A bold, but achievable vision for UK shipping The devil, will inevitably, be in the detail of how this generational project is rolled out, but there is little...
Passing on 2020 fuel costs is 'very easy', says Euronav chief Customers who are also the suppliers of the more expensive compliant fuels will be more receptive to higher costs, the...
Strategy to make UK a global tech hub wins industry support Maritime UK chairman Harry Theochari stresses the need for industry and government to work together to reach the ambitious goals
American Club reports steady progress Tonnage and premiums grew between 1% and 3% last year, while the frequency and severity of claims continued their years-long...
Closed-loop scrubbers are not feasible in international shipping, says PIL Singapore-based box line plans to install open-loop scrubbers on some of its fleet, in spite of port states banning the...
Weaker economic outlook set to hit ocean demand The global macroeconomic outlook is continuing to deteriorate and lines will need to take strong action to protect bottom-line performance
K+N rules out Panalpina bid Klaus-Michael Kuehne removes K+N from Panalpina bid, clearing the path for DSV
Scrubber group calls on ports to ignore fiction Clean Shipping Alliance says local regulations to ban scrubber discharges are not a threat to the uptake of open-loop systems
Euronav back in the black The company reversed course in the fourth quarter to make a small profit amid higher tanker rates
Greek shipping interests raise concerns over compliant fuel Concerns linger about the safety and sufficiency of compliant fuel, according to the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee, which has urged...
Malaysia readies refinery in time to profit from low-sulphur transition The Petronas-Aramco funded refinery will provide additional avenue for the Saudis to expand crude exports to Southeast Asia as well...
Dry bulk market feels impact of Chinese holiday Listless tonnage and limited demand put pressure on all the major dry bulk segments, pushing the BDI to 982 points...
Daily Briefing Faulty pumps link to Kerch Strait LPG blast | China and Brexit dominate shipping leaders' gathering | Commitment to quality...
Sinopec to mass produce compliant fuel The fuel offered for test use is said to be higher priced than some owners expect as the refiner needed...
Costamare closes out busy year with a profit New York-listed boxship owner racked up close to $900m-worth of acquisitions last year including a keynote deal for five 12,690...
Wilhelmsen Ship Management to manage Pardus Energy FSRU Floating storage regasification unit Turquoise, built at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, will be handled by Wilhelmsen in Malaysia
Cosco Shipping acquires 60% stake in Chancay Terminal in Peru Cosco Shipping plans to expand the zinc and silver port into a local gateway hub that can handle large containerships
UK sets out strategy for maritime sector to 2050 While Brexit is notably absent from the strategy document, headline proposals set out an ambitious bid to develop UK maritime...
NIDAS secures six-month freight contract from BP Nigerian National Petroleum Corp's shipping subsidiary wins the deal to ship clean petroleum products, its first by exercising the right of first refusal in a crude-for-product swap deal.
Western Bulk earnings bitten by 'unrealistic assumptions' Oslo bulker operator's second-half profit tumbles in part due to employee miscalculations.
Oman Shipping Co targets wider business horizons Armed with a new business plan, acting chief executive Michael Jorgensen discusses the Muscat-based company's plans to acquire fresh ships and broaden its playground
ExxonMobil makes early moves on LNG ship hunt
Qatar starts sounding out yards for next blockbuster LNG order Middle East producer starts to press ahead with liquefaction capacity expansion plans, which could require around 40 vessels
Investment firm bolsters Diana Shipping stake Hosking Partners of London's interest in New York-listed bulker owner crosses SEC threshold
VLCC order flurry in early 2019 'not abnormal', says Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers says upturn comes as shipyards make first tour with astronomical sales figures on their back.
SeaBird stretches charters for two survey ships
Polarcus secures Mexican survey work
Dof Subsea clinches Yinson contract
Listed shipowners should play a better hand with US retail investors
Blue Star makes $90m debut with innovative boxship deal Erck Rickmers-backed group blazes new trail in German ship financing
Queues for scrubber retrofits threaten capacity of dry docks Shipyards face dry-docking capacity challenges this year thanks to shipowners waiting until now to install scrubbers
Britannia cleared to underwrite in Hong Kong
Navios VLCC orders linked to AISSOT work Middle Eastern joint venture suspected behind rare Navios order at Imabari
Navios Containers spends $52m on boxship
Flurry of projects expected to receive the green light in 2019
Ambitious plan to breathe new life into historic tall ship
Hoegh Autoliners looking at LNG fuel The cost of dual-fuel engines is falling but more technological development is required
Swedish Club gets ratings boost from S&P
Frustration at speed of LNG-fuelling uptake boils over Golar chairman Tor Olav Troim tells industry to learn from Nike and just "do it"
Pilot lost bearings as Russian cargoship grounded
NYK sells 50% of cruise business to ASP
Avenir LNG gears up for next phase of fundraising Stolt, Golar and Hoegh's new small-scale start-up prepares to tap Norwegian market
New private equity owners wield axe at HSH Nordbank Christian Nieswandt becomes the latest victim as former state-owned bank changes under overseas owners.
Taiwanese tanker hits bridge in Indonesia
Minerva Marine boosts LNG newbuild fleet with option at Samsung Heavy Industries Additional ship confirmed in late 2018 amid sector rush to firm up orders at shipyards
Spliethoff snares ships from troubled Hansa Heavy Lift Five vessels from bankrupt German operator join Amsterdam-based company's fleet
Load Line Marine nabs bargain supramax as it builds bulker fleet
Tsakos Group books latest suezmaxes with Hyundai Greek owner said to have put pen to paper for first such tankers since 2004
Arrest of Polaris chairman sought over VLOC sinking
Solstad knocks $99m off value of 140-ship fleet
Baltic Dry Index back below 1,000 as winter chill takes hold
Euronav swings to black after VLCCs came 'back with a bang' Tanker giant posts strong fourth quarter earnings thanks to resurgent rates.
Andrew Glen heads to Singapore for North P&I
Korean yards getting share of $13bn funding pot
UK launches long term maritime strategy New strategy aims to position country as a top global test bed of emerging technology and maritime innovation.
Potential auto tariffs 'on Korea's mind' Trade analysts shared their perspectives on how the Trump administration might deal with South Korea as the U.S. weighs whether to impose auto tariffs.
Maritime History Notes: The nuclear Liberty ship scrapped The Sturgis proved that a floating nuclear power plant was not only possible but practical and safe.
Alcohol tax refund claim processes outlined A KPMG webinar described how importers should file post-summary corrections and/or protests to claim refunds under the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act.
Port of Long Beach optimistic about more growth in 2019
CBP recommends carrying user fee payment proof
Union Pacific reports record Q4, full-year net income
FEATURE: With multiple arb lanes open, US naphtha suppliers said looking toward Asia "There is a lot of naphtha going to Asia," a USGC market source said.
Record production, refinery slowdown push US crude stocks sharply higher
HSSR downgraded to fuel oil cracked pool, surge in NWE fuel oil crack
Slowing LNG demand growth in Asia clouds market outlook for US exporters
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