John Poulson, a highly-experienced surveyor and  former mariner, is rejoining the American P&I Club’s management team on February 1 as Vice President, Principal Surveyor and head of the survey and technical department.

He worked with the club’s managers for several…

Limassol-based shipmanagement company Dobson Fleet Management has announced it is to cease trading after 18 years after it lost a lot of business following the onset of the Arab Spring.

The decision was made in November and the company is…

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has completed the development of a 9,000 TEU container ship fuelled by LNG and obtained Approval in Principle from DNV. The ship is designed with a new type of LNG tank that provides more space for container…

The Merchant Navy Training Board (MNTB) has teamed up with Videotel Marine International to launch a new familiarisation programme entitled On Board Training which showcases good practice in on board training, describes and illustrates UK training programmes at sea and…

Koji Sekimizu, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and David Cockroft, General Secretary of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have released separate statements, expressing their condolences and sympathy for those affected by the sinking of the Costa…

A record in container throughput at its flagship Singapore terminals helped increase performance at port group PSA International by 5.6% last year.

In what was described by Group CEO Tan Chong Meng as a “difficult year” , the group handled…

The shipping industry is on the cusp of its own “Deepwater Horizon moment”, in the event of a mega containership casualty – this according to one prominent maritime lawyer, who has cited limited salvage capabilities and a demanding legal environment…

Korean Register of Shipping (KR) and its staff members donated 1 million baht (US$ 31,500) to the victims of the recent flooding in Thailand.

In response to the devastation caused by the worst flooding in more than five decades, KR…

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has announced record tonnage for the year ending 2011, marking a positive start for 2012.

Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) (the datum used to compare the world’s ship registers and a year on year comparison) shows…

Shipping is going to need a great deal of resilience to meet the challenges of the next 12 months, according to international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. But, for those who can secure funding, there have been few better…