Chinese ship owners want Beijing to keep the new mega vessels (VLOCs) out, fearing Vale, the world's biggest iron ore miner, will use them to monopolise the dry bulk shipping market at their expense.

The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor is currently undergoing $77 million in capital investment, the most since it was first built ...

A ship that dwarfed the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building in length is an epic tale of engineering ambition. At 1,504 feet in length - and with a cargo capacity exceeding 564,000 tons ...

Bulk carriers were originally converted cargo ships. However, as trade grew, new designs evolved to optimize bulk goods handling and transportation. Bulk carriers have evolved due to advances in ...

Trends positive for Handy size ships The world inventory of dry bulk carriers consists of 4,300 ships which are more than 20,000 dwt. Handysize bulk carriers between 20,000 and 37,000 dwt account ...

Like its sister ship, Icon of the Seas — the world’s largest cruise ship — the Star measures 1,196 feet long and towers 20 decks high. Capable of carrying nearly 8,000 passengers ...

DOHA: Doha Port Cruise Terminal, TheTerminal, has welcomed the maiden voyage of the cruise ship 'MSC Euribia' to Qatar. This latest addition to the MSC Cruises fleet arrived with 4,576 passengers and ...

Operations have begun at COSCO Shipping’s first green and smart port investment in South America, the Chancay Peru Terminal, ...

P&O cruises - which is based in Southampton - claims that Iona and Arvia are the biggest cruise ships ever built for the UK market, with 5,200 passengers each. But these are surpassed by the ...