Shipping

Oslo-based roll-on/roll-off shipping company, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, has placed orders for four more “Shaper class” vessels. With these new

The Chairman of the Association of Average Adjusters, Burkhard Fischer, highlighted the on-going complexities faced by the maritime industry during the

Companies transporting goods from Asia face costs of as much $10,000 for an urgent full-size shipping container over the next month — about double current

The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations agency that oversees global shipping, has called for an immediate end to attacks on ships and

By Nayera Abdallah, Clauda Tanios and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, May 29 (Reuters) –  Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on six ships in three

In light of the March 26 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, engineers from Johns Hopkins University have launched an assessment of bridges

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has successfully negotiated compromise agreements with three companies, collectively resulting in civil penalty payments

By Sherry Su (Bloomberg) — Three tankers carrying North Sea Forties crude have been floating off European shores for more than two weeks without

Gram Car Carriers ASA (GCC) has announced the acceptance of a voluntary cash offer from SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl (SAS), a wholly-owned subsidiary

Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering hub, has successfully conducted its first simultaneous methanol bunkering and cargo operation (SIMOPS). The

By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS, May 28 (Reuters) – Estonia’s state prosecutor said China has not responded to a six-month-old request for help

(Bloomberg) — Global goods trade is showing signs of accelerating after last year’s slump, pushing up shipping rates and giving some supply-chain

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – The United States and its partners are prepared to use sanctions and export controls to prevent China-Russia

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced plans to allocate $4.8 million in Fiscal Year 2024 funds to the United

Proman Stena Bulk has christened the Stena Prosperous, the last of six methanol-fueled tankers ordered by the joint venture between tanker company Stena Bulk

CAIRO, May 24 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea, the Iran-aligned

The world’s three dominant economies are entering a new, combative phase as the US increasingly uses trade weapons borrowed from China’s playbook. That’s

By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – The sense of genuine anger amongst North European shippers and freight forwarders was palpable this week as they

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for two missing crew members from the sailing cargo vessel De Gallant, approximately 20 miles north of Great

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The waters of Russia’s Northern Sea Route – a seasonal shortcut between Europe and Asia – look set to welcome