$9.5 million available in Marine Highway grants The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration today announced the availability of $9.5 million in grant funding for the America's Marine Highway Program (AMHP). Though both Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao and
ICS issues new coronavirus guidance for shipping industry The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued new guidance for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The comprehensive 22-page document has been produced in
Liberian Registry adds more U.S. Regional Compliance Offices The Liberian Registry is expanding its network of Regional Compliance Offices, strategically located in the major ports of the United States. "By combining its expanding network of in-house compliance experts with a
Fleet Xpress again picked to relay deep ocean images captured by Nekton Inmarsat's Fleet Xpress maritime broadband service has again been chosen to provide the connectivity backbone that enables images captured by the Nekton Institute from the floor of the Indian Ocean to be
Wärtsilä to reorganize marine business Wärtsilä says it has decided to reorganize its marine business into three independent businesses: Marine Power, Marine Systems and Marine Voyage. They will be operational as of July 1, 2020. Marine Power
West Africa pirates board BP-chartered tanker Dryad Global reported that the Greece-flagged, 50,922 dwt Minerva Virgo chemical and oil tanker was attacked
Wärtsilä shakes up marine business The Finnish company divides marine business into three distinct divisions with three different leaders
Data analysis is key to efficient procurement, claims Moscord Digital middleman platform Moscord has established itself as a new hub for shipping procurement. D/S Norden chairman Klaus Nyborg thinks...
ICS issues coronavirus guidance The guidance addresses all types of vessels voyaging in international waters
Tiger Group linked with large boxship order at Yangzijiang Tiger chairman Graham Porter declined to comment on the reported order, but some see this as an attempt by him...
Lloyd's List Awards 2020: Top tips to help with your entry Entries are already flowing in for the 2020 Lloyd's List Awards series. If you are unsure about how to proceed...
HOLD Sponsored Content FRW +++ Expanding Milaha bolsters Qatar's maritime profile Integrated logistics and maritime solutions give a boost to country's economic diversification efforts
DNB's Holth to join Maersk Drilling board Shipping banker Kristin Holth is to leave her role as head of ocean industries at DNB for Maersk Drilling from...
Changing lanes: Consortia block exemption - extension or expiration? Carriers say the CBER should be extended, pointing towards falling costs, rates and emissions facilitated through exploiting economies of scale...
When it comes to human rights at sea, worse things happen on land Without the efforts of the International Transport Workers' Federation, as well as religiously based missions to seafarers, human rights issues...
Industry pushes for a gradual CO2-cutting measure ICS, Singapore and others band together in support of a three step approach, arguing the impacts are unknown
Daily Briefing Free to read: Coronavirus disrupts scrubber retrofits | Habben Jansen: Extraordinary uncertainty surrounds 2020 | PIL sells more assets to shore...
ICTSI sees impact on Asian volumes from coronavirus Mitigation measures include rigourous cost control and efforts to increase market share while maintaining an agile business that remains robust during...
P&O Maritime Logistics names Martin Helweg as chief executive Martin Helweg spent 15 years in marine service solutions working for Svitzer in regional chief financial officer and chief executive...
Singapore rolls out incubation programme for green start-ups Cargill, DNV GL, Hafnia, Vale, Wilhemsen and MC Shipping, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corp, have come on board this new...
Satisfaction poll finds shipping industry needs to do better The report surveyed 387 leaders, including 94 women, in a total of 18 countries
Cruiseship link to latest US coronavirus death The decision by LA county officials also came as California reported its first fatality from the disease earlier on Wednesday...
UK ports to press government on freeports Ports can 'recharge' the economy but call for more government support
How OPEC's coronavirus cuts affect ocean shipping Slashed oil production is bad for tankers, but fallout for container ships hinges on price action.
IATA: Coronavirus impact on airlines could reach $113 billion Airlines are taking it on the chin from the coronavirus. To balance revenues with expenses, airlines are cutting schedules. Lufthansa and United Airlines have taken...
US and Mexico vow to expand Unified Customs Processing at border "In 2020 both governments expect to implement low-cost, high-impact strategies to simplify customs and immigration screening and reduce wait times," the U.S. State Department said.
Singapore 10 ppm gasoil cash differential slips into discount on demand hit, ample supply Listless demand and ample supply dragged the benchmark Asian 10 ppm sulfur gasoil cash differential into negative territory for the first time in six months, with the discount at 11 cents/b to the Mean of Platts Singapore gasoil assessments Wednesday and holding around minus 10 cents/b early Thursday.
US sees China following through with trade deal despite coronavirus outbreak: Energy Secretary The US sees no reason China will not honor its commitments to buy an additional $52 billion in US energy products over the next two years despite the economic impacts of the coronavirus outbreak, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said Thursday.
Mexico sets new date for long-awaited announcement on energy investment Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday a long-awaited package of energy projects will be announced in March, a move some see as a bid to restore confidence after his administration halted numerous private sector projects in an effort to prop up state-owned Pemex and CFE.
Cargo charterers switch to bulk freight as container rates surge Dry cargo exporters are switching from containerized freight to bulk chartering as container rates into the Pacific basin skyrocket due to the coronavirus.
ExxonMobil moves forward on USGC downstream projects to meet steady demand growth: CEO ExxonMobil expects 350,000 b/d of increased light, sweet crude oil processing capacity at its three US Gulf Coast refineries by 2023 from its Permian crude production, which will result in an increase in 200,000 b/d of higher value clean product, company CEO Darren Woods said Thursday.
OPEC's February crude output at close to 11-year low, deeper cuts loom OPEC's crude production in February tumbled to 27.99 million b/d, its lowest level since March 2009, according to the latest S&P Global Platts survey.
Global airline losses in 2020 could hit $113 billion on coronavirus outbreak: IATA Global airlines could rack up losses of up to $113 billion this year if the coronavirus outbreak worsens, which would be on the scale of the financial costs for the aviation industry during the financial crisis of 2008, the International Air Transport Association said Thursday.
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Wartsila advances LNG bunker barge project for Korea Line, Shell The ship is expected to be delivered in early 2022 and when delivered, will be chartered by Shell.
Singapore's March ex-wharf 0.5%S fuel term indications fall on weak demand "There's the usual weak demand in February and the virus," a supplier said.
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