Box carriers and their customers face tough negotiations this year about who will foot the bill for the IMO 2020 red tape

Fate of a 25,000 teu ship will largely depend on how much the long-haul trade can hold up and how successful the integration of the wider logistics chain can become

The six themes of the 21st Century Customs Framework initiative include ‘Emerging roles in the global supply chain’, ‘Intelligent enforcement' and 'Cutting-edge technology’

The extent of either practice will hinge on how successful carriers are in recouping fuel costs from shippers, according to Drewry

Transpacific carriers could restrict capacity additions altogether in an attempt to balance the market, analysts suggest

Globus optimistic that dry market rebound is ‘not too far off’

Vale has been ordered to halt operations at the Timbopeba mine in the Minas Gerais region, with an expected loss of production of 12.8m tonnes of iron ore per year

The Abidjan office, which will be Norden’s 11th, is due to become operational in the second quarter

London-based consultancy expects iron ore trade growth to sink to 0.1% in 2019 from expectations of 4.6% before the Brazilian dam disaster

Dry bulk owner is seeking to grow its supramax and/ or ultramax fleet after merger with the Lighthouse group of companies

Stena Bulk has secured the payback time on its 16 scrubber installations by hedging the spread in fuel prices

The latest deal with ICBC is worth $94m

LNG Canada’s chief executive Andy Calitz says the second expansion phase being considered by the JV is ‘a very competitive export project’

India could be willing to cut all imports of Venezuelan crude to satisfy US sanctions in return for further waivers on importing Iranian crude

Globus optimistic that dry market rebound is ‘not too far off’

The latest deal with ICBC is worth $94m

Company says ‘we have been exchanging ideas with other companies for years’

With two vessels fixed on accretive medium-term charters, the company is examining further expansion in the sector

David Ripton has more than 30 years’ experience in marine insurance

Recent major casualties on Maersk ships include a fire on Maersk Honam last year, a collision involving chemtanker Carla Maersk in 2014, and water ingress in the engine room of Emma Maersk in 2013

‘There are quite a number of areas in the world where we like to know when members go there, but we don’t automatically charge additional premium,’ says Swedish Club’s Tord Nilsson

‘We are following the geopolitical situation in the region, but we do not yet see a threat to shipping. We assess the threat to shipping to be low,’ said Anders Hovelsrud, insurance director at DNK.

American Club, Gard, London Club, North, Skuld and UK Club have all previously declared higher levels of tonnage at cut-off point than same date in 2018

Syndicate 1897, which writes marine, energy, cargo and liability insurance, was launched in 2011, in an effort to expand the P&I club’s offering to hull and machinery