ICS: IMO needs to agree ambitious CO2 commitments for shipping by 2018

At the UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP 22), in Marrakesh, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said…

Bank of Ireland joins others in shipping loan wind down    

Bank of Ireland said it is winding down its shipping business, joining other banks looking to…

NPA collects ship dues directly from shipping companies; we only manage the tugboats – Fuchs 

Mr. Danny Fuchs oversees the operation of Depasa Marine International in Nigeria. As the chief executive…

Eimskip acquires shipping and logistics company Nor Lines

Icelandic shipping company Eimskip has entered into an agreement to aquire Norwegian shipping and logistics company…

Japanese shipping companies to merge container operations

Nippon Yusen KK, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., Japan’s three largest shipping…

China is demanding cleaner shipping – so should the rest of the world

Last year, in response to growing awareness of severe air pollution problems in China’s coastal cities,…

UN will force shipping to clean up its act 

Like commercial aviation, marine transport slipped through the cracks in the Paris Agreement. Responsible for more…

German shipping firms convicted for discharging sludge  

Two German shipping companies that owned and operated the general cargo ship Nils B pleaded guilty…

‘Scale of cyber-security threat against shipping unknown’ 

The scale of the cyber-security threat against shipping is unknown according to Giles Noakes, chief maritime…

Hanjin Shipping wins court approval to wind down Europe business

Hanjin Shipping Co., South Korea’s largest container line that has put its Asia-U.S. business on sale…

Cyprus to get Deputy Ministry of Shipping  

After two decades of campaigning, the shipping industry in Cyprus has welcomed a bill that is…

Korean shipping firms plan alliance to fill Hanjin’s void 

The South Korean government is said to be reviewing a plan to form an alliance of…