Jack Ma resurfaced for the first time since China's government began clamping down on his business empire nearly three months ago, appearing in a live-streamed video that sent Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s stock soaring...

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently released a blueprint for an internationally-coordinated minimum tax for multinational enterprises. It aims at reaching a global agreement on this in 2021. It is not...

The absence of open containerships on the charter market has resulted in carriers being forced to conclude fixtures months into the future, says an article published in The loadstar. Long bull-run for the liner industry Moreover,...

  The post-Hanjin evolution of South Korea’s shipping industry took another step forward last month with the formation of the K-Alliance, says an article published in the losdstar. Competitiveness in South-east Asia Comprising HMM, SM Line, Pan...

Chinese billionaire, Jack Ma re-emerged in a rural school after 3 moths. In a live streamed video of Alibaba's annual event recognising the billionaire can be seen touring schools in China's Hangzhou region. For full...

The WHO Team investigating the covid origin in China says the world might never find patient zero. The organisation isn't in favour of a vaccination travel pass. Meanwhile every nation in the world...

Israeli carrier Zim, which has fixed a 24-month charter for the 4,250 teu 2011-built panamax Spyros V at $22,750 a day. This is the vessel CMA CGM took on a six-month charter in 2019...

Stranded cruise ship Marcella Discovery anchored at Mumbai port since April last year finally gets permission to release the Indian crew.The seafarers of the cruise will go through the mandatory covid test and quarantined...

According to a press note issued by Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office, the seafarers and crew members will be subjected to a Covid-19 test and will remain quarantined in a building within the...

Wärtsilä Voyage launches Wärtsilä SmartMove Suite to the global shipping market, says a press release published on their website. Semi-autonomous sailing features  This flagship offering for semi-autonomous sailing features the industry’s most advanced sensors and high-accuracy...