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Mersin International Port (MIP) launches grand traffic project around the Mersin port

Mersin International Port (MIP) launches grand traffic project around the Mersin port

On 26 September 2022, MIP held a ceremony in the presence of the Governor of the Mersin province Ali Hamza...
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Rival of container shipper Matson can proceed with Antitrust lawsuit

Rival of container shipper Matson can proceed with Antitrust lawsuit

Two Matson Inc subsidiaries must face claims from rival container shipping company American President Lines LLC that Matson is abusing...
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U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River

U.S. barge backlog swells on parched Mississippi River

Commercial barge traffic on southern stretches of the Mississippi River was at a standstill on Tuesday as low water levels...
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Alfa Laval to be a technology partner for the world´s first project to demonstrate end-to-end shipboard carbon capture at scale

Alfa Laval to be a technology partner for the world´s first project to demonstrate end-to-end shipboard carbon capture at scale

Alfa Laval will be a technology partner in the joint project initiated by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD),...
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Canadian Coast Guard takes important steps to reduce fleet emissions

Canadian Coast Guard takes important steps to reduce fleet emissions

Reducing carbon emissions is one of the most important ways Canada and Canadians can fight against climate change. In line...
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Cargo Shipowners Cancel Sailings as Global Trade Flips From Backlogs to Empty Containers

Cargo Shipowners Cancel Sailings as Global Trade Flips From Backlogs to Empty Containers

Ocean carriers are canceling dozens of sailings on the world’s busiest routes during what is normally their peak season, the...
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Global LNG floating storage hits record high on steep Contango ahead of winter

Global LNG floating storage hits record high on steep Contango ahead of winter

The number of LNG carriers being used as floating storage globally has hit a record high as oil majors, commodity...
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MAWANI, Tabadul sign MoU to develop new Saudi ports management systems

MAWANI, Tabadul sign MoU to develop new Saudi ports management systems

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) and Saudi Company for Exchanging Digital Information (Tabadul) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
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Oman invites bids for port development

Oman invites bids for port development

The Gulf state of Oman has invited bids for the development and operation of one of its ports as part...
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Another shipment of Metro Rail arrived at Mongla port

Another shipment of Metro Rail arrived at Mongla port

“MV Venus Triumph” vessel, carrying eight coaches, four locomotives and other machinery weighing 440 metric tonnes, anchored at the No....
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One Sea Appoints Sinikka Hartonen as Secretary General

One Sea Appoints Sinikka Hartonen as Secretary General

Sinikka Hartonen has been appointed Secretary General of One Sea, as the high-profile autonomous maritime ecosystem enters a new phase...
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Minority shareholders call for maritime ministry to privatize HMM

Minority shareholders call for maritime ministry to privatize HMM

Oceans and Fisheries Minister Cho Seung-hwan has drawn criticism from minority shareholders of HMM, formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine,...
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Samskip adds Value Maritime CO2 capture to Decarbonisation strategy

Samskip adds Value Maritime CO2 capture to Decarbonisation strategy

Samskip is making carbon capture a key part of its integrated plan for decarbonising shipping, after choosing the Value Maritime...
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Lomar Shipping announces Corporate Acquisition of Carl Büttner Holding GmbH & Co. KG and expands Diverse Global Fleet

Lomar Shipping announces Corporate Acquisition of Carl Büttner Holding GmbH & Co. KG and expands Diverse Global Fleet

Lomar Shipping, a maritime subsidiary of Libra Group, has acquired the Bremen, Germany-based Carl Büttner Holding GmbH & Co. KG...
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Maersk Tankers will not raise pool fees to cover decarbonization, says CCO

Maersk Tankers will not raise pool fees to cover decarbonization, says CCO

Maersk Tankers, one of the world’s largest shipping pool operators by number of ships, will not raise its fees to...
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Tanker Market Could be Entering a Bullish Period

Tanker Market Could be Entering a Bullish Period

The tanker market is being heralded as one the main “beneficiaries” of the war in Ukraine and the shift that...
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Chennai Port-Maduravoyal corridor to be completed by Dec 2024

Chennai Port-Maduravoyal corridor to be completed by Dec 2024

Work on the 20.5 km double-decker elevated highway between Chennai Port and Maduravoyal, being built at a cost of ₹5,800...
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Salalah Port to soon welcome large container ships

Salalah Port to soon welcome large container ships

Salalah Port is planning to attract very large container ships and raise its handling capabilities, after the company’s board of...
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Transit of goods via Iranian ports increasing noticeably

Transit of goods via Iranian ports increasing noticeably

In a press conference on Saturday, Ali-Akbar Safaei, the head of Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), underlined the significant...
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Sailor acquitted of setting fire that destroyed massive ship

Sailor acquitted of setting fire that destroyed massive ship

A military judge on Friday acquitted a sailor of arson in a fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, a...
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