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October 7, 2025
The company announced on Tuesday that Spain's Molgas had acquired the Dutch liquefied gas bunker supplier Titan after acquiring a 45% share in 2023. The demand for LNG bunkering has increased in recent years, with the introduction hundreds of ships which can run on this fuel.
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May 21, 2025
Ambrey, a British maritime security company, said that a hijack signal sent by a Panamanian flagged petroleum products tanker near Iran was a false alert. Ambrey reported the incident on Tuesday, south of the busy Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes without naming "UAE-linked vessel".
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March 10, 2025
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency announced on Monday that Britain's Coastguard was responding to reports about a collision involving a cargo vessel and a tanker off England's Northeastern Coast. The agency reported that a helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft and lifeboats…
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February 5, 2025
Hapag-Lloyd, a container shipping liner, will be able cope with U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Products. This was the chief executive's message to reporters on Tuesday. Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Rolf Habben Jansen, said that it was too early to panic…
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December 30, 2024
The Finnish Coast Guard said Monday that it would deploy one of its patrol boats and a towboat to help an oil tanker in the Gulf of Finland after its engine failed. It was trying to avoid environmental damage. The coast guard reported that the 183-metre-long (600-foot-long) M/T Jazz…
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December 25, 2024
The owner of the Russian cargo vessel Ursa Major, which sank into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, said that the ship was a victim of an "act of terrorism". This statement came from the state news agency RIA. Two of the 16 crew members were reported missing after an explosion in the engine room.
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November 14, 2024
Hapag-Lloyd's CEO said that Donald Trump's election as U.S. president sends mixed signals to global shipping. Positive macroeconomic effects could be offset by damaging tariffs. When asked about the prospects of a Trump Administration, CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said…
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October 12, 2024
The city of Rostock said that maritime rescue services and firefighter in Germany's Baltic Sea extinguished an oil tanker fire and brought it safely into its port. The ship is safely moored...there's no fire. "The tanker was dragged in Rostock's overseas port early this morning…
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August 14, 2024
According to the German container liner Hapag Lloyd, who spoke with analysts on Wednesday, the global order book for ships, which represents 18% of the fleet of the world, will increase but at a reasonable rate. "I expect that the 18% which is not a concern…
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July 23, 2024
West, a UK ship insurer, said that it would be difficult to pay claims for ships involved with accidents or collisions involving other vessels insured by the sanctions-hit Russian Ingosstrakh. This is another indication of the difficulties with Moscow's oil trading.
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July 1, 2024
Maersk, a Danish shipping company, said that disruptions in container shipping via Red Sea will continue through the third quarter. Maersk, among other shipping companies, has diverted ships around Africa's Cape of Good Hope to avoid attacks…
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July 23, 2024
Hans Grundberg, the U.N.'s Special Envoy for Yemen, told the U.N. Security Council that recent developments in the Red Sea suggest the threat of international shipping by Yemen's Houthis has grown. Grundberg, in a briefing about the situation…
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July 23, 2024
The IRGC, along with British security firm Ambrey, announced on Monday that the IRGC had intercepted a tanker flying the flag of Togo, but managed by UAE, carrying 1,500 tonnes of marine gas oil. Ambrey reported that the vessel was carrying…
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July 23, 2024
Spain's Merchant Fleet reported on Monday that Spanish authorities had detained a German cargo ship after it caused a spill while refuelling near the Spanish enclave Ceuta. It added that the owner of the Tony Stark-flagged ship, which is registered in Antigua & Barbuda…
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July 23, 2024
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation in Singapore (GCMD) announced this week that it had completed the final trials of biofuels for ships, with German container company Hapag-Lloyd as well as energy giant BP. The GCMD started an 18…
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July 1, 2024
Maersk, a Danish shipping company, said that disruptions in container shipping via Red Sea will continue through the third quarter. Maersk, among other shipping companies, has diverted ships around Africa's Cape of Good Hope to avoid attacks…
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July 23, 2024
Yemen's Houthi Rebels damaged and destroyed a container ship flying the Singapore flag with two missiles Friday, as they intensified their attacks against global shipping in response to Israel's Gaza War. The Houthis, who are aligned with Iran…
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July 1, 2024
Yemen's Houthis announced on Monday they had conducted four military actions targeting four ships, including four in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean, "linked to United States, United Kingdom, and Israel". Yahya Saarea…
