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Nigeria has introduced a new anti-piracy bill in a bid to improve security in its territorial and exclusive economic zone waters. The Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Bill, 2019, has received president...

Over the last decade, overall containership fleet growth has been driven by demand for larger ships – a trend that is not expected to be reversed soon, according to Alphaliner. Since 2010, the global containership fleet’...

Imports at the US major retail container ports will remain at high levels this summer but are expected to grow only modestly compared with last year’s rush to bring goods into the country ahead of scheduled tariff hikes...

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has launched expansion works at Port of Seattle’s Terminal 5 to ensure the capacity to handle containerships of up to 18,000 TEU. The alliance between the Port of Seattle and the...

A Philippine roll-on/roll-off vessel caught fire while docked and under repair at FF Cruz Wharf, Mandaue City, Cebu around 4 a.m. local time on June 10. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Philippine Coast Guard...

The UK government has published the Clean Maritime Plan, an ambitious plan to cut pollution from the country’s maritime sector.  Launched by Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani MP in London, the plan says that all new ships...

Dutch LNG supplier Titan LNG has completed the largest LNG bunkering in the world involving Heerema Marine Contractors’ new semi-submersible crane vessel. The dual-fuel crane ship Sleipnir, that was just completed in...

Spanish shipbuilder Navantia handed over the fourth Suezmax tanker to compatriot ship manager Ibaizábal Group in a christening and delivery ceremony on July 10. Monte Ulía, as the 156,000 dwt vessel is named, was delivered...

Tanker operator Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has reached an agreement to charter one of its Suezmax tankers for a period of up to 36 months to a major European oil concern. Gross revenues expected over the maximum...

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has clinched a deal to build two Suezmax tankers for an undisclosed Panamanian shipowner. Under the KRW 147 billion (USD 125.4 million) contract, the shipbuilder is scheduled...