The government of South Korea has imposed sanctions on a non-flagged vessel the country seized for illegally transporting iron ore produced in North Korea. Sanctions were also imposed on two ...

Andrew Craig-Bennett reflects on Signalgate and the sale of Hutchison Ports, two events that highlight how ignorant most people are about all things maritime. There is a thing called sea blindness.

Brazilian state-owned oil and gas giant Petrobras has launched a tender for up to six platform supply vessels. Rio de Janeiro-based offshore brokerage WSB Advisors stated that the tender, launched ...

Dutch floater expert SBM Offshore has signed a $1.1bn unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of 13 international banks. The loan will be used to refinance its existing $1bn facility ...

US president Donald Trump has signed a well-telegraphed executive order aimed at resuscitating American shipyards while also limiting China’s dominant influence on the sector. Acknowledging the ...

As news emerges that the US has pulled out of this week’s big green talks at the IMO, Matt Kenney, the head of Laureate Communications, warns readers on how Trump’s economic policies could ...

Donald Trump has done to the International Maritime Organization what he did to the Paris Agreement, in choosing to distance the US this week from ongoing talks over a global carbon levy on shipping.

The documentary committee of BIMCO has approved revisions to its war risk clauses for voyage and time charters to reflect changes in the geopolitical challenges facing the shipping industry.

Trump’s universal 10% levy for all countries, except China, remains in place, but there are signs the US is exploring trade deals with alternative manufacturing bases to China. For instance, the ...

Meanwhile, 10% tariffs – with, by the way, little evidence of a fully staffed, trained, capable and reliable US government department for collecting them – are spread all around. So, how ...

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