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…
What Can Merchant Mariners Learn From Volvo Ocean Race Sailors? Last month gCaptain was invited by John Mangano, Key Account Manager – Coastal & Navy…
A pair of crane operators at the Port of Long Beach on the U.S. West Coast have set a new productivity record for moving the…
China’s Naval Master Plan: A Military Threat in the Pacific and beyond. This is the first in a series of columns Bloomberg is publishing on…
Video Shows Insane Tanker Fire That Led to Two Houston Pilots Being Awarded the IMO Bravery at Sea Award. On the morning of September 6,…
The Panama Canal set a new monthly tonnage record last month, breaking the previously-held record the third time since the opening of the Expanded Panama…
Fundamentals for the recovery of the dry bulk market are there, John Dragnis, CEO of Athens-based shipowner Goldenport Holdings Inc, said while speaking at today’s…
Marine Cargo Insurance is one the most important and vital branches of insurance , and is considered an indispensable aid to international trade. Securing the…
Ports are major hubs in the supply chain. In Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, countless proceedings are happening every day. In the optimal supply…
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding delivered CESI Lianyungang, the final LNG carrier built for SINOPEC’s LNG project, on May 31. Ordered by the joint venture of:…
Danish shipping giant Maersk Line is expanding its presence between Europe’s Mediterranean region and Canada to cater for the growing demands on both sides of…
Ports are continually changing in tandem with economic and social developments. This has and always will be the case. The Port of Amsterdam has undergone…
Korean shipbuilder Smart Ship Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has teamed up with Naver Business Platform (NBP) and Intel Korea to develop Smart Ship 4.0…
Driven by low freight rates in tanker sectors, Russian state-owned shipping company PAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) ended the first quarter of this year in loss….
A number of developments in the digital and augmentation/automation areas could transform competitiveness and customer propositions at UK ports, according to a survey released by…
Following a lengthy process, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) member states finally agreed in April to require international shipping to decarbonize and at least halve…
