AJ Rahman, CEO and founder Norvic Shipping and Jiro Nishikawa, company president, Fujimaru Kaiun

Norvic Shipping charters in newbuild ultramax

Dry bulk operator Norvic Shipping has entered a long-term period-charter for a newbuild 64,000 dwt ultramax. The charter deal was signed in Norvic’s New York City office with Japanese shipowner Fujimaru Kaiun,

Tanker Tropic Breeze partially sunken

NTSB reports on collision that saw tanker sink after being struck by super yacht

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the December 23, 2021, incident in which the 750 dwt Belize-flagged product tanker Tropic Breeze, was struck by the 2018-built super

Blue Sky Maritime Coalition new hire

Blue Sky Maritime Coalition expands leadership team

The Houston-headquartered Blue Sky Maritime Coalition (BSMC) has appointed Jennifer States to serve as vice president and chief strategy officer. States has 20 years of industry experience in renewable energy and clean

maritime cyber threat report

Cyberattack hits DNV ShipManager software

DNV confirmed yesterday that its ShipManager fleet management software was hit by a cyberattack on the evening of Saturday, January 7, and that DNV specialists had shut down ShipManager’s IT servers in

Saverys family wants to boot Euronav board

Frontline pulls out of Euronav acquisition

The wedding is off. John Fredriksen controlled tanker giant Frontline plc is no longer to pursue the tanker mega merger with Antwerp-headquartered Euronav NV first announced back in April last year. The

FMC Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

Shipping interests and FMC in ding dong over proposed rulemaking

On October 14, 2022, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) on detention and demurrage billing requirements. Industry interests didn’t like it, saying that it had aspects

Clarksons CEO Andi Case

Clarksons 2022 profit set to beat expectations

In a brief regulatory filing today, London-based shipbroking giant Clarksons announced that, following strong trading throughout the final quarter, particularly from its broking division, results for the year ending December 31, 2022,

DNV and Responsible Shipping Inititative representatives

Baltic and North Sea green fleet renewal study launches

An alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers called the Responsible Shipping Initiative has teamed with DNV to launch a feasibility study aimed at developing a commercial framework for orders of green-fueled newbuilds

Michael Breslin

Op-Ed: The towing industry is green and getting greener

By Mike Breslin, Director – Safety and Sustainability, The American Waterways Operators  America’s waterways have been called a natural superhighway system for the remarkable way our interconnected network of rivers and coastlines facilitates

LNG carrier

Dynagas LNG Partners ice class LNG carrier awarded new Equinor time charter

Athens headquartered Dynagas LNG Partners LP (NYSE: DLNG) reports that it has entered into a new time charter party agreement with Equinor ASA for the employment of the 2013 built ice class

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