Greece’s decade-long lead as the largest shipowning nation, measured in gross tons (gt), has come to an end as China takes over pole position. The Mediterranean country is still ahead, however, in deadweight terms. The rankings have been released...
A Ukrainian initiative to allow vessels trapped at the country’s ports since the Russian invasion in February 2022 is doomed to failure without the Kremlin’s approval, according to local sources.
Shipping is intertwined with geopolitics and trade and in this episode of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast we get behind the headlines with Khalid Hashim from Precious Shipping.
Fuel tester VPS has provided more details incidents of contaminated bunker fuel originating from Houston recently reporting damage to 14 vessels.
The body has been found of a crew member missing from a tugboat that sank in the Suez Canal following a collision with a tanker.
The first neo-panamax containership has been forced to unload cargo to transit the Panama Canal as the authorities battle an intense water shortage.
The Izmail Seafarers Centre in Ukraine has been hit in a Russian drone attack on the Port of Izmail on Wednesday.
The smouldering car carrier Fremantle Highway is now being towed to a temporary anchorage say the Dutch authorities.
Fire continues to rage onboard the stricken Japanese owned car carrier Fremantle Highway off the Netherlands.
Emergency teams are continuing to cool the hull of burning car carrier Freemantle Highway as salvors and Dutch authorities work on an action plan.