Monjasa and FAMOIL have supplied a total of 510 tonnes of B30 marine biofuels, for the first time in South America, in the port of Callao, Peru, to the Cargill operated dry bulk carrier, Infinity Sky.
A rise in freight rates in Q4 FY2023 due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushed Ocean Network Express (ONE) back into the black, and it is forecasting a profitable FY2024.
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) Middle East hosted the Annual Conference and Awards at the Intercontinental Hotel, Dubai on 30th April 2024.
Following the Houthi attack the 29 April MSC Orion which reportedly took place some 400 nm south of mainland Yemen, which could raise concerns about the ability of coalition forces to protect commercial vessels in a much wider theatre of operations.
Environmental concerns, ESG, future training needs for maritime emergency response, and a status check on lithium battery fires are among topics up for discussion at Seatrade Maritime Salvage & Wreck 2024, which returns later this year as the UK’s leading annual conference for the salvage and wreck removal sector.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says it considers the crew of the Portuguese-flagged vessel MSC Aries held since 13 April a “humanitarian issue”.
Major logistics providers say the gap in asking prices between shippers and container lines has slowed down contract negotiations on the Transpacific.
Following last month’s accident which destroyed the Francis Scott Key bridge and closed Baltimore port to all maritime traffic the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has written to President Joe Biden to ask for federal government funds to help struggling businesses.
Singapore-based commodity trading giant, Trafigura, has ordered four medium gas carriers (MGC) that will be powered by ammonia dual-fuel engines, at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan.
As many countries enjoy the May Day holiday spare a thought for seafarers working far away from home and running the gauntlet of geopolitical conflicts.
A sluggish last two years has been left behind according to consultancy MSI in its monthly liner shipping report for April, but the devil is in the detail as figures for early 2024 skewed by sluggish year-on-year comparisons.
MidOcean Energy, a LNG company formed and managed by investment company EIG, has completed the acquisition of Korea-based SK earthon’s interest in Peru LNG (PLNG).
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