Few have had a career comparable to that of Ravi Mehrotra, the 76-year-old Foresight executive chairman who has built a $1bn business in 30 years. His latest VLCC project shows that, for him, the wheel may be turning full circle

A price war reignited by state-backed shipyards in China and South Korea has forced Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to drop out of bids for major newbuilding deals with Vale and CMA CGM, while a potential Sino-US trade war is creating more uncertainty. The non-state owned builder is seeking to turn crisis into opportunity with a move to enter the large LNG carrier sector

Container shipping has become depersonalised over the past 50 years but carriers should not forget the personal touch

New chief executive takes over from industry legend Hugo Wynn-Williams next month. And despite 2016’s failed merger talks with Britannia, he is still staking everything on building scale while maintaining quality

Bill Gallagher, president of International Registries, Inc talks to Lloyd’s List about the importance of acting on diversity, improving safety standards, and why it might publish the Stellar Daisy accident investigation report on its revamped website

Investors and owners should look at indicative facts and be more responsible for the market, says the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's director of shipping management

Wah Kwong Maritime executive chairman is committed to shipping and optimistic, despite the risks excess newbuilding capacity and human nature may pose to the dry cargo market recovery

Shipping Corporation of India’s boss Anoop Kumar Sharma wants to attract more business, while establishing a greater presence in Southeast Asia for India’s largest shipping organisation

BIMCO’s lead shipping analyst says it’s time to face facts, the good old days for container shipping are over

Cargill shipping boss is a strong supporter of the new low-sulphur regulations, but he worries that soft penalties will lead to non-compliance and wonders what a transitional period may look like

Constantin Baack outlines company’s go big or go home strategy