High Ship Traffic in Arctic Coast, With One Exception

 It is mid-December and shipping along the Russian Arctic coast has almost come to a full halt. With one exception. In the Gulf of Ob, ship traffic continues at a high pace. Among...

Ports in UK Receive Less Funds, Supply Chain Disruption Ahead

Ports across the UK are set to receive less than half the funding requested from government for new Brexit checks next year, Yahoo Finance UK understands. Firms have requested £450m ($608m) to build...

Ocean Carriers Will Pay Higher Profits To Secure Chartered Tonnage

The major ocean carriers, expected to report huge profits for Q4, have “money to burn” and aim to outbid their smaller, less-profitable rivals, to secure the ships they target, reports the Loadstar. Q2 2021 to...

Santa of the Seas Delivers ‘Christmas Cheer’ To Cruise Crew

Cruiseship crew locked down on vessels anchored off the UK coast received some festive cheer from Sailors' Society centre manager Simon Mobsby – dubbed 'Santa of the sea,' reports Sailors Society. Maritime charity comes to...

Q3 Report on Shipping Stocks

This should not be surprising given the strength in consumer spending and e-commerce. It should not come as a shock that tanker and dry bulk are down, given that demand for the...

Seafarer Tops the Lloyd’s List of Top 100 People

Selecting a list of the most influential people in shipping is never an easy task. There will always be those who disagree with certain inclusions, exclusions and positions within the top 100 and...

‘JIT’ Trial Reports 8-9% Fuel Savings By Cutting Vessel Idle Time

Port of Rotterdam, in their press release, recently undertook a desktop trial in “Just-In-Time” (JIT) ship operations, showing that emissions can be cut considerably. Cutting harmful emissions The port stated that JIT operations have the potential...

French President Tests Positive for COVID-19

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for COVID-19, the Élysée Palace announced. The President had meetings with a number of other top European leaders in recent days, several of whom announced they...

Oil Tanker Hit By External Source in Saudi Arabia

All Singapore-registered ships operating in and around Saudi Arabia should be vigilant and take necessary precautions after an oil tanker named BW Rhine was hit by an explosion, said the Maritime and Port Authority...

KNOT Announces Acquisition of Tove Knutsen

KNOT Offshore Partners LP announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS, has agreed to acquire KNOT Shuttle Tankers 34 AS, the company that owns the shuttle tanker, Tove Knutsen, from...