Regions

Japanese classification society ClassNK has joined the International Windship Association (IWSA) that promotes wind propulsion for vessels.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has suspended the search for three seafarers missing from a tugboat collision in the Mississippi on Sunday.

Chile-based Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) is to quit the ro-ro shipping business.

Nearly a month into IMO 2020 and tales of lengthy bunkering delays, fuel quality problems, debunkering, and uneven enforcement are emerging after what appeared to be a smooth transition.

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has pledged $10,000 in cash aid to help support the victims of the Taal volcanic eruption in the Philippines.

The tanker market could face short-term headwinds if the impact of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak on China’s oil demand is similar to that of SARS in 2003, according to brokers Poten & Partners.

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) returned to the black in 2019 its first profitable year since 2016.