Nikolaus H. Schües, CEO and owner of Reederei F. Laeisz, is the new president of BIMCO

Nikolaus H. Schües takes over as BIMCO president

At its general meeting in Hong Kong today, BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, elected Nikolaus H. Schües, CEO and owner of Reederei F. Laeisz, as its president. Moving into the role

Rendering of one of the new combination carriers

Klaveness in LOI for third-generation combination carrier trio

By eliminating unladen voyages by single-purpose tankers and dry bulkers, combination carriers already deliver major energy savings. Now Oslo-headquartered Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) says that these can be increased. Through a subsidiary,

FMC Chairman Maffei comments on FMC civil penalties

Two ocean carriers to pay $2.65 million in FMC civil penalties

Two ocean common carriers — ONE and Wan Hai — have paid a combined total of $2.65 million in FMC civil penalties to resolve allegations of misconduct brought by the Federal Maritime

Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority initiates decarbonization project

By Dr. Robert Moorcroft, Carbon Reduction Scientist, Tunley Engineering The Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority in Michigan has initiated a 12-month project to reach net zero carbon emissions for port activities by 2040,

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Women in Maritime Day: Networks for gender equality

With a continuing world shortage of seafarers, promoting gender diversity and equality in the maritime industry is receiving increasing attention, not least at the International Maritime Organization, which today, May 18, is

Maria Tierney, Senior Key Account Manager, Global Accounts at KPI OceanConnect in Houston, presents her views on the current marine fuels.

Op-Ed: Marine fuels and the future of a multi-dynamic market

Maria Tierney, Senior Key Account Manager, Global Accounts at KPI OceanConnect in Houston, presents her views on the current marine fuels market, including counterparty risk assessment in this multi-dynamic market and the

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Ship recycling set to soar

Niels Rasmussen, chief shipping analyst at BIMCO, has been giving his attention to an expected spike in ship recycling numbers over the next 10 years, partly due to the shipping industry facing

Stena Polaris sister ship

Three Stena Bulk vessels to be reflagged for Tanker Security Program

MARAD has selected three Crowley-managed tankers to participate in the Tanker Security Program. The three medium range (MR) tankers are part of a joint venture between Crowley and Stena Bulk USA. The

Top view of narco sub after seizure

VIDEO: Colombian Navy intercepts largest narco sub yet

A U.S. court may have just sentenced Colombia’s “Prince of the Semisubmersibles” to a hefty prison term, but that doesn’t mean that the narco sub problem has gone away. On May 12,

Hugo De Stoop to leave Euronav

Hugo De Stoop steps down as Euronav CEO

Just one day ahead of the company’s May 17 annual meeting, the Supervisory Board of Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN) has announced the departure of its CEO Hugo De Stoop with “immediate effect

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