Risk of Liquefaction Even in Case of ‘Group A’ Cargo...

Incident: A vessel with 20,000 MT of iron ore fines listed immediately after its departure. The vessel continued to list to such dangerous levels and...

[VIDEO] Indian Cobra Rescued from a Containership

A stow-away Indian Cobra was rescued from a container ship bound for the APM Terminals in New Jersey.  On December 10th, the ship was...

Collision & Grounding on Christmas Eve

A container vessel ran aground off Hong Kong while a cargo ship allided with Canal lock doors during Christmas Eve. Incident : Vessel Grounding Location : Off Hong...

7 Major Shipping Companies Fined $63 million!

A fine of 407 million yuan has been posed on seven major international shipping companies by China after a year-long investigation. The National Development and...

Commodities Shipping on Fire

In 2016 only the fittest of the shipping companies would survive because of the deepening crisis caused by less demand and a surplus of...

Baltic Index On A High 

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities.  The overall index, which gauges the cost of shipping...

No (Low) Traffic at Suez Canal

The  Suez Canal traffic data from 18 to 23 December is as follows : Number of ships transited the canal : 283. Total load carried : 19.683m tonnes. Daily...

Watch Out – Ship Arrests on the Raise at Australian Ports

The Federal Court can arrest any ship in Australian waters if a claim is lodged against the ship’s owner or operator, for a debt...

Hamad Port to Boost Qatar’s Economy

The landmark achievement of partial operation of Hamad Port, one of the largest multi-purpose ports in Qatar marked a major milestone, coinciding with the...

100 Most Influential People in the Shipping Industry – uncovers Lloyds...

The Sixth Edition of the Lloyd’s List reveals the 100 influential people in the shipping industry. Here is the first top 10 influential people of...