E R Schiffahrt vessel ER Lubeck evades pirate assault in Somali Basin but sustains light damage.
Gulf Coast player challenges US tax authorities over unfavourable designation of time charter income.
Brazilian magnate Eike Batista joins world’s top 10 rich list, while Fredriksen drops Ofer to ride back into Forbes’ top 100.
Defective compass puts Turkish ship on collision course with UK inspectors while Greek bulker freed.
Peter G's Baltic hits the Street while Herbjorn Hansson and Evangelos Marinakis prepare for battle.
Second Costa Crociere-owned cruiseship bashed against quay, this time in La Palma, but no one hurt.
Jan Haakon Pettersen spearheading $100m boxship venture, while Stolt-Nielsen is ready with VLGC order in South Korea.
Hapag-Lloyd cruiseship in collision with cargo vessel while docking in rough seas at Iloilo, Philippines.
Evangelos Marinakis’ new tanker IPO venture Crude Carriers prices at bottom of range, targeting $256.5m to buy three ships.
Write-down on two tankers pushes Evangelos Pistiolis-led shipowner to loss for fourth quarter.
Cosco Corp (Singapore) says delivery of four more handymaxes delayed as panamax gets cancelled.
More upheaval at DHT Holdings as chief executive quits and Randee Day takes temporary charge.
Norwegian owner boosts orderbook with deal for five 58,000-dwt bulkers at Yangzhou Dayang.
Maiden voyage of relaunched Cork to Swansea ferry interrupted by mechanical fault in engine.
VLCC momentum checked in Persian Gulf, West Africa very quiet and Med aframaxes stronger again.
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Capesize index soars over 400 points with Anangel newbuilding fixed while panamaxes prosper.
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Hamburg Shipbrokers' Association ConTex charter assessment stays the same at 279.
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Anchor handler armada out of work in Aberdeen pushes PSV rates down Friday.
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Russian reefer Petrozavodsk realises salvors' worst fears as it splits in two off Norway after grounding last May.
Pacific Basin has extended its charter of a Genco Shipping supramax, but at 28% higher rate.
Transpetro launches into the ethanol trade by inviting shipyards to compete for a 100 vessel order.
Dutch-owned chemical tanker has become the latest victim of robbers off the southern tip of Malaysia.
Tanker and ferry player Rederi AB Gotland sees 2009 earnings eroded by higher operating costs.
Insurance cover of Torm, Clipper, DFDS and other top owners in contention as Codan buys renewal rights to TrygVesta hull underwriting portfolio.
Italian ro-ro cargoship needs tug assistance as it loses steering in storm off Sardinia.
End of legal spat with Russians and large cost cuts save Andi Case-led broker as sales slump in poor markets.
Brazilian boxship player Log-In Logistica sees profits slump as domestic trade issues batter the bottom line.
Finnish port shut-down drags into second week as another meeting between bosses and union planned for Friday.
Swire Pacific Offshore says rates will continue under pressure this year due to spate of newbuilding deliveries.
Danish giant sinks into the red and warns of possible large loss in 2010 as dividends axed.
Crew member rushed to hospital with head injuries after incident on offshore vessel off Scotland.
February’s crude imports into the People’s Republic reached the second highest level on record.
USCG hit out at reports “strong winds” and “poor visibility” could have cause Eagle Otome crash off Texas.
Former New York state employee arrested on suspicion of flooding historic cargoship Day Peckinpaugh.
Passengers onboard Fred Olsen cruiseship Boudicca confined to cabins on Mediterranean trip.