One of Greece’s highest profile shipowners, Evangelos Marinakis, has revealed on social media that he is in self-imposed isolation after contracting the coronavirus.

The Roundtable of shipping organisations has flagged up the potential implications on the growing number of restrictions by ports on the free movement of seafarers in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

All staff in Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) head office in Tokyo are working from home for two weeks as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

The multipurpose vessel (MPVs) and heavylift vessel segments are expected to experience a weak demand in the second half of this year on the back of reduced Chinese exports and the impact of the spread of the coronavirus, according to analyst Drewry.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has extended precautionary measures to minimise the risk of community spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Singapore.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued a new guidance for the global shipping industry to help curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

After container volumes for China’s top eight container ports slumped 19.8% in February, throughput started to pick up last week.

As the Chinese government looks to the country’s economy back on track after the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak it is waiving or cutting port fees and logistics to the end June across a wide range of sectors.

Supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis have followed the wavelike spread of the disease, moving from Asia - notably China, but also South Korea - to the US.

Irish singer Ronan Keating set Singapore netizens abuzz when he a posted a picture on Instagram of the port’s always busy anchorages saying they were tankers not allowed to dock due to the coronavirus.