European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has sent his agriculture and trade commissioners to Tokyo to conclude talks over a free trade deal with Japan in the hope that a deal...
Spain’s inflation eased to a 7-month low in June, flash data from the statistical office INE showed Thursday. Consumer prices advanced 1.5 percent year-on-year in June, slower than the 1.9...
British consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in 10 months in June, according to a European Commission survey released on Thursday, although overall sentiment including businesses recovered from a...
Swedish tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has named Stena Impeccable, the tenth of thirteen IMOIIMAX tanker newbuildings. The christening ceremony took place at the Port of Rotterdam on June 28...
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed a contract to build and charter four liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers for Russia’s Yamal LNG project. The vessels, which will feature a...
Danish transport and logistics major Maersk has restored operations at the majority of its terminals only days after the company’s operations were disrupted by the cyber attack Petya. “The majority of our...
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a USD 748 million budget for the Port of Long Beach in the next fiscal year, with more than 60 percent...
A man with a leg injury was medevaced from Crystal Serenity, Crystal Cruises’ ocean ship, on June 27 while the vessel was some 12 miles southwest of Yakutat, Alaska. A Coast Guard...
Second hand dry bulk vessel transactions plunged by 41% during the second quarter, compared to the first three months of the year, as ship owners refrained from more deals. In...
Last month’s Fleet Analysis examined how fast the top owner nations’ fleets have grown since 2010, with most of the major owner countries adding a huge volume of tonnage. However,...
The shipping industry is looking to investment in new technology and to develop the benefits of closer integration with other forms of transport, and is preparing for the changes that...
Greece needs to step up its privatisation programme, deputy finance minister George Chouliarakis said on Wednesday. Privatisations have been a main pillar of the country’s international bailouts since 2010 but...