China state-owned SUMEC Group, a member of China National Machinery Industry Corporation, has inked contract with Greece ship-management company Byzantine Maritime for the construction of four bulk carriers.

Short sea shipping in Europe needs policy support to encourage decarbonisation, enable fleet renewal, and shift cargo from road to sea.

A slow start to Brazil’s soybean harvest has suppressed exports early in 2023, but a record harvest is expected to boost Atlantic bulker demand.

Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, arrived in Ukraine yesterday, via Poland, to meet with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky. The pair were due to discuss renewal of the Black Sea Grain Initiative – a corridor that enables Ukraine to...

Shipowner Mitsui OSK Line (MOL) and miner Vale are to retrofit rotor sails onto a capesize bulker.

The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, Bahri and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an aim to establish Egyptian maritime transport services company.

Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering has entered into shipbuilding contracts with three domestic companies for the construction of four bulk carriers.

China’s newly established ro-ro transportation enterprise, Anhui Hangrui International Ro-Ro Company, has launched its first ocean service between China and Mexico.

Themistocles Vokos, Founder of Seatrade and Founder Member and Honorary Chairman of Posidonia was honoured recently for his outstanding contribution to the shipping industry.

32 organisations from across the world of shipping called on UN Secretary General António Guterres to help in freeing seafarers trapped by the Ukraine war.