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WTO warns of risks to 2024 global trade rebound

Apr 11, 2024

The World Trade Organization (WTO) forecast a return to world trade growth in 2024 but highlighted a list of downside risks.

G2 Ocean building up to four dual-fuel vessels from Huangpu Wenchong

Apr 10, 2024

G2 Ocean has ordered to four 82,300 dwt ammonia/methanol-ready open hatch vessels at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong shipyard.

Star Bulk completes Eagle Bulk merger creating dry bulk giant

Apr 10, 2024

Star Bulk has completed its merger with Eagle Bulk creating one of the world’s largest dry bulk shipowners.

Ukraine shipowner seeks to revitalise Danube market with newbuildings

Apr 09, 2024

State-owned Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDSC) is planning to re-energise the flagging Danube River market with a series of new barges that will allow the company to open services further north into the Upper Danube region.

Business impact of the Red Sea crisis - reader poll results

Apr 05, 2024

The Red Sea crisis with the Houthis in Yemen attacking commercial shipping transiting the region has been one of the biggest stories in shipping over the last six months.

Maritime in Minutes - news round-up March 2024

Apr 03, 2024

The first seafarer deaths in the Red Sea crisis, a containership destroys bridge in the Port of Baltimore and the debut trial of ammonia as a marine fuel, and much more in the latest Maritime in Minutes.

Tangshan port adds two large bulker berths

Apr 02, 2024

The northern Chinese port of Tangshan in Hebei province is planning to build a 300,000 tonnes-class bulk cargo berth and a 300,000 tonnes-class ore berth.

Hantong bags six bulkers from Pioneer Logistics

Apr 01, 2024

Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has inked six 63,500dwt bulk carriers contract with Singapore-based owner Pioneer Logistics.

Pacific Basin to apply graphene-based propeller coating across whole fleet

Mar 27, 2024

GIT Coatings will supply its propeller coating to the entire Pacific Basin fleet after a successful trial on a supramax bulk carrier.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds four car carriers at Jinling Shipyard

Mar 27, 2024

Wallenius Wilhelmsen has inked shipbuilding contract for the exercise of four optional 9,3000 ceu car carriers with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard.