U.N. blacklists ships, shipping companies over North Korea smuggling

The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal…

NSC board holds inaugural meeting, pledges to improve ‘shipping business’ 

  Chairman, Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has pledged that…

PEBEC: Shipping companies must send manifest to Customs 7 days ahead 

  The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has directed shipping lines to transmit electronic manifest…

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…