Seaspan Corporation, a large owner of containerships that charters vessels to liner companies, improved its revenue as well as net result in the first nine months of 2015, a development mainly attributed to new ships delivered this year, notes management…
Hapag-Lloyd AG, the German container shipping company, has succeeded in completing its initial public offering (IPO), after a hard campaign in which the outcome sometimes looked in doubt. It has set the final offer price for its shares at €20 ($21…
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the marine, cargo and supply chain solutions provider, said it is continuing its expansion program in the Black Sea region with the opening of a new office in Ukraine.Situated in Odessa, this new base is…
Following its core strategy of continuous Africa Lines service upgrade, CMA CGM is pleased to present its latest significant improvement on its NOURA EXPRESS service connecting East Africa with Europe. Starting end of November 2015 with m/v MARIE DELMAS…
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company’s largest container ship ever built, the MSC Oscar, makes her maiden call at Port of Wilhelmshaven today. Since its inauguration in January at Daewoo’s Shipbuilding and Maritime Engineering (DSME) Shipyard in South Korea…
Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced that GA Holdings LLC intends to offer for sale in an underwritten public offering 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The Selling Shareholder expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600…
Shipping company NYK announced it has switched the coffee served inside its head office reception rooms to a brand carrying the International Fairtrade certification mark. More than 50,000 cups of coffee are served in the NYK head office reception rooms every year…
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has announced plans to host a one-day seminar for port consultants on November 11 at the Windsor Excelsior Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Designed to provide consultants with everything they need to…
Though raised in Germany’s industrial heartland, Philipp Wallutis has chosen to pursue a life at sea. Currently a second officer on board a Hapag-Lloyd ship, he might one day proudly wear the four stripes of a captain. Never let it be said…
Marine Corps colonel selected as new liaison to Port of Long Beach Board U.S. Marine Col. Richard Jordan was selected by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners last week as the new Chief of Staff, to assist the Commission in making key decisions in governing the Port of Long Beach…
UPS announced plans to construct a new 32,000-square-meter package sorting and delivery facility at the DP World London Gateway logistics site in the south east of England. At close to $184 million, this project constitutes one of UPS’s largest…
Dorian LPG Ltd took delivery of five vessels under our ECO-design VLGC newbuilding program, the Continental, the Constitution, the Commodore, the Cresques and the Constellation. John Hadjipateras, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer…
Dubai-based Gulf Navigation Holding (Gulfnav), a leading maritime and shipping company, has reported a substantial 123 per cent profit growth at the end of the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same period the previous year. The company…
China Shipping Group's CSCL has agreed a deal to bareboat charter up to 11 units of 21,000 teu containerships, of which five will be options exercisable after six months of charter for the first six ships, says local media reports. It has confirmed the 21…
Transport Minister Robert Goodwill MP has taken part in a round table discussion with transport leaders from the ports, road, rail freight and shipping industry at the Port of Felixstowe, the Port of Britain. Mr Goodwill’s responsibilities…