Former Mauritius Ports Authority Chairman has had his 2019 conviction upheld and sentence extended by the Mauritian Supreme Court. By Vel Moonien in Mauritius Thirteen years after an investigation was launched...

By Noah Browning and Susanna Twidale LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Soaring gas prices are forecast to drive a switch to oil and put more energy suppliers in Britain out of business,...

Clean Sea Transport, the joint venture between MSEA Group, Arkview Capital, and Scorpio Tankers (NYSE:STNG), has acquired 100% interest in Marinvest’s fleet of methanol-fueled tankers, along with four ice class...

The U.S. Coast Guard inspected a containership in the Port of Oakland suspected as a potential vessel of interest in the Southern California oil spill, the Los Angeles Times reported...

ATHENS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Greece’s privatisations agency transferred shares corresponding to a 16% stake in Piraeus Port Authority to Chinese port operator COSCO Shipping after an amendment to a previous concession...

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Hopes of a return to some form of normality in global supply chains after Chinese New Year in February have been dashed by analysts. Both...

Failure of a diesel generator caused an engine room fire aboard a commercial fishing vessel in the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. No injuries were...

U.S. Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Long Island, Queens) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have called for an immediate investigation after an unidentified female Midshipman at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy...

The drybulk market, where large deepsea vessels transport unpackaged (therefore, “bulk”) cargoes of iron ore, coal (for heating and for steel making), various grains, and a host of lesser known...

South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has announced its first commercial shipbuilding order in six years with an order for four 5,500 TEU containerships. The order comes on...

Oct 6 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index extended its rally on Wednesday as robust demand and port congestion propelled the capesize index above 10,000...

In the this video, Dr. Sal Mercogliano expertly breaks down how a commercial ship could have dragged a 4,000 foot stretch of oil pipeline that officials have identified as the...

A shipping industry trade group representing over 80% of the world’s merchant fleet has proposed a bold new plan to help the industry achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050,...

Australian maritime authorities have banned a Singapore-flagged bulk carrier from the country’s port for six months for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention related to underpayment of the ships crew...

New details about the pipeline could be the smoking gun in the investigation into the cause of Southern California’s oil spill. Officials responding to the oil spill off the coast...

By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, Calif., Oct 5 (Reuters) – Ships in record numbers have jammed the port complex near this weekend’s oil spill in California, according...

Seattle-headquartered Centerline Logistics has announced the acquisition of multiple petroleum Articulated Tug and Barge units (ATBs) previously owned by New York-based Bouchard Transportation. Included in the acquisition is a 2016-built...

The chaos in container shipping has forced some brands like Home Depot, Ikea and Costco to get creative with their supply chains. We can now add The Coca-Cola Company to...

By Andy Hoffman (Bloomberg) — A rare disclosure by Gunvor Group Ltd. confirms what’s long been suspected — jobs at energy trading firms pay very well.  Gunvor had about 1,671 employees...

By Ian Putzger in Toronto (The Loadstar) – Persistent and mounting congestion at US west coast ports has caused some shippers to seek the sanctuary of the east coast to speed cargo...