The Indian government has laid out plans to develop a brand new containerline. To be called Bharat Container Line, the new entity will have around 100 ships in its fleet, including ships on charter.

The container sector is heading into its normal post-Lunar New Year lull that typically lasts until April/May. The scale of the drops in spot rates is large, but the sector still remains one of ...

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 ...

Greece’s Evalend Shipping has been linked to a newbuilding deal for four LNG bunkering vessels commissioned at the South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo. Multiple shipbroking outfits have ...

Hans Henrik Thaulow is an Oslo-based journalist who has been covering the shipping industry for the last 15 years. As well as some work for the Informa Group, Hans was the China correspondent for ...

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has signed contracts to build two LNG carriers for its affiliate Hanwha Shipping. The Okpo-based yard formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME ...

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 ...

Nasdaq-listed Greek dry bulk owner Globus Maritime has continued the sell-off of older vessels as it makes room for fresh tonnage to join the fleet. The Athens-based firm is shipping out the 2007 ...

The marine energy business unit of French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique, Atlantique Offshore Energy, has won contracts to carry out preventive maintenance on two substations for future ...

Taiwanese liner Evergreen has firmed up long-expected orders for ultra-large containerships, splashing out between $2.91bn and $3.25bn on a series of eleven 24,000 teu newbuildings at two shipyards.

At the end of 2024, the containership orderbook was 8.3m teu, a new record compared with the previous high of 7.8m teu in early 2023, according to analysis carried by BIMCO in early January. In ...

Hanoi-based owner Viet My Petrol Transportation has exited the VLCC trades three years after entering the segment. In recent years, Viet My Petrol Transportation, also known as Vietmy Trans ...