Zafari added that, the director general of crisis management had previously issued warnings to the port regarding the safe storage of chemicals during previous visits. Shahid Rajaee is Iran’s ...

A Marshall Islands-flagged chemical tanker was boarded by four individuals some 100 nautical miles southwest of Brass, Nigeria, according to UK maritime security specialists Ambrey. The ...

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 ...

Pakistan has suspended all trade with India and closed its airspace and land border. The measures follow the imposition of sanctions imposed by India after an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir ...

In a sign of the times, Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), the world’s second-largest shipowner, will open a new office in Washington, DC. “As global challenges continue to evolve-ranging from ...

Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a construction deal for a pure electric-powered cable laying vessel with Zhongtian Technology’s Shanghai Yuanwei Construction ...

London-listed dry bulk outfit Taylor Maritime has aligned its business with anticipated trade turbulence and taken advantage of improved market sentiment to sell 11 ships for $172.5m. The Ed ...

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has signed 11 memoranda of understanding to strengthen the country’s oil and gas services and equipment sector. The MoUs, focused on two key initiatives ...

Another recent LR2 transaction involves MJL Bangladesh, a lubricant and LPG trader, which sold the 2005-built Omera Legacy, also to Chinese interests.The ship is now renamed Long Xiang.A price tag ...

Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Energy has signed two agreements with Chinese firms for the construction of an offshore wind energy project in the country. The first agreement, signed with China Energy ...

The biggest offshore oil problem is being hidden by Salud Carbajal and the Democrats. California is importing over 1 million barrels of oil per day through the CA coast by oil tanker. That is 2 ...

Offshore drilling contractor Vantage Drilling has received a conditional letter of award from an undisclosed client for the 2010-built drillship Platinum Explorer. The company stated that the ...