September 10, 2018 in the city of Constanta (Romania), a roundtable «Port of Constanta – the new Gateway for the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route to…
French shipping group CMA CGM inaugurated its new flagship vessel CMA CGM Antoine De Saint Exupery this week in Le Havre, France. At 400-meters long…
Need to Relax? We take idling arctic icebreaker beset in ice and snow over North Atlantic cargo ship in winter storm any day. Via Relax…
For Maersk, the trip the Northern Sea Route is a one-off trial for now. However, as climate change makes the Arctic route more accessible, there…
Where to Look in the Oil Market for Clues of a Demand Slowdown? By Ellen Milligan and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — this is supposed to…
By Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) IMO’s Low Sulphur Fuel Regs Seen Cutting Demand for Canadian Oil — As if pipeline bottlenecks were not enough, Canadian heavy…
By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Alphaliner’s bellwether containership idle tonnage data has recorded a big spike in vessels being consigned to lay-up, shifting the…
The world’s largest international maritime exercise concluded this week following more than a month of training events conducted in and around the Hawaiian Islands and…
Norway-based Offshore Heavy Transport is set to enter the offshore renewables market with a state-of-the-art heavy lift transport and installation vessel that combines semi-submersible capability…
China’s Growth Slows as Trade Row Stirs Concerns on Outlook. By Kevin Yao and Fang Cheng BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) – China’s economy expanded at…
OSLO, July 15 (Reuters) Offshore Strike – A Norwegian union for workers on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs stepped up a six-day strike on…
Largest U.S.-Built Containership Christened at Philly Shipyard christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a ceremony at the Philly Shipyard on…
Crew members’ concern over the safety of rescue boats being lowered from heights prevented an accidental release of a boat during a training exercise from…
Euronav Acquires Second of Two 3-Million-Barrel Supertankers Left in the World. Belgian tanker company Euronav has purchased the Ultra Large Crude Carrier Seaways Laura Lynn,…
Norwegian energy company Equinor has installed a battery that will for first time make it possible to store energy produced from an offshore wind farm….
International shipping groups are calling for greater cooperation on a policy for migrants rescued at sea following Italy’s move to refuse ships carrying migrants from…
The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is accusing the shipping industry of using ‘scaremonger’ tactics and ‘fake news’ in order to get South Asian shipbreaking yards included…
Louisiana-based SEACOR Marine has completed the installation of the first hybrid battery power system on an an offshore support vessel in the Gulf of Mexico….
French shipping group CMA CGM has signed to acquire Finland’s Containerships from Container Finance Ltd Oy. Containerships specializes in the intra-European shortsea shipping and logistics…
Some of the world’s leading international shipping associations are calling on the Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for progress on some of…
