US will follow IMO recommendation for enforcement of STCW 2010 amendments (transitional provisions)

In November 2016, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) issued MSC circular (MSC.1/Circ.1560), which outlined the difficulties that have been encountered by Administrations and seafarers in meeting the 2010 amendm

Iron Sinks as Swelling Stockpiles Follow Ill-Fated China Frenzy

Iron ore prices that were jacked up by China’s speculative frenzy last month just took another steep leg...

China will follow Korea and Japan hauling its own cargoes: Graham Porter

Graham Porter, chairman of Tiger Group Investments and a founder of Seaspan, said he sees a “full rotation” to the 1970s and 1980s with nation states carrying their own cargoes.