Thad Allen to continue as national incident commander for US Gulf oil spill after stepping down

Hong Kong government attacked over lack of support to country’s maritime sector

Can more be done to amplify owners concerns on the global stage?

Fall in oil prices and Iranian activity raise hope of more charters

Feeder operators line up plans to tackle congestion following surge in port traffic

Bunkers International and US government in tussle over money raised from AHL tanker auction

Tanker group expects strong second quarter as global recovery boosts demand for oil

Sale of chemical tanker to Indonesian outfit Waruna Nusa Sentana confirmed

Inks deals at two Chinese yards for four 82,000 dwt kamsarmax-class bulk carriers

Bunkers International and US government in legal battle over money raised from AHL tanker auction

AFTER several weeks of strong gains, some brokers believe that a balance between supply and demand is emerging for panamax vessels trading in the Atlantic region, writes Michelle Wiese Bockmann .

JAPANESE energy group Inpex has pulled back the final investment decision on a huge offshore gas project off Western Australia for another year to give it extra time to complete engineering and tendering work for a pair of floating production systems, writes Martyn Wingrove .

TEEKAY Offshore Partners will consider buying the Petrojarl Foinaven floating production storage and offloading vessel from its parent company Teekay Corp to double the size of its FPSO fleet.

NORWEGIAN floating production unit operator Sevan Marine will begin studies for US oil major Chevron for the deployment of an FPSO for the Alder project in the North Sea after winning a contract this week, writes Martyn Wingrove .

A US federal court has dismissed one of the securities class-action lawsuits brought against Jones Act liner major Horizon Lines.

MONACO-based oil production shipowner SBM Offshore is lining up a $400m extension to its debt facilities to pay for changes to orders and upgrading of existing ships.

WHEN around 150 of Asia’s top shipping executives gather in Hong Kong next week for the 19th Asian Shipowners’ Forum they will face a raft of issues to contend with during their three-day annual meeting.

A STINGING attack on the lack of support by the Hong Kong government to the territory’s maritime industry has been launched by the head of one of Hong Kong’s largest independent tanker and bulker operators, writes Keith Wallis.

THE champagne was flowing freely at this year’s Baltic Exchange chairman’s cocktail party in the City of London on Wednesday night.

(1) Ceuta: D’d by pipeline only. Barge now available at this port.