The enforcement of sulphur emission controls in northern Europe has been criticised by a leading shipping figure. Niels Bjorn Kristensen, head of regulatory affairs at Danish shipping giant AP ...
Sulphur control enforcement draws industry criticism
A2Sea looks to Far East for growth
A2Sea, the Danish offshore wind farm installation vessel and cable-laying group, is looking at the Far East as a potential new market for growth of its business, said Hans Schneider, COO of the ...
Everyone in maritime should be proactive says IMO
All stakeholders in the maritime sector should take a proactive stance to the subject of environment, said Arsenio Dominguez, chairman of the IMO's marine environment protection committee, in a speech ...
Maritime sector should be proactive on environment, says IMO
All stakeholders in the maritime sector should take a proactive stance to the subject of environment, said Arsenio Dominguez, chairman of the IMO's marine environment protection committee, in a speech ...
Shipping at risk of ‘collateral damage’ after Libyan port attack
Risks to shipping using the Libyan ports of As Sidra and Ras Lanuf are currently at elevated risk of collateral damage, IHS Country Risk has reported. Following the Islamic State attack on major ...
U-turn on slow steaming contains rates
Concerns about overcapacity in the dry bulk trades are growing as low bunker prices prompt owners to increase sailing speeds especially on ballast legs. Hamburg's Ernst Russ Shipbroker warned ...
Army Corps awards Delaware River contracts
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) was awarded the latest contract in the multiphase Delaware River Deepening project to dredge the river's main channel to 13.7 m (45 ft). The NASDAQ-listed ...
Pressure increases for charter box ship owners
The downward trend in container ship period rates worsened considerably last week with leading market indices posting their sharpest drops in a long time. Excess spot availability and plummeting ...
Gothenburg switches to simpler call notification system
Ships making calls at the largest port in the Nordic countries can now notify the relevant authorities through a new platform using Swedish Maritime Administration system Reportal. It replaces Port of ...
Deal on fees averts strike by Busan bunker tankers
A strike by bunker tanker owners in Busan has been averted after South Korea's four oil refiners reached a deal with the shipowners' trade association. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries ...


