Overview Dry bulk shippers specialize in transporting cargos, typically commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain and other materials around the world.  Companies with exposure to dry bulk include Diana Shipping, Inc., Eagle Bulk, Genco...

Rickmers Maritime has sold its second container ship for scrap in as many months as the financially troubled Singapore-based charter ship manager struggles to pay off its debts. Container lines and shipowners have been increasing...

Tanker owner Euronav cites encouraging start for the first quarter of 2017, but warns of negative factors pressuring the tanker market in February Euronav NV reported its non-audited financial results for the three months ended...

The ETI has published a new report which highlights affordable measures and technologies that could be taken to reduce the fuel consumption and carbon emissions from shipping. For more information, please visit here Disclaimer: This video...

Maersk Line has signed a five-year contract with Riverbed Technology to monitor business-critical applications and services.  The container ship operator intends to use the applications to troubleshoot performance bottlenecks across the company.  This will...

Lines were drawn clearly at the fourth Ship Recycling Congress on 25-26 January in London. Whilst the Danish Shipowners’ Association continues to argue that the European List of approved recycling facilities should be used...

The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), the world’s largest global marine and maritime professional body, has announced that it has opened an office in Shanghai, China. Following a steady growth of members,...

By J Mintzmyer Summary The following is an overview of the importance of proper valuation data in shipping investments, which includes an interview with the team at VesselsValue.com, an industry-leading data source.   This report includes a brief...

By Neil Sanders A small but significant number of marine cargo fire and explosion incidents are due to self-heating in some form.  Selfheating can affect a surprising variety of cargoes including coal, iron in the...

General cargo vessel “AMP Crystal” suffered engine failure on the afternoon of January 22nd while ballasting in the Tsugaru Strait, en route from Kashima to Niigata. The vessel was brought to anchor off Mutsu...