maritime reporting model (MRM) t...
Port of Oakland volumes slide following Lunar New Year holiday The Port of Oakland saw its cargo volumes slip in March 2018, as imports fell due to factory shutdowns in Asia during the Lunar New Year ho...
TL rates keep on truckin' in March Growth in domestic U.S. truckload rates continued to accelerate in March 2018, increasing 7.2 percent compared with the same month a year a...
SCPA volumes rebound with record March Volumes of containerized cargo at South Carolina Ports Authority rebounded in March 2018 after a rocky start to the year. Port terminals o...
Intermodal pricing growth streak continues in March North American intermodal rates increased another 5.8 percent for the month compared with the same 2017 period, the 18th consecutive monthl...
Lyttleton Port issues lockout over pay feud Lyttelton Port Co. (LPC) said upcoming strikes will close the port for several days later this month. The New Zealand port is scheduled to...
Port trucking reform bill targets shippers California State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-33) said Wednesday that legislation ( SB 1402 )he has introduced "makes retailers jointly liable for ...
Trump, federal agencies build framework for faster infrastructure reviews President Donald Trump and the leaders of several federal agencies met on Monday to sign off on a proposal that aims to shorten the review ...
Qatar Airways in queue for five Boeing 777 freighters Qatar Airways this week signed a letter of intent with Boeing to purchase five 777 freighters valued at $1.7 billion. "The addition of fiv...
OPEC resolute on rebalancing oil market despite geopolitical upheaval: Barkindo Tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran worsened, pushing prices higher.
Shell sees low risk of 'stranded assets' as proven reserves slip Shell estimates 80% of its current reserves will be produced by 2030.
Panama's February marine diesel sales rise 16% on year Sales of fuel oil rose 5% from February 2017.
Temporary re-opening of northbound Bosporus strait mutes demand at Istanbul The strait had been shut since Monday afternoon due to fog.
Bunker trader Monjasa reports sales drop in 2017
Lome bunker fuel soars on tight West Africa availability
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TRADER NOTE: Danish bunker supplier Malik Supply hires new bunker trader El-Zarie will be based in Fredericia.
FUTURES: Crude continues uptrend amid rising Middle East tensions "Geopolitical risks outweighed an unexpected rise in inventories in the US," ANZ analysts said.
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