Damen reports net loss for 2018 Damen Shipyards Group posted a net loss of EUR 17 million (about $19 million) for 2018. This is the first time in 15 years that the Dutch shipbuilder has announced losses. Damen
Jeff Stephens joins Heartland Barge Jeffery Stephens has joined Columbia, Ill., headquartered Heartland Barge Management as Manager of Equipment Sales and Leasing for the Gulf Coast and International markets. Stephens is bilingual in Spanish and has 40
WinGD books strong first quarter orders As the IMO 2020 sulfur cap nears, Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) reports a very strong first quarter order intake for its low pressure, dual fuel engines. In addition to benefiting from
D'Amico to pay $4 million fine for polluting and lying D'Amico Shipping Italia S.p.A. yesterday admitted discharging oily waste and other pollutants into the sea and then lying about it, according to U.S. Attorney for the District of New Craig Carpenito and
Elba Island LNG to begin service within weeks The facility will have 2.5m tonnes per annum of LNG production capacity once complete
Traders seen building VLSFO stocks ahead of bunker fuel switch The VLCC Jubilee Star, floating off Tanjung Pelapas, Malaysia, has been used for this purpose since April
From the Newsdesk: It's more complicated than we thought BIMCO secretary-general Angus Frew has blasted the European Union's policies on ship recycling, digital disruption will hit seafarers hard... what will...
What should Kitack Lim tell the Extinction Rebellion kids? Even the IMO secretary-general has acknowledged that the shipping industry's greenhouse gas reduction strategy needs to be more ambitious
Widening sanctions leaves Ofac open to ridicule The US administration has sent a message to tanker owners and operators now legally shipping Venezuelan crude beyond the reach...
The Interview: Dagfinn Lunde A four-decades career in banking and shipping has given Dagfinn Lunde a vast understanding of the industry's financial needs. Here...
Offshore assets still living out their golden years While probably not ideal for the market as a whole and not welcome to players with better assets, the recent...
The Lloyd's List Podcast: Sanctions, safety reports and talent Listen to the latest edition of Lloyd's List's weekly podcast - your weekly briefing on the stories shaping shipping in...
Maritime cyber-crime under the spotlight Criminals are beginning to focus on shipping, and specifically ports, as their centralised systems provide fraudsters with a wealth of...
Fortescue takes production hit due to cyclone The miner expects to ship 165m to 170m tonnes of iron ore in the full-year
Cosco Shipping removes senior manager at investment fund Talks are being held over whether Dr Jin will continue working for the company
Dry bulk owners face an uncertain coal market Colombian coal market to provide short-term support to capesize market, while Russian shipments to China to provide long-term aid to...
Daily Briefing Sulphur cap compliance linked to HFO supplies | Marine insurance will feel pain before things get better | OSV market...
Viewpoint: Recycling realities The secretary-general of BIMCO is right to suggest that the European Union's policies on recycling are akin to protectionism
Keppel Offshore wins integration and upgrade deals The first contract is between Keppel Shipyard and a leading operator of oil and gas production vessels for fabrication and...
Matson invests $1bn in Honolulu terminal upgrade Matson said the new cranes were equipped with fibre-optic cabling, enabling faster and more accurate communication of data in its...
Sofec relocates world's first FLNG vessel in Malaysia The FLNG facility was previously deployed at the Kumang field off the coast of Sarawak, before being moved to the...
D'Amico fined $4m for US pollution violations The Italian tanker company admitted to US authorities that crew discharged bilge water and oily waste and then lied about...
SEA\LNG and SGMF LNG emissions study raises questions
Pertamina weighs up options to upscale West Java FSRU
Tanker arrest highlights PDVSA sanctions struggle tate-owned Venezuelan oil company faces a struggle to keep its fleet trading as US embargo makes it hard to keep the cash flowing
Only powers in Beijing can halt advance of Chinese shipping If China wants its shipping companies to grow and not just swell, it needs to quit stifling creative leadership
Capital Gas nudges up LNG carrier newbuilding total Brokers link company to potential multi-year charter deal as new entrant looks to tie up tonnage haul
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings' del Rio says US trumps China
Sovcomflot nets firm prices for pair of tankers
Zim joins Maersk blockchain drive
Norden product tanker pair linked to leaseback deal
Bluships: Puma being unloaded in Rotterdam
Siem still keen on car carrier newbuild at crisis-hit Uljanik Fate of 7,000-ceu ship hinges on Croatian shipyard sorting out its financial mess
Poland floats strategic FSRU enquiry as imports increase Existing European importer diversifies cargo base with US volumes as it seeks alternative to pipeline gas supplies
Greek shipowners turn to Chinese shipyards for aframax tanker newbuildings China's growing reputation for building quality ships at low prices is luring shipping companies away from South Korea
Hadjiyiannis clients snap up boxship pair from NYK Line
AET's dual-fuelled aframax bunkers first LNG in Rotterdam Tankers fixed to Shell for Atlantic basin trading have range of 6,000 nautical miles running on gas
Island Offshore lands Equinor well work
Shipowners' Club reports $38m loss
Dockers refuse to unload Bluships bulker
Louis-Dreyfus: Greeks coming onboard with slow-steaming Respected French shipowner says the industry is coming round to his 'common-sense' solution
Cosco Cinda fund sacks Jin Hai
Novatek starts shipping from new small-scale LNG plant
Belships at centre of S&P talk as it gears up with bulker buys
Navigare eyes options after fixing lone LNG newbuilding
Ocean Freighters offloads elderly panamax bulkers
3 Maj bankruptcy decision postponed
The writing is on the wall for the world's old way of doing business Shipping must learn to adapt as the political and economic norms we have taken for granted come under challenge from every direction
NGM Energy and Mercator renegotiate VLCC deal
Top Ships asks judge to reject Kalani lawsuit Evangelos Pistiolis-led owner says it did 'legitimate' transactions and disclosed everything, echoing defences raised by DryShips and Diana Containerships
Eimskip to offload duo as RAL deal approved
Damen Shipyards posts first loss in 15 years
d'Amico fined $4m after admitting US waste dumping
Pirates fire shots after boarding arrested ABC product tanker
MMA Offshore unveil senior management shake-up New CEO Singapore bound as company sees "positive signs of a recovery" in offshore market.
Peruvian robbers beat up seafarer during bulker raid Crews warned to be vigilant after port suffers second incident in less than a month.
Second FSRU for Bangladesh set to arrive on site this week
Alan Hatton predicts smoother sailing for smaller ships post-IMO 2020
Idan Ofer adds to product exposure with Scorpio Tankers investment Billionaire's overall stake boosted by purchase of one-quarter of the 5.4 million recently issued shares
HNA Technology denies links to bulker trio asset play
Chinese secondhand buyers turn to home-grown supramaxes Tomini and PrimeBulk reportedly offload Dolphin 57s as Chinese buyers shun Japanese tonnage
Shandong Marine Energy eyes growing LNG sector Chinese energy trading concern inks MOUs with DSME and Mitsui & Co on future LNG business
Supramax buy could mark shift for Taylor Maritime Ed Buttery's firm has acquired its first larger ship but is not saying if it wants more
WCO looks to round out e-commerce framework A final draft on technical specifications and annexes for the World Customs Organization e-commerce framework has been developed, and the proposal is moving through the WCO's approval process, according to a top official.
Guilty plea reached in illicit package scheme to China A former Chinese airline employee operating out of JFK International Airport orchestrated a scheme using passenger flights to deliver packages to military officers in China.
Tunisia to import U.S. beef and poultry "I'm convinced that when the Tunisians get a taste of U.S. beef, poultry and eggs, they're going to want more," said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
CBP to make import data access easier for ACE users Customs and Border Protection will begin migrating its Importer Trade Activity data to ACE Reports, making the data available to all trade members on demand.
ONE adds Haiphong to PN2 service
Executive Moves: Tugboats, towboats and barges
Awards: From Actisense to Port of New Orleans
Rhenus purchases Freight Logistics
Port Manatee boasts record first fiscal half
Union Pacific Q1 profit grows 6 percent
Greenbrier picking up ARI manufacturing business
Executive Moves: Photector and Cass
Warehouse renovation planned near Port of Virginia
Amsterdam considering bunker supply licence to safeguard quality
Refined product flows into West Africa at 2.46 mil mt for April: cFlow "Gasoline is very slow, cargoes are mainly going straight into Nigeria," a source said.
TRADER NOTE: Sit Kwong Lam no longer chairman of HK's Brightoil board Brightoil will continue its debt restructuring process after the latest departure.
Japan's Idemitsu takes delivery of new VLCC; set to scrap another The newbuild is ready and will be used by Idemitsu for its own program of crude loading in the Persian Gulf.
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