UAE-based Tristar Group has placed an order for six new oil and chemical tankers at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The company said that…
Piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia dropped by 52% to only 10 incidents in the first three months of 2019, according to the…
Italian PB Tankers said it “is shocked and concerned” by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control action to add the company to a current…
Unions from across Latin America have committed to jointly providing assistance and solidarity to seafarers in distress in Central and South American ports, the International…
A large drone will be powered in Denmark to check emissions from ships in its waters and to make sure they comply with the sulphur…
The decision to include an anti-corruption agenda came at the latest meeting of the IMO’s Facilitation Committee (FAL) in response to a submission from Liberia,…
According to the official data of U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), 4 shipping companies and 9 vessels operating in the…
South Korean liner shipping companies — Sinokor Merchant Marine and Heung-A Shipping will begin integrating their container shipping service businesses next week. With the combination…
ITF is launching an operation against German shipping company Johann M. K. Blumenthal, explaining that the company’s “continue to refuse to acknowledged seafarers’ welfare and…
Swiss-Swedish technology company ABB has been concluded to deliver power and propulsion systems for Seabourn’s two new expedition cruise ships. The Seattle-based Seabourne Cruise Line…
German shipbuilding company Meyer Werft has handed over Spectrum of the Seas, the first cruise ship in the Quantum-Ultra class, to cruise line Royal Caribbean…
MSC Cruises has received approval for its new cruise terminal at PortMiami from the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners on April 9. The company will…
Irish Continental Group (ICG) has entered into a bareboat hire purchase agreement for the sale of the cruise ferry Oscar Wilde. As informed, the 1987-built…
Norwegian car carrier Höegh Autoliners don’t want to implement scrubbers in order to comply with the IMO 2020 regulations, and to use very low sulphur…
Viking Cruises and China Merchants Shekou, representing company of China Merchants Group, have signed a MOU to form a joint enterprise focused on building a…
Cruise operator Genting Hong Kong managed to cut its net amount of losses in 2018, while revenue surged during the year. The group recorded a…
Panama-flagged RoRo ship Al Fayrouz caught fire while underway in the Red Sea on April 8. According to Saudi Arabian Border Guards, the 101-meter was…
Holland America Line, a part of Carnival Corporation, revealed that its next Pinnacle Class ship will be called Ryndam. The newbuild, due for delivery in…
An MSC operated containership has reported leakage of marine fuel oil while undergoing refueling in the Port of Sines, Portugal. Approximately 3 tons of fuel was spilled…
South Korea’s Energy Projects and Infrastructure Korea (EPIK) has agreed as follows about design, engineering and construction services deal for onshore assets of its Newcastle…
