My friend bought a Suzuki Hayabusa and riding atop this fastest production bike, he inched through suburban Mumbai traffic, stopping at the lights, in the admiring gaze of other bikers who were all on...

What makes one brand better than the other? Why do we select and decide one is more reliable than the other? Why do we associate something with quality or desirability? Questions which are inward driv...

The European Commission may not realise it but it's got a problem. Almost no one in Manila believes that the EU would withdraw recognition of Filipino seafarer certificates if the country doesn't addr...

Private maritime security companies (PMSCs) exploded in numbers as the Somali threat hit world shipping three to four years ago. There are plenty who have come very late to the private security cash...

Not a week goes by without a call for reduction in capacity or higher rates for container shipments. The fuel costs are not falling and the costs of compliance with new environmental regulations intro...

As we  approach the middle of 2014, shipping’s economics remain stuck in the doldrums will little or no recovery in sight. The surplus capacity of ships to cargoes requiring transportation has been ...

It was only a matter of time before Maersk EEE would lose its crown as “the biggest” container ship. Orders by China Shipping Container Lines and United Arab Shipping Co in the past couple of months h...

The bulk baby boom, that generation conceived in the frenzy of very easy credit and powered by ever-rising charter rates, was born against the backdrop of demand far outstripping supply. The name of t...

Asia Shipping Media, the parent firm of this site, teamed up with Standard Chartered Bank to host an Offshore Business Breakfast on March 21 at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore. Around 50% of the 44 p...

Piracy around the Malacca Straits is very much back in the news, with the United Nations saying the region has now surpassed West and East Africa to become the global hotspot for piracy. In particular...

Despite ship transportation being considered as the most energy efficient mode of transport, it still represents a significant contribution to global emissions. The sulphur content of marine fuels is...