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Waterfront Shipping orders eight methanol-powered tankers at Hyundai Mipo
Canada’s Waterfront Shipping Company, a subsidiary of methanol producer and supplier Methanex Corporation, is adding eight new methanol dual-fuel tankers…
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Deliver seafarers home for Christmas campaign launches
It’s the first of the month, advent calendars are being opened, Christmas trees decorated and presents bought. However, there are…
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Four kidnapped from Diamond S Shipping product tanker
Diamond S Shipping has confirmed that four crew have been kidnapped from its product tanker . The vessel, managed and…
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BHP taps Shell to fuel its LNG-powered newcastlemaxes
Miner BHP has awarded its first LNG supply agreement for five LNG-fuelled newcastlemax bulk carriers, which will transport iron ore…
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Global Feeder Shipping linked to another boxship buy
Dubai-based Global Feeder Shipping (GFS) has added to its fleet with the acquisition of another containership, according to brokers. Both…
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Scorpio Bulkers seals another ultramax sale
Monaco’s Scorpio Bulkers has announced another sale, this time for the 2015-built ultramax bulker . The Chinese-built bulker, originally acquired…
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Ørsted wins court battle over company name
Renewables energy giant Ørsted has announced that the Danish Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the company in the…
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Autonomous ships: Coming soon to a port near you
‘This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error’ – Hal 9000,…
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Nova Marine Carriers grows fleet with two handysize deals
The Lugano-based shipping company Nova Marine Carriers, controlled by the italian families Romeo, Bolfo and Gozzi, has announced the purchase…
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Euroseas seals three new charter deals as Pittas converts loan to shares
Greek boxship owners Euroseas has announced two new charter deals and an extension, as well as the conversion of a…
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Diana Shipping panamax bulker fixed to Glencore
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Glencore Agriculture for 2006-built panamax bulker…
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Reach Subsea charters in Olympic Shipping pair
Norwegian owner Reach Subsea has chartered in two vessels from Olympic Shipping to deal with an expected increase in activity.…
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BW LPG sells VLGC pair
BW LPG has sold VLGC pair BW Confidence and BW Cedar, expanding its Indian joint venture in the process. The…
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22 months on, locals still wait for $40m payout from the Solomon Trader disaster
Economic losses from the bunker spill from last year’s most high profile dry bulk casualty, the , could be as…
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More than a quarter of all tonnage under construction will use alternative fuels
Clarkson Research Services has provided its subscribers with a snapshot of the amount of ships – both trading today and…
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Steen Lund appointed CEO of RightShip to replace Martin Crawford-Brunt
Australian vetting and safety firm RightShip has appointed Singapore-based executive Steen Lund as its new CEO, replacing Martin Crawford-Brunt who…
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Pacific Basin splashes $67m on Scorpio Bulkers ultramax quartet
Hong Kong shipowner Pacific Basin has acquired four ultramax bulkers from Monaco’s Scorpio Bulkers, who continue to sell bulkers at…
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Images emerge of hull damage from Saudi mine blast
Images have emerged of the damage done to the , an aframax belonging to George Economou’s TMS Tankers, which was…
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Norwegian shipowner handed jail sentence in landmark demolition ruling
A Norwegian shipowner was handed a six-month jail sentence on Friday for illegally sending his ship to a scrapyard in…
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Technomar boxship refloated and heading for repairs
The boxship has been refloated and disentangled from the Iranian wreck it crashed into eight days ago. The 5,576 teu…
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