After a thorough review of current safety practices and policies in the storage of dangerous cargo, Maersk has now completed implementation of new guidelines...

On September 26, a vessel allided with a bridge located on the Van Starkenborgh Canal resulting in the bridge collapsing into the Canal. What happened? The vessel...

The British International Freight Association calls Maersk surcharge pricing ‘unjustified’ and ‘blatant profiteering’. The cost of shipping will increase by $480-$840 on the...

Watch a pleasure yacht being crushed by the "Xanthos", on the Amsterdam-Rhine-Canal near Breukelen. To watch the...

Crewmembers not to be sent ashore before the arriving vessel is cleared by CBP. CBP reminds Attorneys Murphy, Rogers & Sloss in New Orleans have advised...

A fixed, annular forward extending duct around the propeller. The propeller operates with a small gap between blade tips and the nozzle internal wall,...

Del Monte Fresh Produce (“Del Monte”) based in Coral Gables, entered into a definitive agreement for the building of six container ships to service...

World Fuel Services (WFS) has welcomed a new supply vessel to its chartered-in fleet in an effort to “continue strengthening its logistical operations”. Recent investment To...

In a major development, DHT Holdings, Inc. announced that they have a secured financing commitment for their earlier publicized scrubber retrofit project. The $50 million...

According to the latest Confidence survey, the shipping confidence has slipped to a slight low in the three months to end-August 2018. A decrease in average...

On September 25, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced that there will not be any delay implementing a reduction in the amount of sulfur...

Swiss Shipper established a contact to rescue the hostages taken on September 22, in the Nigerian waters. What happened? The bulk carrier carrying wheat was en...

Two 160-meter long vessels making through Russian Arctic shipping route The 25,600 dwt sister ships "Haaga" and "Viikki" are making their maiden voyage World’s most...

Maersk Supply Service expects that after a challenging 2015, and the same in 2016 and 2017, but says that no year will be as...

 Efforts to curb South Africa's illegal abalone trade crisis are failing. A new TRAFFIC documentary investigates a shadowy underworld where violence, drugs, and wildlife...

Ghost ships go a long way in telling tales of lost mysterious ships. Generally speaking ghost ships are remains of ships which went missing...

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VLCC Rates for 270,000mt, from the Middle East Gulf to both China and Singapore, were marginally firmer at WS 56.5/57.5, and a US Gulf-bound cargo...

Highlights The dry bulk shipping market continues to improve, despite trade war fears. The average spot rate during the second quarter was generally higher...

Transpacific ocean freight price fall over and is likely to drop slightly. Prices dropped slightly this week as the 1 September General Rate...