Shipping

COSCO Heavy Industry Shanghai Co. has entered into a contract with MAN Energy Solutions for the retrofit of four COSCO Line containerships to dual-fuel

German dry bulk shipping company Oldendorff Carriers announce agreement with Canadian mining company Teck to retrofit a bulk carrier with fuel-saving rotor

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Asia-Europe ocean carriers are making one final attempt to hike rates on the troubled tradelane next year. Hapag-Lloyd

By Peter Apps Dec 8 (Reuters) – As tankers, car-carriers and other merchant vessels pass through the Malacca Strait, unlit fishing boats

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — A shadow-fleet oil tanker that had previously falsified its location to avoid detection on digital ship-tracking

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The United States believes that Iran is involved in the planning and execution of drone and missile

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on 13 individuals and entities for

A.P. Moller – Maersk is set to launch its first large green methanol-fueled containership early next year. Scheduled for launch on February 9, 2024, the

OSLO, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Thursday it will introduce a risk surcharge next year on container shipments to

U.S. container imports experienced a 9% decrease in November 2023 compared to October 2023, according to the latest U.S. imports report from Descartes Systems

(Bloomberg) — UK sanctions against a Dubai-based company that controls Russia’s state-controlled oil tanker fleet are the latest sign that Western

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Port of Long Beach, and Port of Los Angeles have formalized their plans for a transpacific green and

By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Fresh attacks on vessels in the Red Sea are raising insurance premiums for ships in the region and

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The United Nations’ shipping agency on Wednesday adopted a resolution targeting

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Parisa Hafezi RIYADH/DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding

The RRS Sir David Attenborough, the UK’s polar research vessel, recently had a close encounter with the A23a mega iceberg, the largest iceberg in the

(Bloomberg) — US sanctions on a handful of tankers engaged in the Russian oil trade appear to have placed several of the ships in limbo, highlighting the

Update: The ONE Orpheus is back underway after being refloated by tugs in the Suez Canal. AIS data shows she was aground for about 5 hours. CAIRO, Dec 6

China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has unveiled plans for what could potentially become the world’s largest nuclear-powered containership. Plans

Seaspan Corporation, a leading containership owner and operator, is venturing into the car carrier market with an order for up to ten large LNG-fueled Pure Car