One of the best-known names in American maritime passed away on Sunday. Jim Lawrence, the founder of Marine Money and MTI Network, succumbed to cancer at the age of 70. Lawrence was also the ...

Japanese trading house Marubeni Corporation has announced a strategic agreement to invest an unspecified sum in Gearbulk Holding, the world’s largest operator of open-hatch vessels. “This is ...

Work-related fatigue among cargo ship crews is growing worse, despite international regulations and onboard monitoring aimed at ensuring sufficient rest for seafarers, according to a new study ...

In the latest twist in the trade war unleashed by Donald Trump, an American federal court has blocked the president’s sweeping tariffs. The Court of International Trade has ruled that the ...

The depressed liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier sector sees nearly 60 vessels, according to data from Clarksons Research.

One of China’s top shipyards, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, has commissioned a giant new facility to boost its production of LNG carriers. The new $2.5bn, 432 ha yard on Changxing Island north ...

The Cypriot-flagged, 886 teu containership NCL Salten ran aground overnight only a few meters from a house on the shore in Norway’s Trondheim fjord. There have been no reports of oil spills or ...

Shanghai Jinghan Shipping is expanding its fleet with up to two chemical tanker newbuildings at a domestic yard. The company, which says it operates and manages eight chemical tankers, has ...

The largest shipping company in Japan in dwt terms is listed with more than 20 VLCCs, and six more LNG dual-fuelled newbuilds set to deliver from Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) between ...

Julian Panter, CEO of SmartSea, writes for Splash today. With recent cyberattacks crippling major retailers and exposing the personal data of millions, cybersecurity is once again front-page news.

Japan’s Ports and Harbours Bureau at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has plans to achieve carbon net zero by 2050 at all Japanese ports via a new Carbon ...

Longship was set up in 2009 and has since established a footprint in the European shortsea trade. The company operates around 20 ships between 3,700 dwt and 10,000 dwt, and has since 2023 focused ...