The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) declared on Tuesday that it would sustain the ongoing war…
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Global oil glut set to last till mid-2017 – IEA
A global oil glut that has hurt producers but means cheaper pump prices look set to…
Canada finds second ship from doomed Franklin voyage
Explorers have found the wreck of HMS Terror, the second of two British ships lost in…
One dead, four injured in Harmony of the Seas incident
One person was killed while four others sustained injuries after a lifeboat fell from the world’s biggest cruise…
Seaspan chief sees Hanjin bankruptcy as shipping’s Lehman Brothers
The Co-founder/CEO of Seaspan Corporation, Gerry Wang has described the bankruptcy of Hanjin Shipping as the…
Cargo volume surges at Port of Salalah
Container throughput at the Port of Salalah, part of the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network, reached…
French port workers to join strike against labour reform
French CGT trade union port workers will join a nationwide strike against French labour reforms on…
Shanghai port achieves 6.5% rise in August container volumes
China’s Shanghai port has recorded high container throughput in August compared to the year-ago period, according…
Panama Canal expects over 230 cruise ships in 2016-17 season
More than 230 cruise ships are expected to transit the Panama Canal during the 2016-2017 cruise season,…
Shipping record lowest level of newbuilding contracts in 20 years
Shipyards become the next victim of the deteriorating conditions in the dry bulk, container and offshore…
Indonesia opens new Priok container terminal
The first of five expansion phases at Indonesia’s Tanjung Priok port was officially inaugurated on September 13 as the…