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Marine Insurers Wary of Arctic Shipping Routes

Marine Insurers Wary of Arctic Shipping Routes

The melting of sea ice presents opportunities for international marine transportation

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Ice Crusts Melting Faster Than Ever

Ice Crusts Melting Faster Than Ever

Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

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Maersk Line Keeps the Lead

Maersk Line Keeps the Lead

Danish shipping giant Maersk Line has cemented its top rating as most reliable line company

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European Freight Volumes Build Up

European Freight Volumes Build Up

The Port of Gothenburg six-monthly report published today shows that European freight volumes strengthened

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Strike at Ningbo Port Turns Violent

Strike at Ningbo Port Turns Violent

A massive strike by as many as 10,000 truck drivers at Ningbo’s Beilun Container Port erupted

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Star Bulk Fleet Expansion Bears Fruit

Star Bulk Fleet Expansion Bears Fruit

Dry bulk owner and operator Star Bulk, which has undergone an overall transformation over the last two years

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Zengzhou Shipbuilding Bags Five

Zengzhou Shipbuilding Bags Five

U.S.-based Marine Capital has placed an order for five 33,200dwt handysize bulkers with the Chinese shipbuilder Zhejiang Zengzhou Shipbuilding.

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Lloyd’s Register Takes Rules for Offshore Units Step Forward

Lloyd’s Register Takes Rules for Offshore Units Step Forward

Lloyd’s Register has launched its new Rules for Offshore Units in one single document following an in-depth consultation with industry.

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Batangas Incentivized to Unclog Manila

Batangas Incentivized to Unclog Manila

The Philippines President has approved the reduction of port charges and other vessel-handling

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Nanaimo Berths First Container Ship

Nanaimo Berths First Container Ship

This trial call, with express service to Japan and Korea, and feeder service to other Asian ports, is expected to lead to a regular service, providing Vancouver Island manufacturers the option to ship their goods from Nanaimo.

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COSCO Reports Strong Profit Growth

COSCO Reports Strong Profit Growth

COSCO International Holdings Limited has disclosed the unaudited consolidated results

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APM Terminals Records Profit Bump

APM Terminals Records Profit Bump

APM Terminals delivered an increased profit of USD 223m (USD 179m 2Q 2013)

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SCF’s Tanker First to Transit Northern Sea Route in 2014

SCF’s Tanker First to Transit Northern Sea Route in 2014

Sovcomflot Group’s (SCF) Anichkov Bridge is the first large capacity tanker to transit the Northern Sea Route this year.

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Arrest of STX Mumbai Wrongful, Singapore Court Says

Arrest of STX Mumbai Wrongful, Singapore Court Says

The High Court of Singapore has upheld a first instance decision striking out the action by Transocean Oil Pte Ltd

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Interview: Liverpool2 Going Full Steam Ahead

Interview: Liverpool2 Going Full Steam Ahead

The United Kingdom-based Peel Group launched an unprecedented Ocean Gateway Project in 2008

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Early Moves towards Responsible Ship Recycling

Early Moves towards Responsible Ship Recycling

German transportation company Hapag-Lloyd will no longer sell vessels to recycling yards

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Engine-Room Fire Disables Tanker, Kills One Crewman

Engine-Room Fire Disables Tanker, Kills One Crewman

U.S. Coast Guard air and cutter forces continue to assist the 22-person crew of a 485-foot

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Clean Freight Rates Set to Surge amid Ebola Outbreak

Clean Freight Rates Set to Surge amid Ebola Outbreak

Freight rates for clean tankers heading from the UK continent to the West Africa

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BOEM to Update Offshore Oil and Gas Regulations

BOEM to Update Offshore Oil and Gas Regulations

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued an Advanced Notice

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Tanker Oversupply Might Be Easing Up

Tanker Oversupply Might Be Easing Up

Although the Caribbean market for Aframaxes has taken a precipitous tumble last week

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