Muslims around the world today celebrate the feast of Eid-al-Fitr, the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, Muslims are encouraged to shun material excess and reflect…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS Piraeus privatisation back on as COSCO China bids COSCO China is to bid for a majority stake in Greece’s port of Piraeus following an…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS Updated: Hamburg Süd seals CCNI deal German liner company Hamburg Süd has confirmed the long-awaited signing of its purchase agreement for the container line…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS Fire breaks out on Olsen cruise ship Boudicca An engine room fire broke out at about 4am on Sunday aboard the Fred Olsen cruise…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS FPSO orders hit five-year low in 2014 FPSO ordersThe number of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels ordered in 2014 was at its…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS News insight: Falling oil prices impact OSV market After several successive years of strong growth, owners and managers in the offshore supply vessel (OSV)…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS News insight: ‘Ghost ships’ reveal flaws in Port State Control regime Smuggling of migrants to Europe on two merchant ships over Christmas and the…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS Norman Atlantic death toll rises The deathtoll following the Norman Atlantic ferry fire has now climbed to 12, including two Albanian seafarers killed during…
HOME SAFETY PORTS OFFSHORE COMPANIES MARKETS No end to slow steaming The world’s two largest container lines have no plans to speed up their long-haul east/west services despite the recent…
The grounding of cargo ship Bosphorus in Brisbane River, Australia, on October 29 last year was the result of the helmsman becoming ‘zoned out’ and disengaged, and his failure to…
Expanding LPG exports, especially out of the US Gulf, would support freight rates for very large gas carriers at over $100/tonne, said IHS Waterborne Energy. (source: IHS) As of yesterday,…