New U.S. sanctions target North Korean shipping
NOVEMBER 22, 2017 — As part of U.S. efforts to disrupt North Korea’s funding of its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
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OFAC adds Singapore shipping company to sanctions list
JULY 24, 2015 — The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a notice updating its list of specially designated nationals (SDNs) under the North Korean economic sanctions to
EU-Russia trade dispute hits DFDS service
AUGUST 22, 2014 — Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered DFDS Seaways is feeling the impact of the sanctions tit for tat between the EU and Russia resulting from Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Korea.
U.S. sanctions Putin’s shipbuilder and its bank
JULY 29, 2014 — Russia’s St Petersburg headquartered United Shibuilding Corporation, created by Russian President Vladimir Putin, a St Petersburg native, through a presidential decree in 2007, has been added to the
U.S. still world’s number 4 shipowning nation
VesselsValue has unveiled its list of this year’s top 10 shipowning nations, based on the total asset values of vessels and their country of beneficial ownership. Rebecca Galanopoulos-Jones, senior content analyst, Veson
7 tips for ports on business interruption insurance
By Ed McNamara, Armada Risk Partners In these uncertain times, ports across the globe face multiple business interruption threats. It’s a lengthy list that includes strikes and political protests, cyber-attacks, ship collisions,
IMO Assembly seeks to crack down on “dark fleet”
The IMO Assembly wrapped up its 30th session on December 6. The Assembly is the International Maritime Organization’s highest governing body and among its actions in this latest session were to elect
Q&A with CEO of Tankers International
Charlie Grey, CEO of Tankers International, leads the world’s largest VLCC pool. In this exclusive Marine Log Q&A, Grey answers questions on hot topics in the global shipping industry, from the outlook
Davie completes purchase of the assets of Helsinki Shipyard
Canada’s Davie Shipbuilding today reported that it has finalized the acquisition of the assets of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard Oy (HSO). This completes a deal that Davie first revealed was in the works
Op-Ed: Ports as sites for security and defense
By Professor Basil Germond, Chair in International Security and co-director of the Security Lancaster Research Institute and Professor Jan Bebbington, Rubin Chair in Sustainability in Business and director of the Pentland Centre,