Ecsa decries Indonesia's protectionist plans Secretary general says protectionist measures are unacceptable for a country trying to negotiate free trade negotiations
P&I renewals: high burn, low churn General increases could be back after rates hit rock bottom, clubs warn
Crews are Ecdis savvy, Paris and Tokyo MoUs find Three-month study finds high familiarisation rates, but extra monitoring is called for
Cargill says open-loop scrubbers best option for bigger bulkers In light of IMO regulations and following extensive studies, trader finds that the open-loop system is the least harmful to...
ING and EIB team up to launch $373m green shipping facility Loans will be provided for sustainable vessel construction and retrofit projects
Obituary: Jeremy Smith Former Liberian Shipowners' Council general secretary and Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry chief operating officer dies after long illness...
An important spring window for capes Capesizes' post-lunar new year market performance may determine interests in asset investments
Mediterranean trade loses momentum, but prospects still bright Asia to Mediterranean box growth slowed in the final quarter after a strong start to 2017, although it looks set...
US, Australia, Japan and India could offer joint alternative to Belt and Road Washington official says regional infrastructure plan would complement China's scheme rather than rival it
Japan lodges protest over Korea's shipbuilding policies Letter sent in response to state-backed institutions' support measures such as refund guarantees for loss-making newbuild orders
US Coast Guard suspends search for missing seafarer Chief mate on Golden Ocean's bulker Golden Jake disappears while vessel was at anchor waiting to discharge cargo in Seattle
CMA CGM to take delivery of more 20,600 teu ships in 2018 The ships, which are expected to join the Antoine de Saint Exupery in plying the Asia to Europe route, feature...
Cargo ship crew repels attack with boiling water Armed attackers opened fire on a cargo vessel, injuring one of the 27 crew members
Philly Shipyard halts some operations and lays off staff on lack of orders Shipbuilder expects substantially lower revenue for 2018 compared with 2017
Inland terminals offer hope for Vancouver's congested roads Off-site box stuffing and direct rail services to terminals could solve the problems faced by a port short of land
Belships expects further improvement in dry bulk market Bullish forecast comes amid continued demand for iron ore imports in China as well as strong demand for grains from...
Kristian Morch joining Lauritzen board Odfjell CEO and Barbara Plucnar Jensen the new faces at Danish owner.
Forland finds work for idle OSV Fugro Saltire wins charter lasting into the fourth quarter.
Greenalia targets its own dry cargo fleet Spanish woodchip and renewables group sets up new shipping company as it eyes expansion.
Paris and Tokyo MOUs crack down on navigation Campaign resulted in 47 detentions, but "positive" findings overall.
Deutsche reveals $85m stake in Ship Finance International Holding makes bank one of the main investors in John Fredriksen-backed company.
Ocean Yield hungry for more as Chinese lessors pull in horns Lars Solbakken says better markets and less aggressive Chinese lessors contributing to higher deal flow.
ING and EIB offer $372m of eco financing Cash intended for newbuildings and retrofitting in bid to reduce emissions.
Uljanik Plovidba squeaks back into profit Croatian tanker and bulker owner made $6,400 in 2017 as revenue rose.
Two more Richfield anchor-handlers sold Bank-led disposals from fleet of Singapore owner continue.
Dennis Uy to fight voiding of 2Go takeover Shipowner to appeal blocking of share purchase by antitrust body.
James Fisher makes Australian move UK shipping group buys life support systems maker Cowan.
Principal Maritime linked to sale of final ship Apollo-backed company has sold the last tanker in its fleet, shipbrokers report.
Fearnley Securities upgrades AP Moller-Maersk Analysts expect increasing profit from the Danish giant during the next two years.
SCI earns more as costs fall Boxships, bulkers returned to profit in third quarter; tanker earnings down.
SeaBird terminates Ordinat charter Owner will redeliver research vessel to shareholder two years early.
Court sells Greek tanker to Peninsula Maritime Huascar fetches $2.8m in Namibia in admiralty case.
EMAS Offshore wins bank support for restructuring Singapore-listed company also sees moratorium on proceedings by creditors extended until June.
Vale made record iron ore shipments in 2017 Brazilian mining giant also continues to increase blended volumes in Asia, latest figures show.
Seafarer goes missing from Fredriksen bulker US Coast Guard suspend search operation for Philippines seafarer missing since Thursday.
Ross not discounting retaliation potential in Section 232 cases It "wouldn't surprise" Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross if countries challenge any remedy that President Trump might order pursuant to recomm...
Commerce starts AD/CVD investigations on Chinese cast iron soil pipe The Commerce Department is starting antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into imports of cast iron soil pipe from China, Comm...
APL expands guaranteed container loading service APL said Monday that it is greatly expanding its "Eagle GO. Guaranteed"a service, increasing the number of locations it will offer the servi...
Miami firm fined for luggage full of lithium batteries The U.S. Transportation Department's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed a $63,750 civil penalty against J&J Tech Group ...
Commerce approves MIA FTZ magnet site designation The U.S. Department of Commerce has given its final approval to the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) to designate all of Miami Interna...
FMC reviews 29 OTI license applications The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has received 29 ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) license applications and changes for rev...
FedEx: Customer information exposed, not compromised Parcel and express delivery carrier FedEx Corp. seems to have confirmed recent reports that thousands of customer identification records we...
John Griffith II, container shipping innovator, dies Longtime shipping executive and container shipping John Griffith II died Feb. 6, 2018 in Atlanta at the age of 92. Griffith II joined Unit...
Port of Savannah cargo growth continues in January The Port of Savannah handled 338,793 TEUs of containerized cargo in January 2018, a 2.2 percent increase from the same month a year ago, ac...
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Maersk Line on track to reduce CO2 emissions by 60% by 2020 The company expects to reduce its fuel consumption by 0.5% every year over the next five years, and a reduction of about 847,000 mt of CO2 equivalent.
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