24+ min ago  (494+ words) 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 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (122+ words) Thai offshore specialist Mermaid Maritime has set up a Singapore-based joint venture with DS Global Offshore Engineering to reactivate and commercialise an offshore support vessel. The joint venture company, DS Mermaid, will serve as the investment and operating vehicle for…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (264+ words) Splash Singapore has added a powerful roster of charterers and cargo interests to its inaugural conference programme, reinforcing the event's ambition to become the most commercially relevant gathering on the Asian shipping calendar. Created by the organisers of the chartering…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (180+ words) Tanker S&P activity has been quiet in recent weeks, with many industry players tied up networking at Posidonia, but brokers in the Far East have still been busy." Sources tell Splash that Taiwanese owner Sincere Navigation is down to…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (320+ words) Hans Henrik Thaulow is an Oslo-based journalist who has been covering the shipping industry for the last 25 years. As well as some work for the Informa Group, Hans was the China correspondent for Trade Winds. He also contributes to Maritime…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (208+ words) The containership orderbook to fleet ratio has reached a new post-2010 high of 39%, according to data from consultancy Linerlytica with the total order backlog of 1, 630 ships for 13. 28m teu." "We continue to see firm projects in both the mid-size and larger…...

22+ hour, 7+ min ago  (331+ words) A landmark study warns that nearly half of today's seafarers plan to quit within five years. As traditional crewing markets age and working conditions drive talent away, shipmanagers are scrambling to build new pipelines. The latest chapter from our new…...

20+ hour, 3+ min ago  (337+ words) Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has decided to implement the electronic UMS (unattended machinery space) check system throughout its managed fleet, a digital solution developed to collect and manage data from UMS checks conducted onboard vessels. Following multiple operational…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago  (219+ words) A small containership trading between Singapore and Malaysia has sunk off the Indonesian island of Batam after reportedly taking on water, prompting navigation warnings for ships transiting one of the world's busiest shipping corridors. The 1995-built Golden Star 1, a Tanzania-flagged…...

23+ hour, 24+ min ago  (259+ words) Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has expanded its ultramax newbuilding programme with an order for two more bulk carriers at China's New Dayang Shipbuilding. The Oslo-listed, Hong Kong-based owner has contracted a pair of 64, 100 dwt vessels at the Sumec Marine-controlled yard…...