GSB Tankers and Asahi Tanker have jointly established the Asia Chemical Tanker Alliance (ACTA) to manage the operation and ...

The aggressive fleet buildup seen at Medkon Lines of Turkey shows no sign of slowing with Alphaliner reporting it has bought ...

Australian energy major Santos has put its plans for the A$3bn ($1.87bn) Dorado oil and gas project in Western Australia on hold. Santos, as the Dorado JV operator, has decided not to purchase the ...

Among sweeping changes brought in by the new Donald Trump administration, a new chairman of regulator, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), has been announced while Coast Guard Commandant Admiral ...

Greek Nasdaq-listed owner OceanPal has confirmed its exit from the capesize bulker segment with the sale of the 2005-built Salt Lake City. The 171,800 dwt ship, one of the three older bulkers ...

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In ...

A new study shows a way to calculate when a hull needs to be defouled, so that drydock time can be scheduled optimally, reducing costs and emissions. Researchers at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute ...

U-Ming Marine Transport has made good on its vow to enter the LNG trades. The Taiwanese shipowner signalled last June its intention to get into the gas business as it outlined fleet expansion ...

Containership ordering last year reached about 4.4m teu, breaking the previous record from 2021 when 4.3m teu was ordered. January has seen orders continue at Asian shipyards albeit at a slower ...

Meanwhile, the combined orderbook share of Japan and South Korea has declined from 78% to 31% over the same period. “Over the past decade, Chinese shipbuilders gained market leadership while ...