The ESMA launches a Central Rating Repository (CEREP) providing information on credit ratings issued by the 15 credit rating agencies which are registered or certified within the EU.

New case study on the Rena oil spill off New Zealand highlights the need for easy access to shipboard oil tanks.

The Port of Antwerp’s first sustainability report shows ‘clear and systematic improvement’ in tackling NOx and particulate emissions.

Sinopec inks first overseas term fuel supply agreement.

Siim Kallas, the European Commissioner for Transport, says that the Commission 'strongly supports' a passenger ship safety review at the IMO, in the light of the Costa Concordia incident.

Commodities trader Glencore and mining group Xstrata are in talks about a possible merger which could be worth more than $75 billion.

UK Energy Minister says there have been more than 40 expressions of interest in the Coryton refinery.

Kittiwake Procal and The Sailors Society join SEAaT as Associate Members.

A United States Coast Guard spokesperson says that the USCG is 'open to all comments' regarding the development of LNG-fuelled ships, and that it will judge designs for US-flagged vessels on a 'case-by-case basis'.

ITC Rubis Terminal Antwerp is to increase the storage capacity at its new Antwerp facility by an extra 39,000 cubic metres.

Alfa Laval wins an order to supply its Alfa Laval Aalborg Exhaust Gas Economizers to A P Moller-Maersk vessels.

Maersk Line says that press reports that it has axed its Daily Maersk service are ‘completely inaccurate’.

PricewaterhouseCoopers appointed as receiver and manager of the Asia Petroleum Hub.

The US Coast Guard responds to a fuel spill at the Garden City Terminal in Savannah.

Wärtsilä completes the acquisition of UK-headquartered engineering company Hamworthy.

Braemar Technical Services, the marine and offshore technical services arm of the Braemar Shipping Services Group, announces a name rebranding of its business units which will take effect from the end of January.

The Panama Canal Authority and the North Carolina State Ports Authority sign an MoU to renew their strategic alliance.

The Port of Miami's 'Deep Dredge' project - a key component of its $2 billion expansion programme - could be put on hold for months, following a legal challenge mounted by environmental groups.

Eco Marine Power announces that it is now seeking to work with a shipyard or shipping company in order to further develop the Aquarius Eco Ship concept.

Matson Navigation Co. hikes fuel surcharge on its Hawaii service.

Frost & Sullivan energy analyst suggests the financial woes of Swiss refiner Petroplus may be ‘only the tip of a continuing issue for refiners in Europe’.

Bunker fuel sales at Kochi are set to grow over the next financial year.

Poor weather halts fuel removal and salvage operations onboard the Costa Concordia.

Wärtsilä’s President and CEO Björn Rosengren predicts‘strong potential in the marine markets for environmental technologies’.

Mediterranean Shipping Co. set to introduce a container piracy surcharge on transits between ports in South Africa and East Africa.