Europe

While 2020 was a year of great challenges and changes for the shipping industry, one thing remained unchanged - Greek shipowners were the leading players in the secondhand ship market.

Ship agency group GAC has added a new office in Hamburg increasing its European coverage.

Six months after expressing grave concerns about the worsening piracy crisis in the Gulf of Guinea, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber (CSC) has again expressed “regret and frustration” over the “ineffectiveness of the international community to address...

A look back over the half-century history of Seatrade and this its flagship magazine, first launched by company founder Themis Vokos 50 years ago.

Season’s Greetings to all Seatrade Maritime News readers.

Hapag-Lloyd has placed a $1bn order for six, LNG dual-fuel, 23,500 teu containerships at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

The use of LNG as a marine fuel and the development of LNG bunkering facilities and assets have increasingly and tangibly made their way into shipping over the past year, putting LNG at the forefront of being a viable alternative fuel for shipping.

If there was an award for the most unexpected turnaround in shipping in 2020 it would surely go to the container shipping sector.

London-based Greek-owned company Energean has completed its acquisition of Edison Exploration & Production SpA from Edison SpA, for a final net of $203m.

As I write this I’ve just finished moderating my final conference session of the year at Seatrade Maritime Middle East Virtual. With myself in Singapore, speakers in Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong, some bleary-eyed colleagues in the UK...