By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) — When Turkish police arrested shipping magnate Mübariz Mansimov Gurbano?lu at his Istanbul home one Sunday last March, his legal woes set off… Weiterlesen »Tycoon’s Downfall Pushes Trapped Seafarers to Hunger Strike

By Brendan Murray and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg) — Some of the world’s largest container-shipping lines are ordering new vessels amid surging demand for ocean-cargo services, giving… Weiterlesen »Cargo Boom Fuels $10 Billion Spree for New Containerships

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced plans for a wind-powered pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) as the Norwegian and Swedish-based shipping company seeks to reduce carbon… Weiterlesen »Wallenius Wilhelmsen Unveils Plan for Wind-Powered RoRo to Debut in 2025

Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to its highest in over three weeks on Wednesday as demand for capesizes… Weiterlesen »Baltic Dry Index Jumps Over 17%

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — The trade gateways in the U.S. Pacific Northwest that handle the flow of containers, cars and commodities are standing out for… Weiterlesen »A Rarity Among U.S. Ports, Seattle Still Has Room for More Ships

By Vel Moonien in Mauritius – Six months after the scuttling of the Wakashio’s bow, the dismantling of the stern has finally kicked off in… Weiterlesen »Wakashio’s Stern Removal Kicks Off in Mauritius

Decarbonization is indeed “a thing”, as Millennials might say. The problem that I have writing on the topic- and presumably that readers have, is that… Weiterlesen »IMO Tackles Shipping’s Decarbonization

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is ordering ocean carriers and marine terminal operators to determine if legal obligations related to detention and demurrage practices are… Weiterlesen »U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to Issue Demand Orders to Ocean Carriers and Terminal Operators on Detention & Demurrage Practices

Press Release – Marine engine and technology developer WinGD has updated its popular X72DF dual-fuel engine platform with an offer of four versions to provide… Weiterlesen »Growing demand for WinGD’s market leading X72DF inspires launch of four new engine options

Press Release – Today, we announce our most ambitious sustainability initiative to date: The Orcelle Wind – a wind-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier that will… Weiterlesen »Wallenius Wilhelmsen plans world’s first full scale wind-powered RoRo ship