Japanese shipping line Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is rolling out a new player in the dry bulk sector through a merger of three of its shipping and shipmanagement subsidiaries. Asahi Shipping ...

The move indicates CMT, which owns and operates its bulker fleet through Singapore and Hong Kong subsidiaries, is making room for newbuildings booked for construction at fellow yard CSBC ...

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In ...

Andrew Craig-Bennett reflects on Signalgate and the sale of Hutchison Ports, two events that highlight how ignorant most people are about all things maritime. There is a thing called sea blindness.

The government of South Korea has imposed sanctions on a non-flagged vessel the country seized for illegally transporting iron ore produced in North Korea. Sanctions were also imposed on two ...

The documentary committee of BIMCO has approved revisions to its war risk clauses for voyage and time charters to reflect changes in the geopolitical challenges facing the shipping industry.

A rescue mission is underway in the Dutch North Sea after an explosion triggered a fire on board a German-owned containership. The 1,368 teu 2009-built Victoria L suffered a blaze in the engine ...

After US president Donald Trump imposed tariffs on countries across the world earlier this week, it did not take much time for Beijing to return the favour. The Chinese authorities said on Friday ...

Stillstrom and the Panama Canal Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to implement an offshore charging technology to reduce emissions from vessels idling in and around the Panama Canal.

Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1bn unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of 13 international banks. The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1bn facility ...

Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has launched a tender for up to six platform supply vessels. Rio de Janeiro-based offshore brokerage WSB Advisors stated that the tender, launched ...

Oslo-listed seismic data specialist TGS has won a shallow water OBN acquisition contract offshore Trinidad. The 3D baseline contract is scheduled to commence early in the third quarter 2025.