After putting together the world’s biggest shipping empire in little over five decades, it’s safe to say this guy knows what he’s doing

Hapag-Lloyd’s win in a low-emission freight tender with its bio-LNG bid is seen as the best commercial decision for shipping today, although it is far from a popular one

Soga describes his experience over the past year as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese shipping and logistics group as constantly swinging at pitches in a batting cage, overwhelmed with unexpected events

Five cargo vessels, including Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s vehicle carrier Carmen, trapped at Baltimore port since March 26 have been able to depart following the opening of the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel

Use of IQAX adds another eBL option for Hapag-Lloyd, which already uses competitor vendor WaveBL, as the German container line pursues full eBL adoption by 2030

Public sector investment bank Bpifrance will manage the majority of the fund, which will also finance research projects within the maritime sector

Following last year’s joint investigation with Lloyd’s List on Russia’s evolving tactics to export grain from occupied Ukraine, Bellingcat uncovers two more bulkers flying the Russian flag that have joined the grain-plundering fleet out of the Russia-occupied port of Sevastopol

Fears rose over global food supply when the original Black Sea grain export corridor expired in July 2023. That threat has been averted. The number of bulker arrivals has surged and Ukraine has been able to maintain its exports

Cyprus- and Greece-based operator aims for ‘one of the most environmentally efficient dry bulk fleets in the market’

Five cargo vessels, including Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s vehicle carrier Carmen, trapped at Baltimore port since March 26 have been able to depart following the opening of the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel

‘The ability to stay nimble to react to changes in shipping markets is more important than ever,’ says Norden chief executive

After waves of public listings in the 2000s and early 2010s, the private model — always dominant in shipping — has become more popular over the past decade. Privatisations and mergers are driving more delistings

LNG carrier segment experiencing major bottleneck, but other segments have more shipyard capacity

Soga describes his experience over the past year as the commander-in-chief of the Japanese shipping and logistics group as constantly swinging at pitches in a batting cage, overwhelmed with unexpected events

Latest order brings Jinling Dingheng shipyard’s backlog to 45 vessels

The US is continuing to slap sanctions on ships and companies facilitating sales of Iranian oil for the benefit of the regime’s armed forces. Almost 30 vessels have been targeted by Ofac since the year began

Scrutiny of Iran’s sanctioned energy trade tends to centre on the oil exports and the dark fleet servicing it. However, robust Chinese demand, coupled with growing Iranian output and deep discounts have propelled Iran’s liquid petroleum gas exports far above pre-sanctions levels, helped by a growing fleet of ageing gas carriers

‘The ability to stay nimble to react to changes in shipping markets is more important than ever,’ says Norden chief executive

LNG carrier segment experiencing major bottleneck, but other segments have more shipyard capacity

Public sector investment bank Bpifrance will manage the majority of the fund, which will also finance research projects within the maritime sector

‘The ability to stay nimble to react to changes in shipping markets is more important than ever,’ says Norden chief executive

MPC Container Ships’ Baack is to replace Ulf Holländer in the top role at the company’s largest investor. His role will now be shared with chief financial officer Moritz Fuhrman

After waves of public listings in the 2000s and early 2010s, the private model — always dominant in shipping — has become more popular over the past decade. Privatisations and mergers are driving more delistings

Fifth-biggest vehicle carrier operator reports a 14% drop in quarterly revenues because of longer Red Sea diversions. Nevertheless, spot freight rates are being maintained at record levels and Höegh Autoliners should gain from an uplift in pricing from upcoming contract renewals with its major shippers

The move will see safety and risk management, claims and underwriting teams work more closely together to adapt cover offered by marine mutual

Move will facilitate imports of crude in face of Western price cap

A recent oil spill from a capsized barge, which damaged the coastline of Trinidad and Tobago, was just one example of what can happen when unsafe vessels sail without insurance

Data from Baltic Investor Indices points to broadly steady market for past four quarters, but limited increases for some vessel types

Break-even underwriting result and ‘excellent’ investment return means marine mutual is in ‘very good health’, insists chief executive Peacock

MSC Aries hijack and Iranian missile onslaught see little impact on Red Sea premiums and small hardening of Middle East Gulf trips