Maritime News

Qingdao Port International has entered into the share transfer agreement with Cosco Shipping Ports and Cosco Shipping Ports (Abu Dhabi) to a acquire 33.335% equity interest in Cosco Shipping Ports (Abu Dhabi).

Any navigator with more than a few month’s experience knows that when the wind is forward of the beam, it affects the speed of the ship. So if you wish to maintain the speed in such conditions, you need to use a bit more fuel.

Modern Terminals Ltd (MTL) is appointing Horace Lo as group managing director as Peter Levesque leaves the Hong Kong company to join Ports America.

Ports America, the largest marine terminal operator and stevedore in North America, announced today, the appointment of Peter Levesque as president.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has affirmed that LNG will not be a viable option for use as a bunker fuel, in response to the upcoming IMO 2020 global regulation requiring the use of 0.5% sulphur fuel.

The Port of Gdansk has welcomed the first Euro-China Train (ECT) from China, the latest development in the country’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) has acquired the remaining 37.5% in the Horizon Group (Horizon) that it does not already own.

China State Shipbuilding Corporation officially debuted in Beijing on Tuesday, as a result of the merger between China’s two leading shipbuilding companies China Shipbuilding Industry Company (CSIC) and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).

Law firm Squire Patton Boggs are launching a new global commodities and shipping group in Singapore with two partners jumping ship from Reed Smith.

China Merchants Port has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with CMA CGM to acquire interests in a portfolio of 10 terminals from the French container line and its affiliates via Terminal Link, which is jointly owned by China Merchants...