Maersk draws the line at bribes

Ask any captain and he will tell you that in certain ports, if you want to…

6,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean as traffic grows 

More than 6,000 migrants have been rescued on the central Mediterranean route from Libya to Italy…

Three missing after ship explodes off China

Three seafarers are missing, while 13 others have been rescued after their tanker Xing Long Zhou…

UK turns to China to boost maritime ties ahead of Brexit

The UK is steering its way to China to foster maritime ties ahead of the looming triggering of…

U.S. ban on electronic devices from Mideast airports sparks outrage

The ban on electronic devices in the hand luggage on direct flights from 10 international airports…

Hyundai to close another dry dock in Ulsan

Pressured by a slump in new shipbuilding orders, the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)…

Oil drops as U.S. drilling growth threatens OPEC cuts

Oil fell as a U.S. drilling revival undermines the potential for OPEC output curbs to rebalance…

Shipping confidence holds steady despite industry, political pressures

Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-February 2017, according to the latest Shipping…

Danish pension firms float $300m ship investment fund

Danish pension funds PensionDanmark, Danica and Navigare Capital Partners have established the Maritime Investment Fund I…

Top quotes of the day

“As far as physical examination of goods are concerned, we don’t expect to slow down.”  …

NCDMB to sanction defaulting operators of content certificates

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has warned that it would sanction oil industry…

Chinese, Nigerian remanded for importing N5bn fake tyres

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the prison remand of two Chinese citizens…