The International Labour Organisation’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) has been updated, following lengthy negotiations last week in Geneva. Under ILO’s Special Tripartite Committee on the ...

DHT Holdings, a New York-listed tanker giant, has confirmed the sale of two Chinese-built VLCCs. DHT said in a statement that it sold the 2011-built DHT Lotus and the DHT Peony for a combined ...

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 ...

Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with China Resource Chartering for one of its panamax vessels. The company hired the 2013-built, 77,901 dwt bulker Ismene.

State-run China Merchants has completed the acquisition of its seventh shipyard, Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding, in the northeast of the country. The yard, one of China’s oldest, has been ...

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 ...

Saipem was granted an option to amend the bareboat charter in March, together with an option to purchase the vessel, which has now also been firmed up. If exercised within 180 days of the initial ...

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 ...

Those falling below the weaker target would have to pay up to $380 for every tonne of emissions above this level. Ships could pay that money to the IMO or buy credits from vessels that meet both ...

Like they did belatedly during the last great shipbuilding boom, South Korea’s largest three shipbuilders are finally looking overseas for expansion. During the shipping boom of 2003 to 2008 ...

Seaway 7, the renewables unit of Oslo-listed Subsea 7, has signed a contract to charter a turbine vessel for work on the Dogger Bank wind farm off the UK. This comes after Seaway 7 signed a vessel ...

The move indicates CMT, which owns and operates its bulker fleet through Singapore and Hong Kong subsidiaries, is making room for newbuildings booked for construction at fellow yard CSBC ...