Japanese steelmakers have raised concerns with Australian authorities that BHP Group could become too dominant in the global supply of coking coal if it goes ahead with a takeover of Anglo American. Australia is the world’s biggest exporter of coking coal and top supplier to Japan, making up around...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bhp-anglo-american-deal-raises-alarm-in-japans-steel-industry/
Drug smuggling globally is on the increase. The surge in demand for illegal drugs and the large distances between production centres and the end users often results in the use of merchant vessels to unwittingly provide drug smugglers with access to ports worldwide. The consequences for any Member...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/drug-smuggling-and-preventative-measures-risk-alert-106/
Korea’s three big shipbuilders will be vying to win a series of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier orders scheduled for the latter half of the year, including an approximately $10 billion contract from Qatar. Qatar Petroleum (QP), the state-owned oil company of Qatar, is currently in negotiations...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/koreas-major-shipbuilders-battle-for-lucrative-lng-deals/
Methanol bunkering is being touted as a viable option for achieving maritime decarbonization and its prospects are set to receive a further boost after the International Maritime Organization grants a formal approval for its use as a marine fuel, said Methanol Institute COO Chris Chatterton. With...
The tanker Jabbar Hashimov owned by the transport fleet of Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company underwent complete overhaul, the company said in a message Oct. 9. As part of the overhaul undertaken by Zigh Shipyard and Repair Plant, the underwater and submersible parts, the main deck and the bridge...
Data released by Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran show that over 74 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded in Iranian ports during the first six months of current Iranian year (ended on Sep. 22). The figure indicates a 10% fall compared with the corresponding period last year, when...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iranian-ports-load-unload-74mn-tons-of-goods-in-h1/