We feel that the market sentiment has deteriorated somewhat in recent weeks as the anticipated pick-up in Chinese dry bulk demand has not materialised yet. Like many, we expected a sharp recovery following the Chinese New Year holidays which

The technology group Wärtsilä is to acquire Transas, a global company headquartered in the U.K. The move will speed Wärtsilä along its path towards its Smart Marine Ecosystem vision. Established in 1990, Transas is a global market leader

LESS than two weeks after the fatal fire onboard the Maersk Honam in the Arabian sea, a fire broke out on another containership from the Danish shipping line, the Maersk Kengsington, heading towards Suez from Oman. It has since been containe

Maersk said that the human remains of three of the four missing crew members after the fire aboard Maersk Honam have been found on board the vessel. At this point in time our three colleagues are unidentified.

Four crew members remain missing despite comprehensive search efforts as a response to the fire that broke out aboard Maersk Honam on Tuesday, 6 March. “While search operation continues the hope of finding our missing colleagues is fadi

Maersk Line yesterday night reported a serious fire in one of the cargo holds onboard Maersk Honam. 23 crew members were evacuated from the distressed vessel. Maersk now reports that one of the evacuated colleagues, a Thai national male

Maersk Line,the world’s biggest container shipper, said on Wednesday four crew members were missing after one of its container vessels caught fire in the Arabian sea, while 23 crew members were safely evacuated.

The three best performing dry bulk terminals in the world are Santander and Bilbao in Spain and Quebec in Canada, according to BIMCO’s 2017 Dry Bulk Terminals Vetting Report.

Palau International Ship Registry (PISR), the world’s fastest growing flag, has expanded its technology offering by linking with Pole Star to offer a comprehensive sanctions compliance and risk management service for its fleet vessels.

The local government in Tangshan announced on Friday that it is planning to extend steel production restrictions well beyond the current winter heating season. We understand that the plan is yet to be approved by the authorities, however, if

Freight rates for shipping coal from northern China's Qinhuangdao port to the ports of Zhangjiagang, Shanghai and Guangzhou in the east and south China moved upwards after the Lunar New Year holidays, Qinhuangdao Port operator Tuesday said.

01 / Fernando A. Solorzano, general director of merchant marine, Panama Maritime Authority PANAMA has maintained its dominance as the world’s biggest registry and enjoys a degree of supremacy that is unparalleled in other shipping secto

BIMCO relaunches ship benchmarking system Shipping KPI after two years of redesign. The system helps shipowners and managers make strategic decisions about their fleet.

The International Maritime Organization intends to ban ships that do not have equipment to strip sulphur from carrying fuel that has a sulphur content above new limits in 2020, an IMO official said on Thursday.

To Support Sustainable Shipping: IMO signs with EBRD The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has signed a new partnership agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The agreement will help promote sust