UAE: Four Ships Subjected to Sabotage East of Fujairah
News
May 14, 2019
UAE: Four Ships Subjected to Sabotage East of Fujairah
Four commercial ships were subjected to sabotage near United Arab Emirates territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman on May…
S. Korea regains top spot in May shipbuilding orders
News
June 11, 2019
S. Korea regains top spot in May shipbuilding orders
South Korea edged China for the first time in three months to recapture the No. 1 spot in global shipbuilding…
RO-RO BOOST TO BASS STRAIT TRADE
News
March 26, 2019
RO-RO BOOST TO BASS STRAIT TRADE
With effect from March 1, Australia’s leading transport company Toll Group has introduced two new ro-ro freight vessels to the…
Alphaliner: 2019 Box Throughput Growth Projections Slashed
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June 6, 2019
Alphaliner: 2019 Box Throughput Growth Projections Slashed
Alphaliner has reduced its global container throughput growth estimate for 2019 from 3.6% to 2.5% due to weakening volumes in…
OOCL Improving Vessel Storage with Navis Tools
News
June 26, 2019
OOCL Improving Vessel Storage with Navis Tools
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has chosen Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, to provide stowage planning software…
K Line Receives Second Corona-Class Unit in One Month
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3 weeks ago
K Line Receives Second Corona-Class Unit in One Month
Japanese ship owner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has received its second Corona-class coal carrier in a single month. The…
Shipowners losing millions by choosing the wrong bunker port
News
April 16, 2019
Shipowners losing millions by choosing the wrong bunker port
Bunkers are one of the largest costs associated with a voyage, so making the right decisions around it are crucial.…
Tanker Charters a Very Complex Affair
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1 week ago
Tanker Charters a Very Complex Affair
On the back of the past couple of months’ turmoil in the Gulf Arab region, fixing a tanker on a…
HUTCHISON PORTS SOHAR ACHIEVES PRODUCTIVITY RECORD
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April 17, 2019
HUTCHISON PORTS SOHAR ACHIEVES PRODUCTIVITY RECORD
Hutchison Ports Sohar has announced that it has achieved a significant productivity milestone using its new remote-controlled super post-panamax quayside…
Russian Captain Acquitted of MARPOL Violations in U.S.
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June 2, 2019
Russian Captain Acquitted of MARPOL Violations in U.S.
A jury in the Western District of Louisiana has acquitted the Russian Master of an oil tanker on all charges…
Dry Bulk Modern Tonnage the “Weapon of Choice” Among Greek Ship Owners
News
June 29, 2019
Dry Bulk Modern Tonnage the “Weapon of Choice” Among Greek Ship Owners
With more than 230 sales of bulkers so far in 2019, Greek and Chinese ship owners are dominating proceedings, although…
SCPA Sees Record Volumes in 2019 Fiscal Year
News
July 11, 2019
SCPA Sees Record Volumes in 2019 Fiscal Year
After booking record cargo volumes for the calendar 2018, South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) continued the trend at the Port…
Tanker Market in March: Declines the Norm
News
April 13, 2019
Tanker Market in March: Declines the Norm
In its latest monthly report, OPEC noted that average dirty tanker spot freight rates declined further in March, continuing the…
Desgagnés Christens, Launches Polar Class Tanker Duo
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June 25, 2019
Desgagnés Christens, Launches Polar Class Tanker Duo
Canadian shipping company Desgagnés held a double christening and inauguration ceremony for its new polar class tankers on June 20.…
NYK Wins Award For Innovation At Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019
News
April 19, 2019
NYK Wins Award For Innovation At Environmental Finance Bond Awards 2019
NYK has received an award for innovation at the Bond Awards 2019 sponsored by Environmental Finance, one of the world’s…
ESL Shipping’s Crane Issues on New Vessels Mainly Fixed
News
May 9, 2019
ESL Shipping’s Crane Issues on New Vessels Mainly Fixed
Serious technical problems with cranes aboard ESL Shipping’s new LNG-fueled bulkers have been mainly fixed, according to the company’s parent,…
Swire Shipping Replaces 25-Year-Old MPP with Younger Handy Container
News
June 4, 2019
Swire Shipping Replaces 25-Year-Old MPP with Younger Handy Container
Singapore-based Swire Shipping has acquired a 2016-built handy container to replace the 25-year-old general cargo ship Kweichow. The new 1,756…
Belships’ Earnings Up on Lighthouse Merger
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May 25, 2019
Belships’ Earnings Up on Lighthouse Merger
The integration of Lighthouse Navigation into Norwegian bulk ship operator Belships has shown advantages in the spot trading market, according…
Teekay’s FPSO Charter Contract for Cheviot Terminated
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June 25, 2019
Teekay’s FPSO Charter Contract for Cheviot Terminated
Teekay Offshore Partners’ charter deal for the Petrojarl Varg floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit has been terminated, according…
U.S. West Coast Ports Suffer ‘Tariff Hangover’ in First Quarter
News
April 17, 2019
U.S. West Coast Ports Suffer ‘Tariff Hangover’ in First Quarter
FILE PHOTO: A container ship arrives at Yusen Terminals (YTI) on Terminal Island at the Port of Los Angeles in…
Gothia Tankers Alliance Names Sixth LNG-Fueled Tanker
News
June 4, 2019
Gothia Tankers Alliance Names Sixth LNG-Fueled Tanker
The sixth of eight new small chemical tankers ordered by the Gothia Tanker Alliance has been named in China. Featuring…
Customs clearance and freight forwarding -Inland transportation
services
February 15, 2019
Customs clearance and freight forwarding -Inland transportation
Freight forwarding is a service used by companies that deal in international or multi-national import and export. While the freight…
Gazprom Neft to Supply Low-Sulphur Marine Fuel to Royal Caribbean, Saga Cruises
News
May 22, 2019
Gazprom Neft to Supply Low-Sulphur Marine Fuel to Royal Caribbean, Saga Cruises
Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, part of Gazprom Neft, has concluded bunker supply agreements with cruise operators Royal Caribbean International and Saga…
New Chinese terminal starts operation in Hubei
Ports
1 week ago
New Chinese terminal starts operation in Hubei
China’s new Honghuatao terminal has officially commenced operation at the Yidu port area of Yichang in Hubei province.
