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Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has signed an agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) to upgrade its fleet from Fleet Xpress (FX) service to Inmarsat’s NexusWave. This fleet-wide transition to…
Further to our last back on the 8th of April , we are now entering the dire straits… Here we go: Alongside the Death of Diplomacy – and to an…
Football Classic: Shipowners Beat Bankers 4:3 in a thrilling match Dear friends and colleagues, What a night! On Wednesday evening, the long-standing football tradition between bankers and shipowners returned for its 51st edition at Hamburg’s…
What an interesting and timely seminar that was at Clyde & Co’s spacious offices at the heart of the Square Mile on the latest developments and impact on Shipping and…
REGISTER NOW IntroductionThe LSLC-YMP and Clyde & Co LLP are hosting a hybrid seminar focusing on sanctions and tariffs. The event will feature key panellists who will consider the impact…
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the case of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts-GmbH & Co KG MS “Msc…
APRIL 23, 2025CIRCULAR NO. 13/25TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATIONDear Member: NEW CLUB PUBLICATION – TRANSPORT GUIDANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OF SHORTAGES FOR DRY BULK CARGOES Dry cargoes, particularly those carried…
by Rebecca Galanopoulos, Due to market uncertainty, overall sale and purchase levels for Bulkers have fallen year on year, with a decrease of c.58% and just 77 reported this year…
Baltic Exchange Information Services Limited (BEISL) has published its latest independent assurance reports following its most recent audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). The independent audits, which are commissioned annually by…
LONDON – 8th APRIL, 2025 – Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a global leader in maritime data, insights, and analytics, is pleased to announce its partnership with Dataloy Systems, a leading provider of voyage…
Dimitris N. Monioudis, Managing Director of Rethymnis & Kulukundis Ltd and President of the Hellenic Engineers Society of Great Britain, having accepted the invitation of Professor Evangelos Markopoulos, delivered a…
Boston, MA – March 5, 2025: Veson Nautical (Veson), a global leader in maritime data and freight management solutions, and Cargill have expanded their longstanding partnership to accelerate digital transformation…
by John Faraclas The best ever global social event of its kind over the last 40 years in the British capital – the administrative capital of Shipping, was by far,…
by Anny Zade Good morning / good evening to all all over Planet Ocean; here below are the results of the 100 Top Women in Shipping for 2024 by www.allaboutshipping.co.uk.…
Financial advisory and asset managing capabilities help smaller ship owners, and financial and industrial groups alike overcome complex market challenges, writes Capt. Anurag Mathur, Managing Director, Wallem Commercial Services Smaller…
FONASBA Executive Committee members gather in Dubai to set new targets On 12 February 2025, the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents (FONASBA) held its Executive Committee…
DIANA SHIPPING INC. ANNOUNCES THE SALE OF A POST-PANAMAX DRY BULK VESSEL, THE M/V ALCMENE, AND THE DIRECT CONTINUATION OF TIME CHARTER CONTRACT FOR M/V SAN FRANCISCO WITH SWISSMARINE ATHENS,…
FEBRUARY 5, 2025CIRCULAR NO. 05/25TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION Dear Member: ELECTRONIC BILLS OF LADING: NOTIFICATION OF NEW PROCESS Notification to members 1. The International Group of P&I Clubs (the…
Baltic Exchange has launched a new series of chemical and agricultural oil assessments in order to meet the evolving needs of the maritime freight market and bring its renowned expertise…
President Trump and his policies may mean short term pain for China but it may force China to make bigger reforms and ultimately lead to long term gain. The CFOs…
What a start to the year we have seen – not only carriers offering ‘special deals’ to selected customers to attract new business and container shipping alliances reshuffle, but on…
by Anny Zade Dr. Maray Georgoussi, Art Historian (formerly a lecturer at the Ionian University, Greece), interviewed Shipping and Geopolitical analyst John Faraclas, co-founder of the international site allaboutshipping.co.uk . Among other…
21 January 2025 – Container sector bullish after stellar 2024, but downside risks could prompt 2025 slowdownVeson Nautical says increased Suez Canal transits after recent ceasefire agreement between Hamas and…
Oslo, Norway – 21 January 2025 – Xeneta, the global reference for ocean and air freight rate data and intelligence, has announced changes to its Board of Directors. Marie-Pierre Rogers has been…