Golden Ocean authorises $54m in share buybacks The stock's rapid decline in the past three months offers attractive valuations
Optimisation will be the focus for 2019 The Lloyd's List 2019 Outlook webinar has identified the need to push on with optimisation across shipping in the face of a...
Maersk moves Immingham-based operations to Hull From early in the new year the Hull container terminal will provide the short-sea service that currently operates out of...
Box shipping faces turbulent start to new year Volatile bunker costs, low-sulphur rules, trade wars and Brexit offer uncertain outlook for containership operators in 2019
Calls for EU to extend consortia block exemption rule Submissions claim VSAs are still competitive despite consolidation and that exemption sets out clear rules that allow efficient transport and...
ONE agrees Singapore terminal deal with PSA Joint venture will see ONE utilise four deepwater berths at Pajir Panjang terminal with an operating capacity of 4m teu...
Greeks lead the league in secondhand deals Numbers three, four and five are Norway, the US and South Korea
Viewpoint: Distraction dangers In the same way that car users face penalties, it is time that shipping clamped down on the dangerous use...
Daily Briefing Greeks head 2018's LNG order binge | 2M alliance revamps Asia-Europe network | Iran fuels boxship idle fleet
US energy department reporting rule change streamlines LNG export process US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said the change would enable US exporters to get their LNG to market faster
Par Pacific Holdings banks on differentials ahead of IMO 2020 Par Pacific sees its logistics acquisitions as key to its success
Indonesia CPO exports get boost from levy relief Domestic freight rates have risen however as biofuel use mandate drives local demand for CPO
Piracy continues decline, but Gulf of Guinea raises concerns The shipping industry and world governments helped quell piracy in East Africa, but on the other side of the continent things are quite a bit different
The year of mergers, Trump's trade war and scrubber mania It has been 12 months of money chasing consolidation deals, Wall Street investors remaining aloof, and the IMO finally facing up to sulphur and carbon
Fredriksen turns focus to plan succession strategy and mergers Norwegian shipping tycoon is working to organise his group of companies for his daughters as he celebrates Christmas in the UK capital for the first time in 50 years
Minsheng to sell portfolio of financial leasing vessels Chinese lessor is circulating a swathe of its ship-finance fleet to raise funds to buy trading vessels
Offen's Conti Group takeover is performing 'a bit better than our expectations'
Putin honours Zybko for work on Yamal LNG's Arc7 flagship
Dynagas Arc7 turns back to shipyard on maiden voyage
LNG shipowners set to home in on yard options as year ends Market commentators puzzle over 2018 newbuilding tally as decisions loom for those sitting on slots
Chinese tankers involved in STS transfers of Iranian crude and LPG Several VLCCs and VLGCs have completed STS transfers in South East Asia and the Middle East in the past few weeks, which Kpler claims is Iran's latest strategy to get around US sanctions
Gazprom Neft signs up to first small-scale LNG carrier Ice-class newbuilding inked with Singapore shipyard for upcoming Russian export project
Norwegian trio leads pack for Toisa subsea newbuild pair Kristian Siem, the Saevik family and Rem Offshore are going head-to-head for Chinese-built vessels that are up for grabs after the Greek shipowner's bankruptcy
Scientists weigh up potential impact of exhaust gas scrubbers Marine biologists are calling for more research into the effects of heavy metals from IMO 2020 devices on sea life
Scrubber backers claim 'no measurable harm' to oceans But Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems Association says it 'welcomes dialogue and evaluation based on science and evidence'
Trafigura seeks exposure to rising freight market Trading giant plans to time charter scrubber-ready tankers, but will also maintain its position as a major spot charterer and is open to contracts of affreightment
Trafigura's tanker newbuilding payload set to land in Q1
Charterers deploy product tankers in face of fuel glut Nearly a dozen vessels have been used as floating storage in East Asia due to weak diesel demand in China
Aksoy poised for profit on supramax bulker sale
Niovis buys resales and sells veteran bulkers to renew fleet
Diana Shipping extends tender offer for Bush mourning Simeon Palios-led bulker owner looks to grab 4.2 million shares at $3.60 each.
Carnival meets Wall Street consensus on higher revenue Arnold Donald-led company hits full-year revenue record, 2019 bookings ahead of last year's results so far.
Clarksons gives Maersk Line slow steaming thumbs up
Amendments to Global Ship Lease debt buyback approved Boxship owner sought bondholder consent to change dividend guidelines and affirm GSL control in light of proposed merger with Poseidon Containers.
CEO Helmut Ponath's son takes over at Reederei NSB German group completes transformation from shipmanager with executive succession plan.
Four ice-class boxships fetch $30m A flurry of year-end containership sales caps a busy year
Topaz fixes subsea newbuild for wind farm work Middle East owner charters out Topaz Tangaroa in North Sea renewables sector.
Ocean Yield in charter standstill deal with Solstad Rokke company giving OSV giant time to work on restructuring.
Taiwan Navigation unveils bulker newbuilding projects Taipei-based owner plans to return to Japan to book up to four 80,000-dwt bulkers and install scrubbers on two newbuilding units.
ICBC Leasing sells two Pacific Gas VLGCs
Final Prestige ruling: Spain to be paid $1.7bn Supreme court hands down definitive verdict in controversial tanker spill compensation case involving London Club and vessel's captain.
Old Chandris shop resurfaces with ex-Toisa kamsarmax Dominion International emerges as manager of last Toisa ship unaccounted for
Diamantis Lemos torches 15-year-old tanker pair Hudong Zhonghua-built panamax sisterships sold to cash buyers
Monjasa brings in UBAF as it targets Aden supplies Danish bunker and tanker group sees opportunities in improved security situation.
Greek owner fails in Alkyon bulker arrest appeal UK court turns down bid by Stallion Eight Shipping in bitter row over security provisions with NatWest.
Mystery owner taking over Pacific Radiance Restructuring Singapore OSV owner merging with investor controlling $180m of assets.
ONE teams with PSA to run Singapore terminal
Palmali to fight Russian bankruptcy ruling Owner Mubariz Mansimov vows to contest Sberbank taking over its tanker fleet after court decision.
Andreas Sohmen-Pao strikes again for BW LPG shares
Sohmen-Pao strikes again for BW LPG shares
Repaired tanker suffers second fire off US Amber Bay hit by blaze two months after incident in October.
Gibson chief Richardson reflects on 'first 125 years' of shipbroker Strong leaders recognised for steering company through its many highs and lows
Golden Ocean follows bond deal with $54m share buyback
Pirates release 11 crew from Dohle boxship
Samsung inks fourth LNG carrier newbuilding in December Korean shipbuilder adds $186m ship, bringing orders to $5.7bn this year.
Nomura upgrades Mitsui OSK Lines to 'buy' Bank says stock is undervalued, and that the worst of the losses at ONE are behind it.
Noble Group finally completes $3.5bn restructuring Existing chairman to stay on until replacement can be found for new unlisted company.
VIDEO: general cargo vessel runs aground near Bosphorus Turkish naval forces and salvage tug Nene Hatun said to have participated in rescue effort.
Prima Marine in the market for secondhand VLCCs Thai owner believes IMO 2020 introduction will lead to increased demand for floating storage.
Pittas family shuffles EuroDry shares Shares for Euroseas spin-off moved into separate fund for "cleaner" accounting structure, according to company official.
WTO panel to review Russia retaliatory duties on U.S. The action during Tuesday's Dispute Settlement Body meeting came amid a tense WTO Trade Policy Review of the U.S., which took place Monday and Wednesday.
Concerns aired over West Coast container dwell time Agricultural exporters concerned about shift to U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports.
Industry urges Europe to extend antitrust protection The World Shipping Council and three other shipowner groups tell the European Commission consortia block exemption for liner shipping should be extended.
DOE halting 'end use' reporting policy for LNG exports The department's Office of Fossil Energy is reverting to a policy of requiring authorized exporters to report where liquefied natural gas or natural gas was delivered.
Commentary: China's volatile export market If the trade war continues, both China and the United States will face economic challenges.
USTR officially postpones tariff hike on Chinese goods The Section 301 tariffs across $200 billion of Chinese goods had been set to increase to 25 percent at the beginning of the new year.
OFAC set to drop sanctions against Russian firms En+ Group, UC Rusal and EuroSibEnergo reportedly have committed to sever Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's controlling interests in their operations.
Supply chain software pioneer stepping down
Executive Moves: Bays, ports and brokers
Crowley welcomes second LNG-powered ConRo ship
PSA, ONE launching joint venture container terminal
FUTURES 5: Oil prices retreat amid broad market selloff Crude futures stepped lower Thursday as steep declines in equity markets exacerbated concerns that a flagging global economy could reduce oil demand growth in 2019.
US shale fueling oil market volatility: IEA's Birol The increasing role of US production means there is no end in sight to global oil market volatility, International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol said Thursday.
After months of record Bakken oil output, dip expected next month Record-breaking North Dakota oil production is expected to level off early next year, but the output peak could still be years away, state regulators and analysts said.
Mumbai-Colombo bunker fuel price spread widens to 15-month high on ample supply The price spread between Mumbai and Colombo delivered 380 CST bunker fuel widened to a 15-month high of $35/mt Thursday.
FUJAIRAH DATA: Stocks fall 1.8% on week, led by light distillates Refined product stocks at the Port of Fujairah in the UAE declined 1.8% to 17.419 million barrels in the week to Monday.
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