seafarers will get an agreed seafarers minimum mwage

Negotiators agree new minimum wage for seafarers

A new round of negotiations between shipowners and seafarers’ unions from across the world, convened by the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO), has resulted in a new three year deal on seafarers’

Women in Maritime logo

IMO marks first International Day for Women in Maritime

“There is still a gender imbalance in maritime – but times are changing. It is recognized that diversity in maritime benefits the entire sector,” said IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim as the International

anker that will get carbon capture

Eastern Pacific to retrofit two tankers with carbon capture solution

In another sign that innovative approaches to decarbonization are starting to get the attention of serious players, Idan Ofer’s Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a definitive agreement with Rotterdam-based Value

World’s largest ice-rated multi-fuel ConRo delivered

Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles today delivered Botnia Enabler, the first of two multi-fuel Knud E. Hansen designed ConRo ships, to Gothenburg, Sweden, based Wallenius SOL. “We’re incredibly pleased and proud to welcome

Pacific Basin Ship

Pacific Basin in three-way zero-emission vessel initiative

One of the world’s largest bulker operators, Hong Kong headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping Limited, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. It

Sara Brady

Promotion in Dan-Bunkering’s Stamford office

Sara Brady has been promoted to team leader, senior bunker broker & trader at Dan-Bunkering (Connecticut) LLC Brady began her career in the bunker industry in 2004 when joining LQM Petroleum Services

Poison pill

Seaways adopts a poison pill defense

As the Saverys family continues to contest a merger of Euronav into Frontline, billionaire shipping investor John Fredriksen has taken a significant stake in another tanker giant, New York City headquartered International

FMC launches investigation of flagging practices

FMC requires more info from box ship alliances

The Federal Maritime Commission is upping its scrutiny of the three alliances that dominate global container shipping The alliances (2M, OCEAN, and THE) and each of their member companies will now be

Maersk CEO Søren Skou

Maersk reports “best earnings quarter ever”

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk)may no longer be quite the world’s largest operator of containerships, but it continues to be a money machine, reporting record results for first quarter 2022 across all

New Odfjell CEO

Odfjell names new CEO

Norwegian chemical tanker operator Odfjell SE has appointed Harald Fotland as its new CEO. Fotland, who is currently Odfjell’s COO, will assume his new role on May 6, 2022. He succeeds Kristian

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