• Ghana Maritime Authority to demand all oil sector operators observe standards

The Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Peter Azumah, says the authority will demand that all operators in Ghana’s...

• Cosco share sale to fund new ships

China Cosco Group, the world's second largest shipping company, announced on Tuesday plans to raise as much as 3.9 billion...

• Why the City's shipping supremo is battling an old rival for members

THE CHIEF executive of the Baltic Exchange Jeremy Penn looks remarkably unruffled for a man who has just seen a...

• S.Korea utilities seek S.Africa coal for Q2,Q3

Four South Korean utilities will issue a joint tender to buy about 1.13 million tonnes of South African coal, aiming...

• Sudan Offers 1.2 Million Barrels of Nile Blend Crude for May

Sudan Petroleum Corp., the country’s state oil company, offered to sell 1.2 million barrels of Nile Blend crude for loading...

• 'Time to beat piracy' campaign announced

Union representatives meeting in Berlin have voted to launch a new campaign to persuade all governments to commit the resources...

• N.Z. Coal Imports Jump to Three-Year High as BlueScope Buys

New Zealand coal imports climbed to the highest in three years in the fourth quarter as BlueScope Steel Ltd. brought...

• Waha in talks to buy global aviation, maritime firms

Abu Dhabi's Waha Capital is in talks to buy controlling stakes in global aviation and maritime firms, and expects to...

• Watchkeeper: A question of identity

One of the major disappointments, as the European “single market” has evolved into its present system, has been the failure...

• Full Speed Ahead for Shipping ETF

So far this year, the Claymore/Delta Global Shipping has outperformed the broader market by a wide margin, and there is...

• New Zealand Exporters Struggling Against Shipping Capacity Shortages - Export NZ

Kiwi exporters are struggling to get their goods away due to a reduction in global shipping capacity and a seasonal...

• Teekay Offshore Partners Announces Pricing of Follow-On Offering

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. announced yesterday that it has priced its follow-on public offering of 4,400,000 common units, representing limited...

• Port Clearance with GL Maritime Software

GL Maritime Software's Port Clearance Assistant is now available at no cost to ship owners and managers. The...

• Malaysian Merchant Marine retrenches all staff

Struggling shipowner Malaysian Merchant Marine (MMM) has retrenched its entire staff. MMM asked all its employees to take...

• DNV: Continued partnership with the Red Cross

DNV has signed a new partnership agreement with the Red Cross, covering the next three years. The original partnership agreement...

• Hanjin to Expand e-Commerce through INTTRA

Hanjin Shipping plans to expand its use of the e-commerce services provided by INTTRA, the Internet portal that was founded...

• MARC Downgrades Malaysian Merchant Marine's RM120 Mln Islamic Debt

Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has downgraded its rating on Malaysian Merchant Marine Bhd (MMM)'s RM120 million Al Bai' Bithaman...

• Capacity addition could cap Baltic Dry Index gains

Baltic Exchange freight Index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose almost 7.5% last week from 3,242 on March...

• OOCL: No chassis in Boston, Miami

Shipping line OOCL said in a customer advisory it would no longer provide chassis for container yard or store door...

• Evergreen Group of Taiwan Builds New Ships

Evergreen Group, Taiwan`s leading airline and shipping firm, plans to build at least 12 cargo ships to ride out the...

• Teekay Offshore Partners Announces Offering of 4,400,000 Common Units and Acquisition of FSO

Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. announced yesterday that it plans to offer 4,400,000 common units, representing limited partner interests, in a...

• Innovation policy of RS: Development and Implementation of New Techniques

Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has completed the implementation of the System of Technical Ordering and Reporting Management –...

• Maersk Line lands USD 8.6m oil transport job from US DoD

The US Department of Defense (DoD) said it has awarded shipping company Maersk Line Ltd (MLL) a nine-month charter worth...

• Watchkeeper: The future lies with ships

There is a sort of mad and apocalyptic tone to much of public discourse these days, at least some of...

• Korean Register breaks ground in Busan

At a ceremony in Busan, Korea on Thursday (12 March), the chairman and CEO of the Korean Register – an...

• Ship oversupply to weigh on freight rates

The worst is over for the shipping industry but the seaborne sector will continue to face oversupply problems which will...

• Kaptanoglu Shipping gets 2nd Aframax oil tanker from Hanjin Heavy

Turkey based Kaptanoglu Shipping Group received the second Aframax oil tanker that Hanjin Heavy Industries Corporation Philippines Inc has built...

• Malacca Strait remains safe

Malacca Strait remains safe under the surveillance of the navy, a local Chinese newspaper quoted Royal Malaysia Navy Chief Abdul...

• Somali Pirates Release Tanker

Somali pirates released a chemical tanker and its North Korean crew on Tuesday, after holding the vessel for four months....

• Venezuela to export 80,000 barrels of crude per day to Belarus

Belarus will be able to buy up to 80,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez...