Two ratifications to a key compensation treaty covering the transport of hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) by ship have brought the instrument a step closer to entry into force.

French shipping giant CMA CGM says it will acquire nearly 25 per cent of CEVA Logistics, having committed to subscribe for mandatory convertible securities of CEVA for between CHF380 million (US$390 million) and CHF450 million.

Traditional methods for confirming compliance with the 2020 global sulphur cap rely on paperwork requirements such as the bunker delivery note (BDN). This not only significantly increases the risk of non-compliance and subsequent penalties f

The shipping industry and oil refineries are not doing enough to prepare for new rules cutting the amount of sulphur that vessels can emit from 2020, according to the head of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) oil industry and market di

Carriers are having a harder time adjusting their capacity in periods of undulating demand by hiring and off-hiring charter tonnage as freight rates fall, fuel costs rise and charter market turns in favour of shipowners, reports London's Loa

The 2017 financial results of global logistics provider, Dachser reveals the Asia Pacific region as providing the lion’s share of revenue growth. Consolidated gross revenue overall was EUR6.12bn (US$8.9bn) an increase of 7.2%. But Dachser

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets are expected to be oversupplied until 2022 with capacity utilization forecasted to be in the range of 81-88% on average between 2019-22, but become undersupplied thereafter, according to a report by

The first quarter 2018 results for Singapore-listed HPH Trust saw the port operators net profit fall 13% to HK$145.4m compared to HK$166.9m in 1Q 2017. The drop in net profit was achieved despite a 3% rise in revenue to HK$2.67bn.

With the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s agreement Friday to an initial strategy to cut the shipping industry’s total greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% from 2008 levels by 2050, it has managed to keep its fierces

The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC) said in its first quarter report that there were a total of 14 incidents in Asia during January-March 2018

The shipping industry has a lot to lose in a potential trade war between the US and China. Millions of jobs and the bottom lines of major maritime shipping companies, which account for 80% of all global trade, depend on goods traversing the

PetroChina had supplied a record 7.4 billion cubic metres of natural gas from its underground storages during 2017’s winter supply crunch. At the moment, there are 25 underground gas storage (UGS) facilities in China. Compared with gas tan

Fleet growth in most sectors slowed down during the first quarter of the year. Dry bulk, crude oil, products and LPG sectors saw their fleets expanding slower than they did in 1Q17 while growth in the containership and LNG sectors accelerate

Chinese ballast water management system (BWMS) maker SunRui Marine Environment Engineering Co has been granted a type-approval certificate in line with IMO’s revised G8 code for its BalClor unit, which uses filtration and indirect electr

It has been reported that port state control in Australia and Indonesia often point out that the onboard emergency generator fails to automatically connect to the emergency switchboard (hereinafter, ESB) when a blackout simulation test is ca