Greek-owned fleet capacity expands by 4% as crude tanker share rises Last 12 months have seen a slight rise in Greeks' share of world fleet
Prime Shipping raises ICO target Russian-Gibraltarian venture aims to raise $150m in total and private sales have begun
Greek shipping minister sounds alarm for nautical education Panagiotis Kouroumplis sees upgrade in nautical training and education as vital for Greece's continuing dominance in shipping and to attract...
Data Hub: World Boxship Fleet Update: 14,000 teu class back in vogue With the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, the Panama Canal widening and dredging programmes at US east coast ports, vessels...
Maersk Honam 'highlights importance of cargo insurance' Unless shippers have purchased 'general average' coverage, they are liable to pay a proportion of the vessel's damage, clean up...
Lawyers and insurers overrule Maersk on port destination for Honam Fire on boxship remains under control, but the vessel is still several weeks away from being able to discharge containers
Time to move on from theorising about distributed ledger technology Lloyd's Register Foundation has taken the plunge into blockchain technology with a venture that will see three demonstrator projects test...
European financing is tied to shipping regulations Finance panel claims regulations are slashing vessel lifetimes and anticipate digitalisation could stabilise asset price volatility
Liner network changes set to add 8.8% to Asia-Europe capacity New vessels and loops bring major shake-up to east-west and north-south trades, pointing to downwards pressure on rates or numerous...
Smells, bells and noisy ships You may think people who choose to live near ports would have realised that they might be close to ships...
James Chao named 2018 Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement winner Chinese-American entrepreneur and philanthropist recognised for maritime career spanning 50 years at leading dry bulk, trading and financing operation. Book...
Beijing proposes tariffs on $3bn of US imports Move comes in response to US plans to slap 25% in duties on up to $60bn in annual imports from...
Capsized cargo vessel towed to Le Havre Vessel had overturned on Wednesday after colliding with a fishing boat in the English Channel
Lloyd's Register Foundation to fund maritime blockchain project Founding partners set up Maritime Blockchain Labs to understand benefits and pitfalls of distributed ledger technology
Encrypted blockchain has potential to attract shipping investors Technology to allow even smaller-scale investors to become a shipowner with a fraction of the assets, according to Marine Chain...
Zim recovery continues despite weak fourth quarter Israeli line bounces back into the black for 2017, but warns of volatility and overcapacity as fourth quarter sees losses...
Wilhelmsen venture gives access to Chinese newbuilding services market Company to work with local partner in drydock planning and management, scrubber retrofit project management and ballast water treatment project...
Asia Pacific ports could incur up to $49bn in climate change costs Asian ports are especially key to the global economy as they occupy nine of the top 10 rankings in terms...
Star Bulk considers renewable energy use on its fleet Company partners Eco Marine Power to explore the use of solar panels, batteries and other devices to power bulk carriers
Maersk's integration goals may pose a challenge Freight forwarders can work with multiple carriers and offer service packages, something which individual shipping lines cannot achieve, says Tim...
Sovcomflot posts 2017 losses on weak spot earnings: tanker results round-up Latest reporting: Sovcomflot, Pyxis, Gener8 and TEN
Growing US coal exports buoy bulker trade India's 52% year-on-year rise in imports from the US in February helped increase tonne-miles
Johnson out at Borr after Paragon deal Borr Drilling announces that it will put its chief operating officer as interim CEO.
Seafarer wellbeing counts for little without basic conditions Ensuring crew are healthy and thriving is not about shipowners showing altruism, but acting in enlightened self-interest to embed safety standards and drive efficiencies
Caution at Lloyd's after marine loss escalates London insurance veteran warns soft market will test syndicates' resolve
Prestige compensation issue still 'far from resolved'
Rickmers foundation set up to study social change
Borealis swallows six-ship fleet from Soundview
IRISL set to rock boat on Asia-Middle East trade Iran's national carrier is poised to disrupt the delicate balance of trade as it takes delivery of its biggest ever boxships - doubling capacity
South Korean yards court Zvezda deal
Gail set to tender for LNG carrier
GM&T charters newbuilding for Cameroon FLNG
Hoegh FSRU linked to CNOOC time charter
LNG charter rates slide on slack market conditions Broker BRS says LNG market players might need to 'temper expectations' this year
Tsakos banks on LNG carriers to be his 'Teslas' New York-listed tanker owner sees diversity as key to longevity amid anniversary event
No major worldwide rise for OSV term charters
Owners must get serious about OSV scrapping - Tidewater The fourth quarter alone saw 16 Tidewater vessels sold for scrap compared with 28 demolished over the past four years combined
Bibby's merger said to lack 'compelling industrial logic' Some view the merger of Bibby and Rever as convenient for York Capital - but not strategic
Fanning says Tidewater will get to cash flow break-even or 'die trying'
Seatrade court ruling sends 'clear' message on scrap sales Shipowners will find it difficult to defend demolition sales of European vessels to South Asian yards after Rotterdam court rules waste export laws apply
Insurers target misdeclaration as containership fires rage on Misdeclaration of cargoes is the largest single cause of boxship fires, but can ship operators find a solution?
ISU sees year-on-year rise in salvage work
CSCL Jupiter snap is a winner
Low-key CMA Commodore Chao juggles several hats with grace Sabrina Chao talks about the future of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings, the push to promote Hong Kong as a maritime centre and life as a leading woman in shipping
DryShips poised to sell off another vintage panamax
Minoa expands panamax fleet with first buy in three years
Cruiseship converters design mobile homes for millennials Two Australian real-estate professionals plan to convert a pair of cruiseships into long-term homes, where residents vote on ports of call via an app
Two obsolete cruiseships sold for scrapping at Alang breakers
S&P mystery solved as rare Greek buyer emerges Equinox Maritime makes first foray into secondhand market for six years
Sale indicates supramax values uncertainty
Italian owner's strong price for kamsarmax
Ageing bulker sale set to make sense for Lomar
Creditors want ad in TradeWinds
Gener8 shareholders go to court to halt Euronav deal Class-action lawsuits allege Gener8's private equity backers put their interests ahead of those of public shareholders
Maersk Tankers says new owners were drawn in by fresh strategy
Digitally focused Maersk Tankers looking to push industry paradigm Chief executive Christian M Ingerslev explains how the company will approach business under new private ownership
Contships gets lucky second time around on feeder pair
Minerva unveiled as new entrant in LNG shipping Greek owner becomes first newcomer this year to make a break for gas as talk of cut-price deals starts to bump up orderbook
SSY snuggles up closer to Clarksons
Gunvor claims 'politics' behind Chinese smuggling allegations Chinese charterers arrest MR2 tanker saying Pan Ocean went along with 2016 tax evasion scheme
Dileton faces $33m claim over alleged Yemeni arms smuggling Saudi Arabia has held a Dileton Maritime MR tanker for nearly a year after concluding it was used for smuggling military grade explosives - and now the ship's last charterer is arresting Dileton's bulkers
BP invites bids for IMO 2020-ready suezmaxes
Kyklades Maritime orders pair of VLCC newbuildings Greek shipowner returns to South Korean yard giant for large tankers, while the company's aframax tanker newbuildings at Sungdong may never get built
Maersk Tankers and CargoMetrics target data-based trading signals
Loukopoulos fights arrest over tanker mortgages Oxygen Maritime, which controls four modern tankers from George Kassiotis' Omega Navigation fleet, is fighting off an auction sale - and getting support from some of its creditors
Twin hires hint at larger shipping future for BTIG With veteran analysts Ole Slorer and Gregory Lewis thought to be onboard, boutique bank looks set to ramp up its maritime business
Duo lifts Rickmers boxship orderbook in China to eight Beleaguered owner makes a private investment in two more newbuildings at Fujian Mawei as he seeks to bounce back
Doubts over Trump summit's $26bn ethane shipping deal Little-known US company linked to Russians has big plans for exports to China, but analysts are expressing scepticism, with one describing it as 'a long shot'
Triple Chinese kamsarmax sale in limbo Greece's Times Navigation makes top bid for Zhejiang Materials Industry (ZMI) trio.
DNV Foundation paid $1.5bn to buy out German partner Media report reveals huge sum paid by to acquire DNV GL.
BIMCO's Sand calls trade restrictions a 'worrying trend' BIMCO Chief Shipping Analyst Peter Sand said Thursday - on the eve of the United States beginning to implement 25 percent tariffs on steel ...
NEWS FLASH: Trump officially signs off on China tariffs President Donald Trump on Thursday formally ordered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to publish proposed tariff increases...
Khouri discusses competition with Japanese regulators The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's Acting Chairman Michael Khouri has concluded a trip to Tokyo this week where he attended the Fourth ...
U.S. to impose $50b in tariffs against China The U.S. is teeing up tariffs covering approximately $50 billion worth of products from China across 1,300 tariff lines, pursuant to a seve...
ATA: Truck tonnage snaps growth streak in February Domestic truck tonnage snapped its sequential growth streak in February 2018, sliding 2.6 percent from the previous month, but rose 5.7 per...
YMM, OOCL and ONE to launch joint intra-Asia loop Ocean carriers Yang Ming Marine, Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Ocean Network Express (ONE) will launch a new joint intra-Asia s...
Executive Moves: CSX and Volga-Dnepr UK CSX has appointed Angela C. Williams vice president and controller. She succeeds Andrew L. Glassman , who is leaving the railroad, effectiv...
Cenovus cuts oil sands production on lack of market access Canada's Cenovus Energy is curtailing oil sands production to cut losses
PDVSA using Russian Urals crude to meet supply deals The dramatic fall in Venezuelan crude oil production is pushing state-owned company PDVSA to rely on crude imports to meet some of it supply commitments.
US investment in Mexican upstream at stake in NAFTA talks: GOP lawmakers Scrapping or weakening NAFTA's investor protections would hamper US investment in the Mexican upstream and cross-border oil and gas pipelines, more than 100 Republican lawmakers urged the Trump administration this week
Oil pulled down by softer equities, China tariffs The oil complex reversed lower Thursday as profit-taking, weaker equities and renewed concerns over retaliatory trade measures ended a two-day rally
Tenerife bunker demand gains 9.5% in 2017 Marine fuel demand at the island of Tenerife in the Canaries jumped by 9.5% last year
Cepsa sees 2020 0.5% S bunker prices $110-$130/mt below MGO Cepsa plans to make a single 0.5% sulfur fuel of about 200 CST in viscosity for the marine market in 2020, Berenguer told S&P Global Platts.
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Lloyd's Register Foundation, BLOC set up maritime blockchain lab To look at using block chain to address safety challenges in the sector.
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