Qatar Petroleum has invited ship owners to participate in a tender for the long-term time charter of up to 100 LNG carriers that the company… Weiterlesen »Qatar Launches Shipowner Tender for Massive Future LNG Carrier Fleet

Greek shipping magnate and billionaire John Angelicoussis has been hospitalized in Athens in serious condition after falling ill on Saturday morning, Angelicoussis Shipping Group has… Weiterlesen »Greek Shipping Magnate John Angelicoussis Hospitalized in Greece

By Krystal Chia and Ann Ko (Bloomberg) — Shipments of timber and grain are being loaded onto a class of ship normally reserved for other cargo… Weiterlesen »Big Ships Snag Unusual Cargoes as Dry Bulk Market Tightens

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Israeli ocean carrier Zim has posted its first annual profit for three years – and the biggest in its 75-year history –… Weiterlesen »‘Revitalized’ ZIM Posts Biggest Yearly Profit

The International Chamber of Shipping is raising the alarm on seafarer vaccinations… or lack there of. The shipping trade group has warned that lack of… Weiterlesen »Unvaccinated Seafarers Put Shipping in ‘Legal Minefield’, Says ICS

By Jack Wittels, K Oanh Ha and Aaron Clark (Bloomberg) — A standoff between commodities giants and shipping companies is prolonging the labor crisis at sea, with… Weiterlesen »Fight Between Commodities Giants and Shippers Leaves Seafarers Stuck at Sea

March 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities scaled an over one-year peak on… Weiterlesen »Baltic Dry Index Rises to Over 1-Year High

Karen Lema (Reuters) – The Philippines complained to China on Monday about what it described as the “swarming and threatening presence” of Chinese vessels in… Weiterlesen »Philippines Protests EEZ Invasion By China’s Maritime Militia

Team Elijah’s Star’s attempt to row the Atlantic Ocean in aid of UK children’s charity Action Medical Research has attracted corporate sponsorship from maritime law… Weiterlesen »CJC fully on board with Team Elijah’s Star

by Muyu Xu and Emily Chow (Reuters) – China’s exports of clean marine fuel in the first two months of 2021 nearly doubled from the… Weiterlesen »China’s VLSFO Bunker Exports Soar 93%