Editorial

(BIMCO) – 2015 was a busy year for container traffic on the eastern coast of the US. 7.9 million TEU of loaded containers entered the US East Coast in

By Capt. George H Livingstone, The recent grounding of the Ultra Large Container Vessel “CSCL Indian Ocean” got me thinking again about the relatively

by Jaquelyn Burton, (Coeval) So much of our time in the maritime industry – both afloat and ashore is devoted to planning. But, how much planning is

By William Bennett,  (VesselsValues.com) – Both the BDI and the BCI have been hitting successive record lows. Capesize rates fell below $2000pd in

(ICC International Maritime Bureau) – Piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas is persisting at levels close to those in 2014, despite reductions

(BIMCO) – Dry Bulk Shipping: A Miserable Start to a New Year, Where the Market Struggles to Grow at All  Demand The global production of steel

(Drewry) – Further widening of the supply-demand imbalance at the trade route level and insufficient measures to reduce ship capacity will lead to an

(BIMCO) — By Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst Global economy: menacing clouds in the sky cast a shadow on global economic developments 2015 never

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Paul Kotara II, All Hands Magazine El Faro, a U.S.-flagged vessel, and its 33 crewmen vanished in the seas of

  By Dean Shoultz The United States Coast Guard frequently appears behind the times when it comes to rulemaking involving shipboard technological

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants Having blocked the P3 Alliance on competition grounds, China could now merge China Cosco and CSCL and, as a result, cause

  By Drewry Shipping Consultants The impressive ‘New Suez Canal’ project will improve capacity, transit times and reduce delays, not least because it

  By Rick Spilman, Old Salt Blog Recently, the New York Times published Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship, the first of a four part series, by

  By Jonathan M. Epstein and Farid Hekmat, Holland and Knight HIGHLIGHTS: On July 14, 2015, the United States, France, China, Russia, the United Kingdom,

  A new report published Wednesday by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB) highlights a continuing trend in

  By William Thiesen, Atlantic Area Historian, Coast Guard Compass Blog The U.S. Coast Guard has been the steward of the nation’s maritime environment

Scientific sonar spots unknown shipwreck, possibly dating to the American Revolution Scanning sonar from a scientific expedition has revealed the remains of a

  By Tom Mellor, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office Much has been written about the mandatory carriage of ECDIS, but one of the most important initiatives

  Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell during the three months to May 2015 to a level equal to the lowest rating recorded in the past

  The United States Congress signaled last week its firm intention to approve major free trade deals with Asia and Europe. But the global trade