Could the Struggling Shipping Industry Create a Banking Crash in Germany?

by Antonia Colibasanu In geopolitics, events rarely occur in isolation. Several stories about German exports, banks, and the shipping industry recently appeared in the media.  But...

Port of Tauranga on Track for One Million Containers (TEUs)

FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO 31 DECEMBER 2016 Half year net profit rises to $41.9 million from $38.6 million as the country’s premier...

Records Broken Again at Ipswich as Ships Get Bigger and Calls...

ABP Ipswich has broken records again as the port welcomed larger vessels and saw a surge in ship calls in 2016. In total, 743 ships...

LNG Approaches 500-ship Milestone

Since the end of last year, nine LNG carrier new buildings have been delivered and five new floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) have...

[Watch] Storm Doris Battered a Ship

This amazing footage shows how Storm Doris battered a tug boat sailing on the River Mersey. The clip shows huge waves crashing over the front...

Panama Canal’s Green Ambitions Could be Big Boost for LNG

Panama Canal Authority encouraging environmentally friendly ships Sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide targeted LNG bunkering facilities in region planned The Panama Canal's drive to...

Sunken Cargo Ship Owners Settle 17 Claims in Dispute

The owners of the S.S. El Faro, a cargo ship that sank near the Bahamas during Hurricane Joaquin in 2015, have settled 17 claims...

Ship Battling on Storm Doris

Ian Webb, an engineer on the ship, posted the video online to show the ferocity of the storm. The amazing footage shows how Storm Doris...

ABS to Earn EU MRV Accreditation

International classification society ABS has been awarded accreditation by Greece’s National Accreditation Body to perform assessments for European Union (EU) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification...

Farm-fresh Goods to Europe by Sea

Marine shipping company Nippon Yusen will carry fresh Japanese agricultural goods to Europe in special containers for a tenth the price of air freight,...

Storm Closes Liverpool Port

Liverpool Port was forced to shut down after Storm Doris battered Northern England. What happened? UK port owner and operator Peel Ports was forced to close...

Next Generation DVB-S2X Technology for Global Xpress

Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communication services, has announced a significant advance in the on-going development of its Global Xpress (GX)...

Ship Crew Stuck at Haldia Served Food

Food was provided to Chinese crew members who have been stuck on-board a Chinese cargo vessel in India since December due to legal issues. What...

On Board the Most Remote Cruise in the World

By Caroline Elderfield The sea was a restless mass of blue-black slush.  Icebergs, which the previous day had held an innocent, mesmeric beauty, now crowded...

Greek Tanker Engineer Found Guilty of Pollution Cover-up

Greek Tanker Engineer Found Guilty of Pollution Cover-up  in Charleston Federal Court The chief engineer of a chemical tanker that docked in North Charleston in...

Bahri and Bunge to Form Ocean Freight Joint Venture

Bahri Dry Bulk Company ("BDB"), a subsidiary of the Bahri Group, the national shipping arm of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Koninklijke Bunge...

Strategic Partnership by Transas and Japan Radio Company

Transas, the innovative, digital solutions company, and Japan Radio Company (JRC), a leading global marine electronics company, today announced their new strategic partnership. The two...

BOC to Finance Shipping as Global Nationalism Threatens Trade

Bank of Cyprus’s chief executive officer John Hourican said that as the largest Cypriot lender was about to engage in financing of Cypriot and...

Demand is Picking up in the Dry Bulk Market

Pacific Ocean dry bulk trades are starting to push the freight market to new heights recently, offsetting part of the limited activity in the...

Traders Profit on Asia Crude Routes

Oil traders from around the world, including the United States, Britain and Brazil, have tripled their sales to Asia as they take advantage of...