Several American and international cruise lines have canceled voyages to and from China, where the coronavirus has killed 213 people and infected 8,200 worldwide, most of them in China. The decision to ground the ships comes as 6,000 people

Hong Kong-based commodity dealer Noble has sold another bulker in its pursuit get out of the shipowning business. Through its subsidiary Moony Hill, the company has sold the 93,000 dwt post-panamax Ocean Sapphire for US$12.75m. Sister ship

A Happiness Index from a Mission to Seafarers survey with 2,000 respondents found that overall seafarer happiness dropped to 6.13/10 from 6.59 the previous quarter, reports Londons Tanker Operator. The latest Seafarers Happiness Index repor

Shipping companies may face delivery delays of vessels fitted with exhaust gas filtering equipment that complies with anti-pollution rules that kicked in this year due to the impact from the virus outbreak in China, shipping sources said on

Thesecondmeeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019in the Peoples Republic of China, with exportationsto o

On 29 January 2020, there was a confirmed case of a crew member with the Wuhan coronavirus infection who was working onboard a ship in Singapore waters. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) urges the shipping community to take

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade is offering force majeure certificates to businesses in China affected by the outbreak of the Wuhan novel coronavirus. Businesses that have failed to perform on contracts on time, o

Confronting shippings environmental challenges will demand new ways of operating as well as new fuels, according to Roger Holm. As the clock ticks over on a new decade, a monumental shift is occurring in shipping. For so long the silent ena

A new virus which according to the World Health Organization (WHO) may be linked to cases of pneumonia first reported in Wuhan City, Hubei province, on 31 December 2019. The new virus was later identified as a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV),

1.China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has decided to carry out a 6.57 billion Chinese yuan ($952 million) asset acquisition which includes equity in five Arctic LNG carriers. 2.The Tokyo and Paris MoUs on PSC have been working collaborat

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings today announced its financial results forecast for 2019. In 2019, the COSCO SHIPPING Holdings proactively responded to external adverse factors, adhered to the guiding principle of outperform the market, drive innova

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has decided to carry out a 6.57 billion Chinese yuan ($952 million) asset acquisition which includes equity in five Arctic LNG carriers. Under the deal, CMES is set to acquire Sinotrans Shippings dry b

Since 1 January 2020, the global upper limit on the sulphur content of ships fuel oil has been reduced to 0.5% from 3.5% (under the so-called IMO 2020 regulation). This is significantly reducing the amount of sulphur oxide emanating from sh

After the killing of General Qassem Soleimani by a US drone in early January 2020, and the following retaliation by Iran, BIMCO is publishing its view of the escalated tension in the Persian Gulf, as well as advice regarding the new sanctio

The Tokyo and Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on port State control (PSC) have been working collaboratively to ensure that vessel owners and operators are aware that under the Authorities belonging to these MoUs, inspections will be