Severe Snow Storm Causes Closure of NY/NJ Ports
Container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey remained closed on February 2 amid a severe winter storm that brought heavy...
[Watch] High-speed Bullet Train for Extremely Cold Temperatures
A new type of Fuxing high-speed bullet train that can operate under temperatures as low as -40 C made its debut in Beijing on...
Anglo American and Pacbulk Into Charter Agreements
Greek capesize owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings has announced that it has entered into a new time charter contract with miner Anglo American, as well...
DSME Built Giant Oil Tanker Launched
The Oman Shipping Company launched the giant oil tanker (Dhalkot), which was built at the DSME shipyard in South Korea and is the last...
Trans-Pacific Trade Hits Blank Sailings Due to Port Congestion
Container volumes in the Asia-U.S. trans-Pacific trade have hit their limit which made massive port congestion in the ports of Los Angeles and Long...
BIMCO To Publish Charter Party Clause Protecting Vessel’s AIS
BIMCO is working on a charter party clause that will help the shipping industry deal with potential abuse by sanctions busters of the Automatic...
The End of The EU Vessel Owner Recycling Conundrum?
Taking part in the ship recycling in the EU discussion, sponsored by Wirana Shipping, was the company’s vice president - Middle East & green...
Practical Obstacles With Just-in-time Operations for Bulkers
International Taskforce Port Call Optimization (ITPCO) chairman Ben van Scherpenzeel discussed the practical obstacles facing JIT operations including charterparty contractual clauses, says an article...
PIL’s Retail Investors Voting for Reconstruction Plan
Creditors of distressed Singapore shipping firm Pacific International Lines (PIL) were to have voted on Feb. 1 on a restructuring deal that involved a...
Icebergs Towing for Water-Scarce Cities
WHOI publishes an article on towing of massive icebergs to cities, with various researches and studies conducted from WHOI Independent Research and Development (IR&D) based...