Singapore: Shipping trust Rickmers Maritime won approval from unitholders for a SGD101.7m ($81.9m) rights issue after reporting firm first quarter results.
London: Lloyd’s Register (LR) has completed the initial phase of joint study with shipowner Zodiac and renewables company Totem into wind-generation aboard a bulk carrier, concluding that the technology "may be considered" for auxiliary power...
Marcus Hand visits Seoul and Busan in South Korea and finds that while North Korea’s sabre rattling may have dominated the headlines in the news media, for the shipping and maritime executives the concerns of the global industry in these tough...
The $5.25bn expansion of the Panama Canal has entered its most critical years with the conclusion of the new locks construction scheduled for the first quarter of 2015.
Hong Kong: Two mainland China river trade barges carrying construction waste and sand collided in foggy conditions in Hong Kong waters near Stanley on Thursday night, leaving six missing.
Tokyo: Japan's three leading container carriers are poised to get more than $500m boost to their earnings as a result of the weak Japanese yen, reports said.
London: While LNG is gaining ground as an alternative ship fuel, other fuel sources should not be overlooked, says LR in its latest Gas Technology Report.
