Stepping up the fight against drug trafficking by sea 

Container shipping companies and international customs authorities met earlier this month to discuss ways to step…

Ballast water treatment systems at a glance

With the ratification of the Ballast Water Management Convention, shipowners are pressed to decide which treatment…

Which fleets are cross-traders in shipping?

“Going where the work is” has been a familiar mantra for many generations across the world, and…

Keeping seafarers sane

By Michael Grey “Seafarers required – preference will be given to stolid, pragmatic anti-social candidates who…

The Qatar situation – assessing the impact on shipping

By Barry Parker Geopolitical developments, politely called “exogenous factors” have a funny way of creeping up…

Smooth sailing on the high seas

A shipowner seeking finance in Hong Kong has a plethora of choices including debt financing from…

Taking the blame

What is the worst thing that can possibly happen to you in your profession? How have…

Shipping: Setting a course towards a cleaner future

The introduction of new environmental regulations is leading the shipping industry to look for ways of…

18,000+ TEU megaships: Will they live up to the promise?

There are 56 container ships of 18,000 + TEU on order slated for delivery from April,…

Trump’s trade plans spell uncertainty for Mexican port

Latin America’s most technologically advanced shipping terminal opened in Mexico early this month, with a ceremony…

Zombie companies (like DSME) threaten to eat Asia’s future

By Michael Schuman Any horror aficionado knows that the only good zombie is a dead zombie.…

Light at the end of the tunnel for the multipurpose shipping market

Following another poor year for multipurpose shipping with further erosion of rates making it the worst…