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Europe
Media baron Rodolphe Saadé buys La Tribune
Rodolphe Saadé, at the helm of a company that made more profts last year than any other corporate in French…
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Containers
Hydrogen-powered vessel starts running Nike products inland from Rotterdam
Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched its first hydrogen-powered inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam…
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Tech
Autonomous trial runs progress in Norway
Kongsberg Maritime has demonstrated a range of remote and autonomous technologies on a cargo vessel operating off the coast of…
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Shipyards
Hengli Shipbuilding scores Greek bulker orders
Hengli Shipbuilding, the yard formerly known as STX Dalian, has cemented its revival with orders from an unspecified Greek owner…
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Tech
American maritime assets targeted by Chinese malware
American maritime assets are being targeted by Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored snooping operation, tech giant Microsoft warned today. Microsoft…
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Containers
Global container production to slump to 14-year low
Stagnating trade and a ballooning surplus of shipping containers, following easing of pandemic era supply chain constraints, has led to…
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Middle East
Bulk carrier grounds along the Suez Canal
A 56,708 dwt supramax bulk carrier grounded early this morning along the Suez Canal with ships then backing up behind…
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Operations
AIS hackers create Russian ‘Z’ war symbol off Crimea
With Russia gearing up to defend its captured territories from an expected counter-offensive from Ukrainian forces, a brazen act of…
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Europe
Master of wrecked bulk carrier off Gibraltar faces jail time
The Syrian master of the wrecked OS 35 bulk carrier could face two years in jail, after pleading guilty at…
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Africa
Hunt to track down ship responsible for Red Sea oil slick
SkyTruth, a nonprofit environmental watchdog, is trying to track down the ship responsible for a 250 km long oil slick…
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Europe
Nils Smedegaard Andersen appointed chairman of Scan Global Logistics
Scan Global Logistics (SGL) has appointed former Maersk supremo Nils Smedegaard Andersen as chairman of the board. In February, CVC…
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Operations
Russia to begin year-round voyages from the Arctic to Asia in 2024
Russia will begin year-round voyages from the Arctic to Asia along the eastern section of the Northern Sea Route (NSR)…
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Containers
Renault switches from pricey car carriers to containers for shipments out of Busan
Contrasting ship sector fortunes have been reflected in South Korea where French automotive giant Renault has started shipping brand new…
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Ports and Logistics
Valemaxes to start calling at Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s largest producer of iron ore…
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Containers
Seaspan ammonia-powered boxship design unveiled
Working with Seaspan, the world’s largest boxship lessor, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping yesterday revealed the…
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Containers
French firm orders five ‘zero carbon’ boxships in South Korea
New-look containerships have been ordered at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. France’s Zephyr & Borée has finally put pen to paper for…
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Asia
Japanese invest $80m into CORE POWER
Japanese companies will participate in a project led by CORE POWER from the UK to develop a floating nuclear power…
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Environment
Shipping and aviation join forces to secure green hydrogen supplies
The Skies and Seas Hydrogen-fuels Accelerator (SASHA) Coalition is being launched today by Lord Deben, chair of the UK’s independent…
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Finance and Insurance
ADVA Underwriting launches marine war risks facilities
Managing general agent ADVA Underwriting has announced the launch of its new marine war risk initiative. This initiative complements the…
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Renewables
Specialist wind turbine blade carriers ordered in China
A forwarder, a power plant manufacturer, and a ship operator have joined forces to order two ships in China, designed…
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