Saudi Arabia is leaving no stones unturned to capture a good chunk of the freight, supply chain & logistics market and establish itself as the…
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken another step in its plan to cut emissions as it joined the Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR)…
Singapore-based company Samudera Shipping has concluded a contract for selling two of its loss-making bulk carriers. Namely, the company’s subsidiary Foremost Maritime Pte sold the…
Anastasiya Yarmolyuk Shipping The shipping industry is on the threshold of major changes, due to the entry into force of the EU Directive 2016/802 of…
The newly-rebranded Greek ship owner Performance Shipping has acquired its first Aframax tanker and the fifth vessel overall in the fleet. The delivered unit is…
Despite challenging market conditions, Chilean multinational company SAAM reported a profitable first half of the year. For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the…
The Panama Canal is to implement speed limits to protect whales, dolphins and other large aquatic mammals, during their nearby seasonal migration. Starting August 1…
Alexander Sivak, Director, MediaCompass Company TRANS EXPO International Black Sea Transport Forum is a unique event in the transport industry of Ukraine, which for the…
A Taiwanese freighter collided with an unidentified Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warship on July 31, according to the Taiwan Coast Guard. The two vessels…
Namibia has launched an expanded container terminal at the Port of Walvis Bay that is set to double the country’s annual container handling capacity. Works…
Hong Kong-based dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin revealed its plans to fit scrubbers on a majority of its Supramaxes by the end of 2019. The…
Finland’s Tallink Grupp has launched an international name search for its new LNG-powered shuttle vessel. The construction of the new fast ferry is due to…
Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit has hosted a coin ceremony for Quark Expeditions’ new polar expedition ship, less than half a year after first steel for the…
An LNG-powered ferry and a containership collided in the early morning hours of July 31 near the port of Tangier Med, Morocco. The Balearia-operated ferry…
Ireland’s Cruise Belfast, the partnership between Belfast Harbour and Visit Belfast, has opened a new cruise terminal in Belfast. The facility now includes the space…
LNG carrier owner and operator GasLog received its latest newbuilding from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on July 31. GasLog Warsaw is the first…
Indonesia would not switch to low-sulphur fuel from January 1, 2020, due to abundant supplies of 3.5% sulphur content fuel, Reuters said citing the country’s…
Brittany Ferries Shipowner and Repsol energy company have concluded an agreement for the extension of the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the ferry…
Flex LNG completed the sale-and-charterback transaction with Hyundai Glovis entered into in April 2019. Under the transaction, the the 2018-built vessels Flex Endeavour and Flex Enterprise…
The owner of the seized tanker Stena Impero — Stena Bulk, has demanded access to the vessel in order to conduct a full assessment. The company,…
