Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell has called for a level playing field to be created through the maritime regulatory authorities that will see alternatives to fossil fuels compete on an equal basis with their carbon-based counterparts.

“Passenger ferry safety shouldn’t depend on the destination”. As a mission statement or declaration of good intentions, it would be difficult to argue with these words.

John Angelicoussis remains Greece’s largest shipowner by some margin for 2019 in tonnage terms with the number of Greek controlled oceangoing fleets of 1m dwt staying at 72 – the same as the record number in 2018.

The seizure of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero by Iranian forces comes as another blow for the UK Ship Register (UKSR) which is already reeling from the impact of the uncertainty of Brexit.

The recent actions of the Indian government, to limit domestic shipbuilding activities to Indian yards, and also to favour the state-run Cochin Shipyard in awarding contracts for small craft and passenger vessels, have resulted in substantial...

The US China trade war that began almost a year ago, is taking its toll as illustrated by revenues from the Panama Canal.

How many rugby players can you squeeze into an old GPO telephone box, or students into a Mini? It was a question that came to mind when I read about the arrival on the scene of the monstrous container ship MSC Gulsun, freshly delivered and soon to...