The maritime industry does not need to speak with one voice so much as to deliver one message. To achieve this all sectors of the shipping industry have to improve cooperation between themselves and work together, concluded the Liberty Congress, a...

Without seafarers there would be no shipping industry and the world would be a much poorer place. It is good therefore that the IMO holds its annual Day of the Seafarer celebration, however, there is still much that can be done to make seafaring a...

The quote of the week at Marine Money’s New York event was without doubt from panelist Harald Thorstein from John Frediksen’s Frontline opining bluntly: “It’s insane to be ordering ships, but you need to order ships to stay in shipping.”

The latest technical innovation causing a headache for the shipping industry is social media, and according to many its impact on shipping could be the greatest of all technical developments. Implementation required no timetable, no political...

The announcement of the container shipping alliance P3 Network between Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is one that could truly warrant the tag of being a “game changer”.

The New York ship finance scene is always busy in late June; this year, rainfall is rivaling historical records. At this year's Marine Money conference (18 - 20 June), and other events, attendees will be discussing yet another bankruptcy filing...

The collapse of Excel Maritime Carriers has stunned the Greek shipping community. Not so much because Gabriel Villy Panayotides has been forced to seek Chapter XI for his struggle over the past couple of years to keep a bulk ship company afloat...

Colonel George Tomline, a bevy of Victorian ladies, a steam locomotive and a vintage car all put in an appearance alongside acrobats, roller skaters and a robot at the royal opening of the Port of Felixstowe's new £40m North Rail Terminal. The...

Why would anyone in their right mind order another medium sized container ship in view of the cascading threat posed by the prospective delivery of ultra-sized vessels with fuel-saving engines?

The Spring of 2013 has brought a revival of shipping deals for Greek shipping companies listed in New York. Following a successful $50 million offering of "preferred" shares by Tsakos Energy Navigation ("TNP"), the drybulk specialist Safe Bulkers ...