Shipping News

While Greece's new leftist government seems set on a collision course with the European Union, it is likely to steer clear of confronting the country's

Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. says it has secured newbuilding orders for 11 containerships with a TEU capacity of 20,000, marking the

Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has been getting a serious amount of boxes checked off lately while operating in the Bay of Campeche off Mexico.  Within the span

Marquette Transportation Company, a U.S. towboat operator, is exploring a sale that could value it at more than $1

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, spiralled downwards to its lowest level in nearly

Shipping firm Stolt-Nielsen reported fourth quarter earnings below forecasts on Thursday and said it was concerned about the outlook for the chemical tanker

Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä reports today three new escort tugs under construction for Norwegian tug operator Østensjø Rederi will feature their

Tokyo – Leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda) has further strengthened its renewable energy activities by agreeing to

Here's an interesting time-lapse showing Sause Brothers' tug Joseph Sause moving the 349.8 foot long tank barge Alsea Bay from LA 149 to Sause home dock in

After being stuck in legal limbo for six months, a tanker loaded with 1 million barrels of Kurdish crude headed east on Tuesday to leave U.S.

By Daniel Lawton and Margaret Cronin Fisk (Bloomberg) — BP Plc “conducted an extraordinarily effective response” to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill,

Sydney’s famous ferries look like a bunch of children’s toys in this Sydney Harbour Australia Day time-lapse. Australia Day is celebrated every

Military Sealift Command's prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) remained stuck Monday on a reef off the East Coast of Okinawa,

The U.S. Coast Guard is urging mariners and coastal communities from New York City up through New England to take precautions in preparation for a possibly

Maersk Line reports they have upped the bar today for the most containers ever loaded on to a ship. The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller left Algeciras today with the

Marlow Navigation, the Cyprus-based crew management firm says “there is presently no possibility to arrange any transfer of funds to seafarers and / or

Shipping freight rates for transporting containers from ports in Asia to Northern Europe jumped 24.6 percent last

China Ocean Shipping Group Co (COSCO) returned to profit in 2014 after three years of losses, state media said on

To the delight of spectators, indirect towage will become the norm for the largest ships now calling at Felixstowe, say Harwich Harbour pilots. Here's a great

Western sanctions on Russia are restricting the Arctic shipping route along its north coast to domestic cargoes and energy exports with many foreign firms