US President Joe Biden has imposed new tariffs on goods including electric vehicles, batteries, and semi-conductors imported from China.

Despite robust new loan generation as 2023 progressed, at the dawn of 2024 bank lending to Greek shipowners was down reported the 23rd annual analysis by Petrofin Research of bank lending to Greek shipping companies.

NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers is in discussions to reduce its debt levels which would substantially lower its breakeven level and see it printing money.

The bull market in the tanker sector continues to run, two years after its beginnings in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Following last month’s accident which destroyed the Francis Scott Key bridge and closed Baltimore port to all maritime traffic the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has written to President Joe Biden to ask for federal government funds to help...

Lately, it seems that ocean shipping only gets into the news when its cargo is drama such as allisions with bridges, or vessel seizures, for example.

Anglo American has rejected a takeover bid from BHP, averting for now what would be the biggest shake-up in the mining sector in a decade, but analysts see a merger having limited impact on dry bulk shipping.