There is a big question regarding dry bulk shipping that you have to answer before buying a suitable vessel: Do you want to get...

UN report: 5 Kenyans, 39 seafarers held hostage by Somali pirates The pirate gangs in Somalia are alleged to be holding five Kenyans for ransom....

October 1st is China’s National Day, but this year it also marked an important day for controlling shipping pollution: Shenzhen, the world’s third biggest...

Oil tanker rates jumped to a four-month high as traders booked the most cargoes for the time of year on record, offering signs that...

Strong supply growth because of high vessel deliveries scheduled in FY16/FY17 will continue to keep the LPG shipping market in imbalance.  On the demand...

Fourth successive year of decline in operating costs The findings are set out in OpCost 2016 (www.opcostonline.com), Moore Stephens’ unique ship operating costs benchmarking tool,...

Summary On 2 July 2015, the container ship Madinah was preparing for arrival at the port of Lyttelton. Part of those preparations involved the bosun...

Rescue crews have removed more than 88,000 litres of diesel from a sunken tug on British Columbia's central coast in the newest effort to...

A cruise ship has come under the radar again after a woman staff was sexually assaulted on board by her ex-lover.  The incident is...

A sunken First World War ship dubbed “Titanic 2” could become a divers’ theme park to generate revenue for cash-strapped Greece. For 100 years, the...