Baghdad ready to challenge Kurdish oil exports in US courts: Oil Ministry

The Iraqi Oil Ministry is prepared to challenge in the US courts the export of a tanker of crude from the...

US importers challenge the call for more steel trade restrictions

The American Institute for International Steel recently hosted a forum in Washington DC for those likely to be...

MRV regulations in the EU – another challenge for ship operators

Ship operators trading to, from, or between EU ports face yet another regulatory hurdle on requirements to have ship-specific monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) plans approved by independent accredited verifiers and in place by August 2017 ready

HHLA squares up to ultra large containership challenge

Competition is fiercer than ever amongst leading container ports vying to attract the business of today’s...

Red tape challenge

For years, it seems, shipping people have been complaining about the amount of bureaucracy...

China plans Colombian rail link to challenge Panama canal

Chinese plans for a rail link in Colombia could compete with the Panama canal which transformed global trade...

Shipowners face retrofit funding challenge

With regulatory deadlines looming, the retrofitting of existing trading vessels maybe making...