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Europe
Clyde & Co expands with BLM merger
Global law firm Clyde & Co and UK-headquartered law firm BLM have agreed to a merger. The combination will go…
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Greater China
Shanghai goes into lockdown
On Sunday China announced Shanghai would enter a staggered lockdown, starting today, marking the biggest city-wide lockdown in the People’s…
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Bunkering
Backing for nuclear-powered ships grows
Support is growing for Mikal Bøe-led Core Power, a high profile developer of nuclear propulsion for merchant ships. First launched…
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Europe
Global commodity shifts in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Shifting global commodity patterns in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are proving seismic.On Friday, the US agreed…
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Tankers
Another Thai tanker explodes in Bangkok
Another tanker has exploded in the Thai capital with the loss of one life. The , a product tanker, exploded…
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Operations
Ioannis Stefanou appointed to head up Wallem Ship Management
Hong Kong’s Wallem Group has appointed from within for its next senior executive position, selecting Ioannis Stefanou as managing director…
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Europe
No sign shipping is willing to take up Russia’s safe corridor offering
Russia announced yesterday it was creating a humanitarian corridor for ships to leave Ukrainian waters. The 80 mile long corridor…
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Containers
New Jersey tire importer lodges $1m suit against Evergreen
An American tire importer is the latest shipper to take container lines to the regulators. New Jersey-based Foreign Tire Sales…
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Containers
Maersk provides details on latest box spill incident
Maersk has provided further details of a box spill that occurred on a chartered-in boxship in the North Pacific on…
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Dry Cargo
Ship as art: Canadian bulker gets new look
As canvasses go, a ship’s accommodation block is bigger than most. Yesterday, Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) marked the official opening…
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Containers
European and American terminals brace for whiplash effect from latest China Covid outages
Terminals in Europe and North America have been told to brace for another whiplash effect from delayed shipments out of…
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Containers
Maersk-chartered ship spills boxes in the North Pacific
A Maersk-chartered ship lost an unspecified number of containers during stormy conditions on a Pacific voyage to the US on…
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Regulatory
Höegh Autoliners likely to challenge Brazilian cartel fines
Höegh Autoliners is looking at contesting a fine dished out by Brazilian authorities in one of many car carrier cartel…
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Middle East
Jitendra Misra passes away
Tributes are pouring in today after the sudden death last night of Captain Jitendra Misra, the veteran head of Dubai-based…
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Environment
Californian company touts methanol-to-hydrogen propulsion solution for existing ships to meet green requirements
A Californian company has debuted technology that requires no major retrofit to make today’s bunker fuel guzzling generation of ships…
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Ports and Logistics
Ukrainian port cities face the brunt of Putin’s invasion forces
The near month-long Russian invasion of Ukraine has recorded enormous maritime infrastructure damage, which will take years to fix. The…
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Containers
The Ever Given grounding one year on
On this day one year ago, a giant vessel approached the Suez Canal in windswept conditions, sand whipping up across…
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Containers
Electrolux selects CMA CGM’s LNG offering
Marseille-headquartered CMA CGM is celebrating today the signing of a significant 40,000 teu shipping deal with Electrolux, the Swedish multinational…
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Environment
Methane slip at sea study commences
A new joint project will use onboard techniques and drones to measure methane emissions from ships.The International Council on Clean…
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Shipyards
Hyundai Heavy to rebrand as it gears up for 50th anniversary celebrations
Chung Ki-sun, the 40-year-old grandson of Hyundai Group founder Chung Ju-young, was named CEO of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and…
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