Louisiana Offshore Oil Port LLC (LOOP) has completed the second very large crude carrier (VLCC) loading operation at its deepwater port, located 18 miles off the coast of Port Fourchon, Louisiana.
Danish A.P. Møller Mærsk group (Maersk) has secured clearance from the European Commission for its proposed creation of a joint venture with the U.S.-based IT expert International Business Machines (IBM).
Japanese companies Uyeno Transtech, Sumitomo Corporation and Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation have concluded a memorandum on conducting a joint study on ship-to-ship (STS) liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in Tokyo Bay.
A fire has been reported on board a bulker while the vessel was moored at the Port of Civitavecchia, Italy. The vessel in question has been identified as the Hong Kong-flagged Panamax bulk carrier Golden Eclipse, owned by Norwegian Golden Ocean Group Ltd (GOGL). The fire erupted on Wednesday evening in the ship’s cargo hold
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has reorganized its executive board as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Thorsten Haeser steps down.
Ice-Breaking LNG carrier Vladimir Rusanov, the first of three newbuilding vessels to be delivered to MOL and China Cosco Shipping Corporation, has loaded its first cargo at the Yamal LNG Plant, Sabetta Port, Russia.
Thailand’s Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA) has expanded its fleet by adding a second-hand dry bulk vessel, the 58,700 dwt MV Thor Caliber.
The 37,300 dwt bulk carrier Long Bright has been detained in Singapore waters, according to data provided by the Supreme Court of Singapore.
French container shipping company CMA CGM is said to be in talks with Djibouti on developing a new container terminal in the country, with an initial investment estimated to be worth USD 660 million.
South Korean liner companies Sinokor Merchant Marine and Heung-A Shipping have decided to merge their container shipping services by the end of the year before joining forces with Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM).
China’s major COSCO Shipping Holdings delivered improved earnings in 2017 on the back of a broad economic recovery globally and increasing demand for container shipping services.
