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Europe
UK presses ahead with car carrier collusion case
The rolling car carrier cartel court craze has turned to the UK, where a class action lawsuit has been launched…
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Tankers
Tanker breaking up on Reunion’s eastern shoreline
The Chinese company charged with salvaging the Wakashio bulk carrier, 2020’s most high profile casualty, finished its job in Mauritius…
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Dry Cargo
Erasmus buys Japanese kamsarmax
Erasmus Shipinvest has paid NS United Kaiun Kaisha $16.4m to acquire the 82,000 dwt kamsarmax Navios Prosperity, and has renamed…
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Operations
Shipmanager supplier platform launches
A technical services digitalisation platform has launched out of Athens aiming to automate, streamline and optimise the relationship between shipmanagers…
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Operations
Roaring S&P start to 2022 points to new records
The opening weeks of 2022 suggest another record year is on the cards in terms of the overall sale and…
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Containers
Empty container avalanche predicted to cause chaos later this year
When global supply chains snap back to some form of normality – widely tipped to be in the second half…
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Containers
Box spill off the Netherlands
The Dutch coastguard spent the weekend trying to find 26 empty containers which fell off the 6,350 teu teu near…
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Offshore
Energy firms head for the door in Myanmar
Malaysia’s Petronas and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp are selling their stakes in Myanmar’s Yetagun gas field, following a host of other…
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Containers
Competition authorities in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and NZ team up to investigate cartel conduct in global supply chains
Competition regulators from the US, the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are working together to identify potential cartel conduct…
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Europe
European Commission urged to investigate liners over their ‘unfair’ and ‘discriminatory’ practices
The European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services (CLECAT) has sent a letter to the European Union, urging…
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Europe
Grimaldi roro ablaze off Corfu
A Grimaldi roro carrying 239 passengers and more than 50 crew caught fire off Corfu this morning leading to a…
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Dry Cargo
Large handy bulker fleet size surpasses 1,000 ships for the first time
The circa 38,000 dwt large handy bulker fleet size has reached the milestone of 1,000 ships, with six new deliveries…
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Containers
PIL to fine clients who misdeclare cargo weight
Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) will fine clients $30,000 per container for any box it finds that there has been…
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Europe
Lorentzen ditches Stemoco branding
One of Norway’s most famous shipbrokers is returning to its roots with a rebrand. Lorentzen & Stemoco, a name created…
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Offshore
Wilhelmsen buys into Reach Subsea
Wilhelmsen has acquired a 21% stake in Reach Subsea with plans for the pair to commercialise the Reach Remote concept.…
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Ports and Logistics
Management changes at Peel Ports
One of the UK’s largest port operators has announced hanges to its senior leadership team, taking effect from April 4.…
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Environment
Wärtsilä and Grimaldi unveil new filter system to tackle ocean microplastics
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Italian shipowner Grimaldi Group, have unveiled a new system that uses exhaust gas scrubber washwater…
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Tech
Google searches for supply chain fix
Will shippers soon be able to Google their way out of a supply chain crisis? New York-listed Dun & Bradstreet,…
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Operations
Fire rips through car carrier, all 22 crew safely evacuate
All 22 crew onboard the car carrier were evacuated yesterday after a fire ripped through one of the ship’s cargo…
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Environment
Finnish firm develops tech to banish black smoke from ports
A Finnish company has developed and tested technology that could make black smoke in ports a thing of the past.…
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