Both the chairman of the management board, Ain Kaljurand, and a member, Allan Kiil, have resigned after it was revealed in the Estonian media that they have been under investigation for accepting ...
Tallinn port reshuffles management amid corruption charges
Place of refuge guidelines defended
The UK Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), Hugh Shaw, defended new European place of refuge guidelines today during London International Shipping Week. ...
LISW: Place of refuge guidelines defended
The UK Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), Hugh Shaw, defended new European place of refuge guidelines today during London International Shipping Week. ...
China leases 800 ha land at Gwadar port
China has leased 809 ha of land at Gwadar port in Pakistan for 43 years to build the port's first free economic zone (FEZ). Chinese media reported that Gwadar Port Authority has acquired 607 ha of ...
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industry’s assets seized by court
Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industry, a key subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed China Huarong Energy, has had its assets worth CNY40.5 million (USD6.3 million) seized by a court over disputes with No 1 ...
Two seafarers die from hypoxia on board tanker
Two crew members on board a tanker anchored off Shenzhen in South China Sea have died from oxygen deficiency. A third crew member was rescued and is receiving treatment at a local hospital, according ...
AAL launches new office in South Korea
Singapore-headquartered breakbulk and heavy lift operator AAL opened a new office in Seoul, South Korea, in a bid to strengthen the company's infrastructure in key markets. The new office, AAL Korea, ...
Indonesia signs LOI for feasibility study on giant sea wall
Indonesia, the Netherlands, and South Korea have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for a feasibility study on the Jakarta flood protection project, the National Capital Integrated Coastal Development ...
NewLead bullish on dry bulk
Greece's NewLead Holdings will be looking for chartering opportunities in the dry bulk market as it attempts to grow its bulker fleet, according to the shipowner's CEO. In an 8 September announcement ...
Tanker rates get a boost
Divergence in refinery margins between the Atlantic and the Far East is driving both product and crude carrier freight rates, according to shipping analysts at Pareto Securities in Oslo. Crude tanker ...