As many as 800 family-run companies that control almost a fifth of the global shipping fleet has long been a source of national pride...

On Thursday morning, a gunman opened fire at Umpqua Community College killing Nine people and injuring seven. Highlights : The 3,000-student school is located in Roseburg,...

The Head Office of PISR is located in Houston,Texas and is the office of the Ship Registry Administrator.  PISR’s goal is to offer a...

Drewry’s Benchmarking Club is a closed user group of multinational retailers and manufacturers, which closely monitors the contract freight rates.  It appears that  freight...

Russian state enterprise, Moscow based Rosmorport provides facilities inspection and weighing of goods for vessel transportation and also for motor vehicle transportation.  Since 2013,...

Seago Line  is Maersk’s intra-Europe subsidiary company.  In a Trade union meet organized by the JOC, Seago Line was represented by its Account Manager...

Amber Shoemake was blessed with a healthy son after years of waiting. So she was overprotective to her son Leland.  He was smart from...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Emma Maersk is the first containership in the E-class of eight owned by A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. Details of the Ship: The vessel is 398...

In a bid to develop Singapore port as the key LNG bunkering hub in Asia, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has launched...

NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., (an NYK Group subsidiary company) received the new coal carrier Tenryu Maru.  It was delivered at Oshima Shipbuilding Co....

China LNG enters into strategic cooperation agreements with nine shipyards within China in relation to finance leasing business and LNG businesses and finance lease...

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engines (DSME) has finalised the contract for constructing two LNG carriers worth US$ 400 Million. The deal is with the...

The Incident: An Oil Tanker (VLCC - Very Large Crude Carrier) was discharging its cargo. Ballasting was planned in the early hours of the...

Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : M/v "Kösterberg", "Grona Aalsum"  and "Prince of Seas" Location : Kiel Canal at Fischerhütte Enroute : Tornio to Flushing Casualties : None The eastgoing tank M/V "Kösterberg", the westbound "Grona Aalsum" and...

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has acquired TGE Marine for €164 million ($184.57 million). Bonn based TNG marine specialises in LNG and LPG bunker fuel...

Very large carrier vessels that berth at Rotterdam port demand a quicker way to load and unload them.  They feel that by increasing the...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.runs a unique and innovative Safety Operations Support Center ( SOSC) to provide valuable weather related information to aid their vessels...

The Panama Canal cruise ship season 2015-2016 will officially begin on October 3 when Costa Luminosa, on a voyage from Italy around the world...

IMO – the International Maritime Organization – is the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the...

In a survey conducted by Moore Stephens from International Accountant and Shipping Adviser, the overall confidence levels in the shipping industry has risen in...