GENEVA : The world’s second-largest container shipping company, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the German drybulk shipowner and operator Oldendorff Carriers will join the Methanol Institute (MI) in
For centuries the great port cities analysed in the recent Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index report were built on the confluence of trade, people and ideas. Centred around ships
MERSEILLES : CMA CGM has decided to stop accepting bookings for the ports of Tunis and Rades in Tunisia “with immediate effect and until further notice” due to
COPENHAGEN : With surging consumer demand, bottlenecks at ports and a shortage of containers, it’s a tumultuous time to be an ocean carrier. Maersk, the world’s largest container
THAILAND : Russian national newspaper Novaya Gazeta published a report, an investigation into X-Press Pearl fire and disaster, based on available documents and reports, and interviews with seamen involved in
Canadian container ship owner and operator, Seaspan Corporation has successfully closed its previously announced issuance of US$750 million in senior unsecured notes, upsized from the original offering size
GENEVA : Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) have announced a long-term collaboration over the decarbonisation in the global shipping sector. The long-term
Hakone Maru, a container carrier formerly owned and operated by NYK, has been recognized by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE) as “Japan’s first
Charter hire rates for multipurpose and heavylift vessels have surpassed the highs registered in 2008 to create new all-time records, latest data from Drewry shows. According to Drewry’s
Evergreen Marine Corporation is reported to have ordered 6,000 new reefer containers from the Chinese manufacturers, Guangdong Fuwa Equipment Manufacturing (Fuwa), according to the Taiwan Stock Exchange Inc.