The first vessel to use the “temporary corridor” from Ukrainian ports announced on August 10, is the 2013-built Hong Kong-flagged containership Joseph Schulte. Ukraine’s Ministry for Reconstruction announced this morning that the
Perhaps stung by social media posts saying that its boarding of the Turkish-owned cargo ship Sukru Okan was fake news, or even involved a different ship, the Russian Ministry of Defense has
Upping the ante in the car carrier size and greenness game, Oslo, Norway, headquartered Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a letter of intent with China Merchants Jinling (Jiangsu) for four 9,350 CEU (car
Video has appeared on social media showing Russian troops boarding the Turkish-owned cargo ship Sukru Okan as the crew was forced to sit on deck. Reports indicate that the ship was in
In a post on its Facebook page yesterday the Ukrainian Navy announced “temporary corridors for trading vessels going to / from ports of Ukraine.” As usual with such things, it’s worth reading
As the death toll from the wild fires devastating the Hawaiian island of Maui soared, Honolulu-headquartered Matson has mobilized to get emergency equipment and supplies to the island. The company said yesterday
London-headquartered Stolt-Nielsen, which operates the world’s largest parcel tankers fleet, has announced that, after 23 years as chief executive officer of the bulk liquid logistics giant, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen will now step
Even as containership operators across the board report softening demand, new tonnage continues to enter the market. BIMCO’s chief shipping analyst, Niels Rasmussen, reports that new containership deliveries in the first seven
New York City headquartered tanker giant International Seaways Inc. (NYSE: INSW) has entered into contracts to build two, scrubber-fitted, dual-fuel (LNG) ready, LR1 vessels in Korea at K Shipbuilding Co, Ltd. The
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report shows what its publisher, the Mission to Seafarers, characterizes as “a notable decline in overall happiness.” Of major concern, a shortage of available drinking water emerges