Much hyped eco-ship designs have been lambasted by Precious Shipping boss Khalid Hashim as nothing more than a marketing ploy by desperate shipyards. Speaking at a ceo roundtable held by Seatrade and the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) ahead...

London: Maersk Line’s Triple-E class container ships, the first of which is due for delivery from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in June, are likely to be fitted with the latest generation of Alfa Laval PureBallast 3.0 ballast...

Hong Kong: Amid the maelstrom of its parent Cosco Group's financial affairs, services arm Cosco International was a relative picture of calm and stability posting almost flat results for FY2012.

One of the strongest aspects of Greek shipping is its hands-on approach, no nonsense approach. This is especially so when it comes to making key operational and commercial decisions, with the owner and his technical staff only too ready to...

Shanghai: China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) narrowly managed to stay profitable in 2012 but is looking to delay taking deliveries of some new vessels in view of the oversupplied shipping market.

Tel Aviv : In response to the G6 alliance route restructuring, Zim has announced  its intention to create a new joint service with the group.

Tokyo: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Hakata Shipbuilding have agreed to jointly develop an energy efficient 1,000 teu container carrier.

Tokyo: Members of trade organisation G6 alliance have announced the port rotations of their new Trans-Pacific trade service, which is due to commence in May.

The intensely competitive relationship between Singapore and Hong Kong has been well-documented and makes for somewhat tired reading. But when the boss of one of the top ship management companies makes a statement that Singapore's advantages have ...

Naypyidaw: AP Moller-Maersk Group units Maersk Line and MCC Transport have announced that they plan to open a branch office in Myanmar following the suspension of EU and US trade sanction last year.