Two reports analysing the world’s main shipping routes found that international trade is increasingly reliant on a handful of transit chokepoints, the disruption of...

Ship owners are advised to take advantage of the current demolition market, despite the recent fall in rates. Shipbrokers and cash buyers alike are...

Freight insurance specialist TT Club and the UK P&I Club, a leading provider of P&I insurance and other services to the international shipping community,...

CMA CGM has reached an agreement to acquire South Pacific container line Sofrana Unilines. The acquisition will be concluded on behalf of the French carrier...

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced that effective 1 December 2017, swapping and substitution of booking slots between container vessels of alliance members will...

GE's Marine Solutions has provided its power take-off / power take-in (PTO / PTI) solution for installation on four container vessels owned by Maersk...

On October 4, a fire reportedly broke out in the engine room of a vessel with firefighters rushing to bring it under control. What happened? The...

On October 4, an explosion onboard a vessel reportedly claimed the lives of two members while injuring three. What happened? The incident occurred onboard the vessel...

The Disney Dream cruise ship had a collision with a pier last week while attempting to dock in Nassau, Bahamas.   Disclaimer: This video is...

The British pop invasion that took over American airwaves in the 1960s might never have happened, had it not been for a radio revolution in the...

Liquefied natural gas shippers are dealing with costly delays in getting tankers through the Panama Canal, according to Octavio Simoes, president of LNG export terminal...

GE Marine Solutions signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with RJE Global, Morphettville, South Australia, whereby RJE will assemble GE LM2500 gas turbine modules...

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued an investigation report on the foundering of the fishing vessel Venessa S at Cabbage Tree Island, New...

NWE/MED The coaster market in North-West Europe remains busy with smaller- and larger enquiries out from Scandinavia and UKC. We continue to see increasing demand for...

The tanker market is seeing the “full realistion” of oversupply the ABSA Cargo Conference was told last week, but changing trading patterns were also...

Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) has launched its new data collection and monitoring platform. The launch is part of WinGD’s strategy to lead the...

Varamar Group founder Alexander Varvarenko has launched the first phase of a new online platform for global freight markets. This is just two weeks...

On October 3, a German container vessel reportedly collided with a Korean chemical tanker in Japan Sea. What happened? The German container vessel ‘Victoria Trader’ collided...

On October 3, a tanker reportedly collided with a Navy destroyer at Kaohsiung Cijin Harbor. In another incident, another destroyer was involved in a...

On September 30, three Indian workers died after inhaling gas that was leaking onboard a cargo vessel docked at port. What happened? The unfortunate incident occurred...