Back in November, the White House sent a clear signal that the nine carriers and three alliances that dominate the global container shipping market were going to face increasing U.S. scrutiny. At
Exhaust gas scrubber wash water usually gets a bad rap, with a number of ports and region’s banning its discharge into their waters. That could change. Wärtsilä and the Grimaldi Group have
MARAD has issued an advisory for the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, warning that regional tensions and increased naval activity in these areas could pose a risk to U.S.-flagged commercial shipping
A fifth generation of the Maersk family is taking the helm at A.P. Moller-Maersk. Robert Mærsk Uggla, 43, has been nominated to become the new chairman of the company’s board of directors
Back in January, Eastern Pacific Shipping announced that it would not carry coal cargoes. Last week, in a speech at the One Ocean Summit organized by President of the French Republic Emmanuel
For the first time in its 106-year history, the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) has elected a woman to be its president. She is Melina Travlos, chairwoman of Neptune Lines Shipping &
While use of liquefied biogas (LBG) is seen as an important step towards fossil-free shipping, lack of supply is a major difficulty. To address the issue, Swedish family-owned shipping company Furetank has
By Martin Wallgren, Group Chief Information Officer, GAC Group We’ve seen market consolidation, and we’ve seen the “great resignation.” The pandemic has created a market dynamic that presents both challenges and opportunities.
Frustration with port delays and supply chain disruptions saw ocean shipping reform legislation pass the House by a bipartisan vote of 364-60 last December. Now similar legislation has been introduced in the
In a change at the top of tanker and bulk logistics specialist Stolt-Nielsen Limited, Niels G. Stolt-Nielsen is to step down as CEO of the company, whose interests include a 45% stake