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Ship Owners Are Stocking Up With Newbuildings and Secondhand Ships in Anticipation of a Post-Pandemic Trade Rebound

Ship Owners Are Stocking Up With Newbuildings and Secondhand Ships in Anticipation of a Post-Pandemic Trade Rebound

Activity has continued to be more than healthy, in both the newbuilding and S&P markets over the course of the...
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Liberia Registry Hits 200m Gross Tonnage Milestone

Liberia Registry Hits 200m Gross Tonnage Milestone

The Liberian Registry has grown in tonnage to 200m gt reaching a milestone confirming its position as the world’s second-largest...
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Frontline Buys Six VLCC Newbuilding Resales For $586m

Frontline Buys Six VLCC Newbuilding Resales For $586m

Frontline is buying six VLCC newbuilding resales at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for $565.8m. The six scrubber-fitted newbuildings include $25.7m...
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Tanger Alliance At Tanger Med’s TC3 Terminal Increasing Capacity

Tanger Alliance At Tanger Med’s TC3 Terminal Increasing Capacity

Tanger Alliance at the TC3 terminal in Tanger Med in Morocco have received the final two of eight Liebherr STS...
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IMO Safety Committee Addresses Reporting For Containers Lost At Sea

IMO Safety Committee Addresses Reporting For Containers Lost At Sea

Responding to the dramatic increase in the loss of containers at sea in the past year, the Maritime Safety Committee...
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Norsepower And NMS Sign Exclusive Partnership To Solve Clean Technology Retrofit Challenges

Norsepower And NMS Sign Exclusive Partnership To Solve Clean Technology Retrofit Challenges

Newport Maritime Services (NMS) has partnered with Helsinki-based Norsepower, the leading global provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems, as an...
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Panama Reaffirms Its Commitment To International Compliance

Panama Reaffirms Its Commitment To International Compliance

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), the entity responsible for the administration of the Panama Ship Registry, has bolstered its operation...
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143 Rescued, Search On For 127 As Barge Sinks Offshore India In Cyclone

143 Rescued, Search On For 127 As Barge Sinks Offshore India In Cyclone

Search and rescue operations are underway for 127 reported missing from a barge that has sunk in the Arabian Sea...
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Flex LNG Enter Into Time Charter Party Agreement For Flex Constellation

Flex LNG Enter Into Time Charter Party Agreement For Flex Constellation

Flex LNG Ltd, has today agreed a Time Charter Agreement with a minimum firm period of three (3) years on...
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PSA Antwerp Trials Hydrogen-Powered Tractor In Green Energy Bid

PSA Antwerp Trials Hydrogen-Powered Tractor In Green Energy Bid

PSA Antwerp is participating in the trial of a Terberg hydrogen-powered terminal tractor and mobile hydrogen filling station at its...
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MOL Joined Joint Development Study On Ammonia Fuel Supply Chain In Singapore

MOL Joined Joint Development Study On Ammonia Fuel Supply Chain In Singapore

Mitsui O.S.K.Lines, Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with ITOCHU Corporation, ITOCHU ENEX Co., Ltd., Vopak Terminals Singapore Pte...
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HMM Ships Medical Supplies To India For $1 Per Container

HMM Ships Medical Supplies To India For $1 Per Container

With India fighting a deadly second wave of Covid-19, South Korean shipping line HMM has announced that it will charge...
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NYK Delphinus Under Tow Following Engine Room Fire Off US West Coast

NYK Delphinus Under Tow Following Engine Room Fire Off US West Coast

The containership NYK Delphinus that suffered an engine fire off Monterey on the US West Coast is now under tow...
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India’s COVID Crisis Hits Global Shipping Industry Hard

India’s COVID Crisis Hits Global Shipping Industry Hard

Sheikh Karim, a seafarer in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, spends hours on his phone everyday, scrolling through overseas...
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TORM Banks On Long-Term Strength Of Large Oil Product Tankers

TORM Banks On Long-Term Strength Of Large Oil Product Tankers

Expected decreases in refining capacity in some regions and increases in others point to a stronger demand for large clean...
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CMA CGM Vessel Will Set Seven Records On Atlantic Seaboard

CMA CGM Vessel Will Set Seven Records On Atlantic Seaboard

For the second time in less than a year, a containership operated by CMA CGM will set size records as...
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ICS Releases Vaccination Roadmap To Quicken Seafarer Jab Rollout

ICS Releases Vaccination Roadmap To Quicken Seafarer Jab Rollout

As the US, Netherlands and other nations begin to roll out vaccines to all seafarers, the International Chamber of Shipping...
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Seadrill JV Lands 12-Well Drillship Contract In Angola

Seadrill JV Lands 12-Well Drillship Contract In Angola

A new, twelve-well drillship contract with multiple options has been awarded to a joint venture between Seadrill Limited and Angola’s...
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RCL And Mariana Express Lines In New Thailand – South China Service

RCL And Mariana Express Lines In New Thailand – South China Service

Regional Container Lines (RCL) and Mariana Express Lines are partnering in a new Thailand – South China service. The new...
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Jiangnan Shipyard Completes The World’s First Type B-Tank For VLEC

Jiangnan Shipyard Completes The World’s First Type B-Tank For VLEC

CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard delivered the world’s first Type B-tank for 99,000 cubic metre very large ethane carrier (VLEC). The completion...
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