The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is exploring investment opportunities across various maritime sectors to diversify its activities.

Intertanko has praised moves at IMO to introduce quality control testing for bunkers, calling it “a step in the right direction” as new sulphur limits loom in North Europe and North America.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has agreed guidelines to assist governments in implementing the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 following a Meeting of Experts on Maritime Occupational Safety and Health.

DP World has started has started trial operations at its $850m Jebel Ali's new Terminal 3 (T3) with a maiden call by the APL Phoenix.

Companies including ABB, SOLAS and Seven Seas have invested over $3.7m in Onsite Specialist Contractors (OSCs) at Bahrain's Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY), with more investments in the pipeline.

As concerns grow over the possibility of seafarers and ship passengers being infected with the deadly Ebola virus the IMO has published an infographic on what people need to know.

Two Dubai-based companies, Transworld Group and Nawah have announced a formal agreement to service Iraqi import demand by combining shipping, logistics, marine services and port capabilities.

While the shipping industry scored a significant victory in terms of regulation with the IMO agreeing to review the Ballast Water Management Convention, however, it continues to face many other issues in areas such as emissions.

Malaysian floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel specialist Yinson Holdings has secured a $39m one-year contract extension for its Knock Adoon FPSO operating in the Antan field offshore Nigeria, from Addax Petroleum Development ...

The world’s largest provider of seafarers, the Philippines, has put its maritime and crewing industries on a heightened state of alert against the deadly Ebola virus.