Liberian Registry expands in Korea
The Liberian Registry has expanded its presence in South Korea by opening a branch office in Busan, Korea’s most important maritime city. “The opening of our Busan office achieves a strategic objective
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Containership size record set to be broken again
Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the 15-year long-term charter of six new Ultra Large Container Ships (ULCS). Each with with a capacity greater
ExxonMobil releases more details on its IMO-compliant fuels
OCTOBER 3, 2018 — In a keynote address at the Singapore International Bunker Convention today, ExxonMobil confirmed that all its IMO compliant 0.50 percent sulfur fuels developed to date are residual grades.
Pacific Basin in $88.5 million, four-vessel buy
MAY 14, 2018 — Hong Kong headquartered Pacific Basin Shipping reports that, through a subsidiary, it has entered into four separate ship contracts for the acquisition of four vessels from four separate
Baltic Exchange tweaks BDI weightings, drops Handysize
FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — The Baltic Exchange is making changes to the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), the generally accepted measure of the health of the dry bulk shipping market. The changes come
Ballast water sampling and analysis made easier
MAY 16, 2017 — So, how do you know if that expensive ballast water management system (BWMS) is working? Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. group company MOL Techno-Trade, Ltd. and Satake Corporation will
Mitsubishi Heavy moves ahead with shipbuilding alliances
MARCH 31, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has reached basic agreements with Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in the wake of ongoing discussions, first announced in
SHI holds naming ceremony for world’s largest containership
MARCH 16, 2017 — There’s a new holder of the title “world’s biggest containership. Shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. yesterday held a naming ceremony at its Geoje, South Korea, shipyard for the
MHI ponders shipbuilding spin-off
FEBRUARY 3, 2017 — Japanese broadcaster NHK reports Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) as saying that it is studying the option of spinning off its troubled shipbuilding operation into a separate company. MHI
MHI-MME delivers world’s largest steering gear
JANUARY 30, 2017 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Marine Machinery & Engine Co., Ltd. (MHI-MME) has delivered the electro-hydraulic steering gear that will be installed in the world’s largest 20,000 TEU mega containership,