Charter market starts 2018 on firm footing High fixture activity drives unseasonal rate boost and lifts confidence for the year ahead
Seacor forms platform supply joint venture with Cosco New entity SEACOSCO agrees to buy eight newbuilding ships from Cosco's yard unit
Ince chairman Herring relocates to Piraeus Star lawyer to head Greek office
Between the Lines: Demand growth slowed in late 2017 Fourth quarter continues to grow but will it continue to meet capacity growth?
'Brain drain' could leave cargo rotting at UK ports Shortage of qualified vets could delay mandatory health checks on food and plant products post-Brexit
Daily Briefing Rolls-Royce is considering selling off most of its struggling marine business as part of a wider restructuring of the company...
Countdown begins: Three to ONE Within a few weeks, customers will find out whether preparations for the new Japanese carrier Ocean Network Express have gone...
Supply remains the elephant in the room for box shipping Spectre of overcapacity and cascading hangs over carriers as orders resume
Stena Bulk eyes product tanker expansion as earnings prospects brighten Rates could push up from the second half of 2018, says Erik Hånell
Minister hails UK maritime taskforce to tackle gender inequality High-level group to help bolster female representation and promote women in senior roles
New Japanese carrier Ocean Network Express gets final approval Joint venture between MOL, NYK Line and K Line set to start operations on April 1 following decision by South...
China deploys more vessels to tackle Sanchi oil slick Four oil patches discovered over an area of 101 sq km, spreading from 69 sq km earlier
Dry bulk market well positioned to continue recovery in 2018 Analyst estimates demand will grow by 3.6% and supply by just 1% this year
Oiltanking, Vopak and Gasunie to build LNG terminal at Hamburg Joint venture aims to help widen the use of LNG as a cleaner fuel for vessels and trucks in Germany
SM Line unveils new transpacific service Move comes as compatriot line HMM downplays any potential partnerships on the transpacific trades
UK issues new guidance on seafarer minimum wage rights Employers who fall foul of the regulations are liable for fines of up to 200% of the underpayment
Fire breaks out on oil tanker off Kandla port All 26 crew members were evacuated from the burning vessel off the coast of western India
Union Maritime confirms release of tanker attacked by pirates All 22 crew members reported to be unharmed
GasLog Partners raises $111m from public offering Units sold in the offering will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
Happy in your work? People who are happy in their work are likely to be more productive than workers driven by fear
Shipowners are embracing digital technology Even naming ceremony goes digital
Wan Hai, Interasia to launch new loop Wan Hai Lines and Interasia Lines are introducing a new service between Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam. Dubbed t...
MTB referred to Senate Finance Committee The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Act of 2017 was referred to the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, a day after the House passed it und...
Sen. Tim Scott blocks all trade nominees until further notice Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is blocking advancement of all trade nominees until U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer more substantively ...
Carriers, terminals tell FMC free time issues are not a systemic problem Liner carriers and marine terminal operators on Wednesday laid out their cases for why there's no need for the Federal Maritime Commission ...
Commerce finalizes duties on polyester fiber imports from China, India The U.S. Commerce Department has finalized countervailing duty rates that it will assess on imports of fine denier polyester staple fiber f...
Hawaii breaks ground on Kapalama Container Terminal project The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division broke ground on the Kapalama Container Terminal project, the largest capita...
BDP International opens Kenya offices Global logistics and transportation solutions provider BDP International (BDP) has opened new offices in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. BDP s...
PSA inks environmental sustainability agreement with Sunseap Port operator PSA Corp. has inked a 21-year solar power purchase agreement with Sunseap Group. The agreement will "enhance the eco-friendl...
Crude barely moves as higher US production stifles rally US crude stocks fell last week, marking the ninth straight draw, despite a sharp slowdown in refinery activity and higher production, Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday.
US DATA: EIA says fuel oil stocks up for second consecutive week US fuel oil stocks rose 964,000 barrels, or around 3%, to 32.056 million barrels for the week ended January 12.
Japan's Nov bonded bunker fuel sales jump 14% from Oct to 2.55 mil barrels Japan's bonded MDO segment also recorded robust gains of 247.4% month on month to 40,637 kiloliters in November.
External: Wired Bunkering
Bunker suppliers may cheer robust S Korean electronics, auto exports Uptrend could extend into the early half of 2018 as bunkering demand picks up in tandem with increased cargo and container vessels fixed by domestic exporters.
Missing Union Maritime tanker released from pirates The MT Barrett was at anchor off Benin, West Africa, when it went off the radar on January 10.
EIA expected to estimate 189 Bcf draw: survey Responses to the survey ranged for a withdrawal of 166 Bcf to 208 Bcf.
Hess to lay off 13% of workforce in cost cutting move Hess would eliminate about 300 positions across the company in 2018.
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