Trump slams ‘heaviest ever’ sanctions on North Korea’s shipping assets 

    US President Donald Trump rolled out sanctions against North Korea-linked shipping assets Friday, hailing the…

Shipping will benefit from global economic growth, says BIMCO

By Jite Eriabie  Global economic growth in 2018 and 2019 will be highly beneficial for the…

Beaching: Greek, German ship owners worst culprits – Shipping Platform 

Greek and German shipowners again topped the list of countries that sent the most end-of-life ships…

BIMCO: Pressure in tanker shipping market extends into 2018

Overcapacity, weak ‘trading demand’ and weak OPEC output have depressed the conditions that usually boost long hauls…

UK launches HiLo system to curb shipping accidents

The UK Chamber of Shipping has launched the HiLo system, a predictive modelling tool for accident prevention…

Shipping firm faces charges over deckhand’s death

By Jite Eriabie   Australia’s NT WorkSafe has laid charges against Darwin shipping company Barge Express and…

Hapag-Lloyd sees shipping demand up, more mergers in 2018

By Jite Eriabie   German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd sees demand for transport growing 4 percent in 2018…

Turkey reveals route for new canal to ease Bosphorus shipping

Turkey announced on Monday the route for a planned canal that would reduce shipping traffic on…

Shipping needs to stay cautious in 2018, says BIMCO

By Jite Eriabie  The shipping industry went through a number of changes in 2017, much for…

Expert urges FG to seek alternative means to grow indigenous shipping capacity

Chairman, Port Consultative Council (PCC), Otunba Kunle Folarin, has urged the federal government to set aside…

Iran, Oman to launch new shipping route

By Jite Eriabie   A new shipping route between Iran and Oman will be launched late December.…

35 countries sign declaration on cutting shipping CO2 footprint

By Jite Eriabie  The international maritime transport industry has to take urgent measures in order to…