Shanghai port sets 40m TEU world container volume record  

By Jite Eriabie  Container throughput at China’s Port of Shanghai surpassed 40 million TEUs in 2017.…

Ten crew missing after ship sinks off Shanghai

By Jite Eriabie   China has launched a search and rescue mission for ten seafarers who remain…

Petrobras to pay $2.95bn to settle U.S. class action over corruption

By Jite Eriabie Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay…

Russia posts highest-ever natural gas output in expansion drive

Russia registered its highest-ever natural gas production last year amid plans to expand into China and…

Dutch navy seizes cocaine from Tanzania-flagged ship

Dutch naval forces have intercepted a Tanzania-flagged merchant vessel carrying 1,600 kilos of cocaine aboard. The…

BPA: British govt losing sight of opportunities to develop port areas post Brexit

By Jite Eriabie  The British Ports Association (BPA) has warned that the UK government is losing…

Kalmar wins three-year maintenance contract from PSA

By Jite Eriabie  PSA International has awarded Kalmar another three-year contract for the maintenance and repair…

Canada starts legal challenge of ‘troubling’ U.S. lumber duties

Ottawa has launched legal challenges of U.S. duties on imports of certain Canadian softwood lumber products,…

Tanzania increases fuel prices due to rising crude costs

Tanzania’s energy regulator raised the maximum price for petrol, diesel and kerosene on Wednesday, citing rising…

U.S. firm Ocean Infinity says hopeful of getting MH370 search contract soon

U.S.-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity on Wednesday said it was moving a vessel closer to…

Pipeline fire: Baru orders assessment of Escarvo-Lagos gas pipeline

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has called for an…

Petrobras to pay $2.95 billion to settle U.S. class action over corruption

Brazil’s state-controlled oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, said on Wednesday that it has agreed to pay…