Dubai-based Lila Global, the shipowning subsidiary of the world’s largest cash buyer of end-of-life ships, GMS, has appointed Stephen Kunzer as its new CEO.

Japanese shipowner NYK is warning of a challenging year ahead as its container shipping joint venture Ocean Network Express (ONE) faces a “tidal wave”.

There will be a change in top leadership at Japanese shipowner NYK from 1 April 2023.

As 2022 draws to a close we are taking a look back at some of the biggest stories that have been covered on Seatrade Maritime News over the last 12 months.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resulting disruption to energy supplies has pushed global coal consumption to a new record this year, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA).

The outlook for the exceptionally firm car carrier market is positive, with limited downside risks in the case of a global economic slowdown.

A decline in global trade in the third quarter 2022 is expected to get worse in 2023, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).