Maritime News

What makes an innovation initiative successful? Good ideas and the ability to apply new technology are obviously important, but many initiatives still fail to yield the desired commercial gains.

Since the only ship recycling yards capable of dismantling ocean-going merchant vessels approved so far by the EU are in Turkey, and are busy dismantling mostly cruise ships for months to come, shipowners who wish to stick to the letter of the EU...

Container alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE) has added a new service to the West Coast of South America for shippers using the port of Jacksonville.

Greece has finally put Hellenic Shipyards on the sales block, launching a tender to sell the country's biggest shipyard now under special administration.

The Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX) will launch an international LNG ship and cargo tender service by the end of this month.

Rollovers of cargo at major container transhipment hubs remained high in September, and are expected to continue into Q4 as lines grapple with supply chain disruption, according to Ocean Insights.

Netherlands-based KOTUG International has been awarded a long-term contract by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) to provide offshore terminal towage support for operations in Guyana.

Terminal Portuario de Guayaquil (TPG), a subsidiary of Chile-based SAAM Ports, has inaugurated an expanded dock and other improvements.

Rotterdam port is aiming to see a significant share of sea-going vessels plug in to shore-based power by 2030 so as to improve local air quality and reduce vessel emissions while at berth.

The annual Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) event has always offered a duality between domestic United States maritime matters, and the international shipping world, and this is no exception as the industry grapples with the issue of crew...