The oil tanker market has been fraught with politics as never before, says Peter Sand, top analyst at shipowner/operator lobby BIMCO (Baltic and International Maritime Council). For example, Iran, Libya and Venezuela face export limitations

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Wednesday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 5.08 percent to 806.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign

An agreement on developing a center for ocean mega-science was officially inked on Monday in Jinan, capital city of East Chinas Shandong province, among the provincial government, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Qingdao municipal govern

MacGregor automated mooring solution specified for the worlds first autonomous and zero-emission container ship, Yara Birkeland MacGregor, part of Cargotec, and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into an agreement where MacGregor will deliver

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) remains on the white list for Paris MoU for 2019. Paris MoU Committee published the 2018 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations (ROs) at its 52n

1.Chinas first large-scale, domestically designed and independently built woodchip carrier has been successfully delivered to its client. The 64,000-ton vessel, called MATER, is manufactured by Chengxi Shipyard Co Ltd in Jiangyin city, East

Chinas first large-scale, domestically designed and independently built woodchip carrier has been successfully delivered to its client. The 64,000-ton vessel, called MATER, is manufactured by Chengxi Shipyard Co Ltd in Jiangyin city, East C

IMO2020 is getting closer and the currently discussed approaches to meet IMO2020 requirements will generate additional pressure to the industry and thus put many shipping and commodity trading companies in a challenging situation. But how c

Asian tanker and LNG shipping companies remain cautious on Middle East transits after last weeks tanker attacks, and have stepped up safety measures including tighter security of seaborne vessels and full-speed navigation in the Gulf of Oma

International Maritime Organization (IMO) is at the UN climate change conference in Bonn, Germany (17-27 June), where governments are meeting to work towards significantly accelerating the pace of climate action. The UN body is reporting to

The MSC adopted the following amendments to the SOLAS Convention and to Codes mandatory under the Convention: -Amendments to the appendix to the annex to the 1974 SOLAS, concerning the addition of a footnote to Forms C, E and P in the Recor

Chinas iron ore futures finished higher on Tuesday. The most active contract for September 2019 delivery finished the day session up 2.14 percent to 786 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign inve

At its 52nd meeting last month, the Paris MoU Committee approved the 2018 inspection results and adopted new performance lists for flags and Recognized Organizations (ROs). These lists will take effect from 1 July 2019. The White, Grey and

Citi, Societe Generale, DNB and other leading international banks promote greener global shipping through new principles Banks to disclose climate alignment of shipping portfolios with International Maritime Organizations 50% emissions redu

The Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) has continued to engage with various firms to provide a platform that brings attention to trending regulatory and law related discussions specific to maritime. In hosting BIMCOs Bunker Terms 2