Maersk Line joins CargoSphere's cloud-based rate platform The move that provides further evidence that carriers are looking to make a digital transition
Size means little without outstanding customer service, say shipmanagement giants Columbia's O'Neil favours economies of scale, while Anglo Eastern's Cremers underplays its importance, and Fleet Management's Rajvanshy warns of disruption...
Bulker scrapping slows A better than expected rise in demand curbs breaking
Asia-Mediterranean trade could stagnate amid Turkey crisis Drewry expects at the very least some rationalisation of Turkish calls
Battery solutions move closer to fulfilling zero-emission shipping Battery technology is building momentum. Rolls-Royce Marine's modular SAVe Energy project now has class approval and looks set to become...
AET gains DP2 shuttle tanker contract from Shell Brazil The 152,700 dwt vessel is being built at a South Korean shipyard
Yard Talk | Will the price for large LNG carrier head back to $200m? More LNG carriers are good for South Korean builders, higher prices are better
Samsung Heavy wins two more LNG carrier newbuildings Vessels are scheduled for delivery at the end of 2020
Shipbuilding orderbook drops to 14-year low As of the beginning of August, the global orderbook stood at 3,000 vessels of 76.0m cgt, its lowest level in...
Daily Briefing Box lines go hungry | Experts join our bad bunkers podcast | Greeks add fuel to bunkers row | Consolidation...
Maersk to launch Rotterdam low-sulphur bunker facility Rotterdam tank farm to supply a fifth of Maersk's annual fuel requirements
Tanker missing in Gulf of Guinea Tanker laden with oil has 19 crew members on board, including 17 from Georgia and two Russians
Jiangnan bags two 79,800 cu m LNG carriers Vessels are equipped with membrane-type LNG tanks using the GTT Mark III Flex technology to reduce daily boil-off rate of...
ONE enhances reefer fleet The order includes 2,100 reefers fitted with controlled atmosphere technology
China defies US sanctions China shifts cargo to NITC tankers, still buys Iranian crude under new shipping arrangement.
Hapag-Lloyd to connect India, Arabian Gulf to East Africa German box carrier invests in growing East African market after making successful debut in April.
Cowen analyst leaves for boutique Sam Margolin heads to New York-based investment research firm after 20 months with Cowen & Co.
Idan Ofer strikes key deal with Pacific Drilling bondholders Breakthrough in Chapter 11 case will see shipowner co-invest with ad hoc group to bring driller out of bankruptcy.
Summer surge in scrubber take-up bad news for free riders With enough fuel likely to be available those relying on slow steaming alone will lose out, Stifel says.
ESL gets hands on 'most eco-friendly' bulker Finnish owner says Haaga generates less than half emissions of previous-generation ships.
Bocimar chief bats away market talk of benchmark bulker buy Benoit Timmermans says company is not involved in post-panamax transaction.
Maersk secures big chunk of 2020 fuel supply Danish group teams with Vopak in Rotterdam on new bunker facility.
First LNG bunker barge to deliver in US A pioneering vessel ordered over three years ago finally completes trials
GasLog doubles up at Samsung backed by Cheniere charters Greek shipowner confirms fresh order with its preferred Korean yard after inking new time charter contracts with US exporter.
Hyundai Heavy to sell Onsan yard Korean shipbuilder wants to offload mothballed offshore facility.
Hoegh LNG shares climb after Australian contract win Oslo-listed owner could use one of two units to meet contract with Australian Industrial Energy, analysts say.
Navig8 boosts VLCC pool with AET tanker in firming market Addition continues growth efforts at VL8 pool following high-profile exits.
Shell gives AET reason to order new shuttle tanker Singapore-based AET to build dynamic positioning shuttle tanker for Shell contract.
CJC adds HFW and Clyde partners Law firm strengthens Admiralty and casualty teams in London and Singapore.
Thun Tankers adds Wisby vessel Swedish owner to manage ship for Gothia Tanker Alliance.
Scrubbers a final piece in Fredriksen's dry bulk dividend vision Analysts say additional profit boost come 2020 will help Golden Ocean become what it was intended to be.
Stena Sonangol returns down again Houston suezmax pool hit by tanker fleet growth once more, as four ships join.
Teekay LNG Partners eyes trip to Oslo bond market Banks drafted to line up debt issue which would be latest step in strengthening balance sheet.
New team changes Combi Lift focus Harren & Partner's heavy-lift unit takes on bigger cargo challenges.
Kamsarmax trio swept up by Chinese owner Ships had earlier been in the sights of Greek owner Times Navigation.
MSC to help revive Kenyan national line President Uhuru Kenyatta signs new agreement with giant shipowner.
Subsea 7 scoops contract worth up to $300m Oslo-listed owner lines up more work for 2019 and 2020.
Iran luring lines with 'support packages' New owners cooperating with government after US sanctions reimposed, PMO says.
Samsung secures two more LNG newbuilding orders South Korea shipbuilder picks up fifth and six gas carrier order in less than a week.
Global newbuilding orderbook reaches 14 year low Clarksons says backlog has also declined rapidly in comparison to the global fleet to just 9.9%.
BP signs up for Papua New Guinea LNG supply British oil major will initially take 450,000t of gas per year starting later this month.
Jiangnan Shipyard set for LNG newbuilding debut State-owned shipbuilder becomes only the second Chinese yard to make move into gas ship market.
Transporeon merges with TIM Consult TIM Consult GmbH, an international business logistics consulting firm headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, is merging with transportation management systems provider Transporeon Group, according to a joint statement from the companies.
SMC³ sets sights on Canada SMC³ is launching a less-than-truckload rating solution in October that will provide a base rate for shipments within Canada.
NWSA volume growth continues Volumes of containerized cargo at terminals operated by the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA), which includes the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, grew for the second straight month in July after three consecutive months of year-over-year declines.
U.S. taking lead in trade talks The United States is taking a leadership role on customs issues in the NAFTA renegotiation and in the context of the World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish said Wednesday during the U.S. Customs and Border Protection 2018 Trade Symposium in Atlanta.
Maersk enters bunker venture A.P. Møller - Maersk said it is entering into a joint initiative with the Dutch fuel storage company Royal Vopak in advance of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirement that ships reduce sulfur emissions by using bunker fuel with a sulfur content of 0.5 percent or less, beginning in 2020.
Freight economy 'extraordinarily strong' Growth in the North American freight market picked back up in July after slowing slightly the previous month, according to the latest Cass Freight Index Report.
Customs modernizing foreign mail handling U.S. Customs and Border Protection plans to roll out entry type 86 in the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) for de minimis shipments involving partner government agencies (PGAs) in early 2019.
Maersk moves to CargoSphere platform Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company, is now using CargoSphere's platform for digital, fully automated distribution of its contract rates and amendments.
Webinar looking at intermodal forecast American Shipper is hosting a webinar, "Navigating New Realities: Peak Shipping Season Intermodal Outlook" at 2 p.m. Thursday.
Crude futures settle higher on global supply concerns October ICE Brent settled 38 cents higher at $72.21/b Monday, while September NYMEX crude settled 53 cents higher at $66.44/b as market participants focused on the impact of renewed US sanctions against Iran and dwindling Venezuelan output.
Bunker buyers wary of Istanbul amid plunge in lira, suppliers unfazed The Mediterranean bunker fuel market is closely monitoring the impact of the sharp fall in the Turkish lira
Dan-Bunkering to merge with Sydney's Australia Bunkering Dan-Bunkering will now have offices in 12 locations worldwide.
Japan to import Yemeni Masila crude for the first time since 2015 Around 200,000 barrels of crude was loaded on to the Ambelos, a Bahamas-flagged 114,600 dwt vessel.
More finance, innovation needed to meet IMO climate goals: Clean Cargo CO2 emissions per container per kilometer for global ocean transportation routes dropped by 1% on year in 2017.
Golden Ocean Group to install scrubbers on 16 Capesize vessels The company recorded a net income of $9 million for Q2 2018, compared with $16.7 million in Q1.
South Korea's refinery upgrades boon for Mexican Maya crude This comes as refiners are currently developing new 0.5% sulfur bunker fuels for use in 2020.
Indian BPCL's Kochi refinery likely to receive US crude: cFlow According to cFlow, the VLCC vessel, Khurais, is expected to discharge on September 16.
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