VIDEO: Grand Princess awaits results from test kits delivered by helicopter As of this morning, Princess Cruises' Grand Princess remained at sea off San Francisco pending the results of coronavirus tests on samples collected from 45 of the 3,553 people on board the
Euronav swoops on fourth DSME VLCC newbuild resale Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) has entered into an agreement to acquire a fourth resale VLCC newbuilding contract. Last month the tanker giant reached an agreement to acquire three VLCCs,
Bawat BWMS gains USCG Type Approval The U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety Center has issued the 26th U.S. Coast Guard Ballast Water Management System Type Approval certificate to Denmark's Bawat A/S, after a detailed review of the manufacturer's
VIDEO: Sea trials set for Mayflower autonomous ship's "AI Captain" IBM (NYSE: IBM) and marine research organization Promare, report that a new "AI Captain," intended to enable the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) to self-navigate across the Atlantic later this year, will be
ABB and DNV GL mark cybersecurity milestone ABB's solutions on board a large passenger ship have been awarded cybersecurity verification from classification society DNV GL, making the ship the first to achieve system compliance under DNV GL's framework for
CMA CGM chairman sees near-term recovery in China exports CMA CGM's Rodolphe Saadé expects all its idled ships will be back in service by early April as cargo volumes...
TEN sells five vessels for $104m TEN will post its fourth quarter of 2019 results on March 24
Experts call for flag state law clarity UNCLOS is not clear enough on what constitutes a 'genuine connection' between a ship and its flag state
US imports of Russian oil exceed Saudi shipments US refineries are taking advantage of the IMO 2020 global fuel oil regulations to secure heavily discounted high-sulphur fuel oil...
Supply chains feel 'ripple effects' of outbreak Rapid propagation of coronavirus outside China has led to significant impacts on overseas manufacturing and logistics operations
Coronavirus: Australia relaxes seafarer service rules 'We will consider requests from shipowners and operators for individual cases where foreign seafarer repatriation and service periods have been...
The week in charts: Freight prices jump, sulphur-fuel spread contracts Ocean freight spot prices from Rotterdam to Shanghai rose 24% in the past week, 45% higher than for the same...
Coronavirus: Russian ports start disinfecting vessels The ports targeted are Novorossiysk and Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka
China helps North Korea bypass UN coal sanctions Analysts say the 'large scale effort' to evade UN Security Council resolutions is occurring 'only kilometres' from one of China's...
Warning: Digitalisation will change your business Wärtsilä's changed organisational structure is just the latest sign that businesses in the future are unlikely to look like businesses...
IMO postpones meetings due to coronavirus The London-based global regulator delays meetings scheduled for the next couple of weeks
EU commissioner wants to abolish bunker tax exemptions Maritime tax exemptions are 'entirely out of sync' with the European Commission's green agenda, says Paolo Gentiloni
Cashflow critical to liner shipping carriers Since January 25, 544 out of some 1,300 international-trading boxships on intra-Asia routes had experienced service suspensions of seven to...
Australia's east coast LNG exports to China fall in February Projects on Australia's east coast exported less than 1m tonnes of liquefied natural gas to China in February, down from...
Daily Briefing Free to read: Tiger Group linked with large boxship order at Yangzijiang | Industry pushes for a gradual CO2-cutting measure...
The Interview: Peter Keller SEA/LNG chairman Peter Keller counters the environmental backlash against gas-fuelled ships
The Lloyd's List Podcast: How is shipping coping with coronavirus? The impact of coronavirus continues to ripple through the shipping industry and the wider global supply chain, so to help...
Opec to slash oil production due to coronavirus Opec says the virus may push down global oil demand growth to only 480,000 barrels per day this year, from...
CMA CGM Libra decision upheld on appeal 'The judgment reinforces the principle that owners must exercise due diligence before and at the commencement of the voyage in...
Port of Tyne bids for 'virtual' freeport Currently available digital technologies can ensure the free movement of car parts and partly assembled pieces within the virtual zone
Europe to China box rates surge While Europe to China rates continue to head north, declines were reported on transpacific headhauls as transatlantic spot rates remained...
California blocks cruiseship as coronavirus hits port business Pacific Merchant Shipping Association president John McLaurin told Lloyd's List that 'because of the coronavirus, cargo volumes are down; vessel...
Coronavirus could hold up annual ocean shipping contracts Unprecedented uncertainty will likely delay annual contracts between shippers and ocean carriers.
FreightWaves Flashback: In defense of Cuba's sugar quota This week's flashback highlights pre-embargo U.S.-Cuba trade talks.
Navigating the ins and outs of import and export terminology JAXPORT hosts seminar on the often misunderstood and misused International Commercial Terms.
Airfreight market may be turning corner as rates climb Airfreight demand from China is still lower than normal this time of year, but it is finally picking up as the coronavirus scare gradually subsides....
CBP, Fish and Wildlife retest automated import data submission The test in Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment will be the third between the Fish and Wildlife Service and relevant importers since May...
Inside a Chinese factory in the time of coronavirus An exclusive interview with SIA Flexitanks CEO Damien McClean on what's happening right now with Chinese manufacturing, trucking and ports.
Prices plunge 10% as OPEC+ output cut negotiations break down Crude futures plunged roughly 10% Friday, following news that OPEC+ negotiations for deeper production cuts broke down.
From Iraq to Canada: Venezuela vacuum intensifies India's heavy crude search The decision by US to impose sanctions on Rosneft Trading will dry up Venezuelan crude flows to India, as main buyers are expected to comply with the policy and instead aim to boost heavy crude imports from as far as Canada and other Latin America suppliers.
Gibraltar Hi-5 bunkers spread hits all-time low The premium of very low sulfur fuel oil over its high sulfur equivalent at Gibraltar port fell to all-time low Friday, as a muted arbitrage to the East adds to ample VLSFO availability and, in-turn, weighs on VLSFO prices in the Mediterranean.
ExxonMobil restarts downed units at Baton Rouge refinery, USGC ULSD falls: sources ExxonMobil said it was restarting a crude distillation unit and distillate hydrotreater at its 502,500 b/d Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery on Friday, prompting a fall in US Gulf Coast ultra low sulfur diesel, market sources said.
Crude prices tumble as OPEC+ fails to cut output; coronavirus spreads Crude prices tumbled Friday, with NYMEX futures approaching lows last seen in August 2016, after OPEC and its coalition partners failed to come to a production cut agreement.
Guyana's oil future in question as presidential election descends into chaos Guyana's burgeoning oil market led by ExxonMobil is facing its first critical test as the small nation's presidential election has descended into chaos amid protests and allegations of fraud.
Argentina's YPF targets Vaca Muerta shale oil for production growth Argentina's state-backed YPF aims to boost oil production 2% this year, as it increases investment in the oil window of the Vaca Muerta shale play for the higher profit potential compared with natural gas, CEO Daniel Gonzalez said Friday.
Asian LSMGO-LSFO spread widens; Singapore spread at 3-month high "Prices of LSFO was well-supported in January because of tight barge avails and the switch to cleaner fuel," a bunker supplier said.
Singapore's residue stocks jump to near 10-month high on slow bunker sales "Low sulfur bunker demand looks weak, and China has not been buying fuel oil cargoes at all," a fuel oil trader based in Singapore said.
Singapore middle distillate stocks hit 22-week high on backlog of regional inflows Singapore's gasoil outflows totaled 347,618 mt in the week, outpacing inflows of 273,616 mt, the data showed.
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