Equinox Global (Equinox), the Lloyd’s cover holder specialising in trade credit insurance, has appointed Kully Ubhi and Jack Woodruff to its UK team.

US-headquartered, Dorian LPG, a leading owner and operator of modern Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGCs), has announced that is has received commitments for up to

New York-headquartered shipping company Baltic Trading has signed a new credit facility to cover payment for newbuild vessels.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (US Ex-Im) today announced a new slate of members for its advisory committee for fiscal 2015.

World trade grew at around 1.2% during 2014. This is still a forecast but is based on the actual data from the International Monetary Fund for the first three quarters of...

The Korean and Australian governments have signed the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA), which aims to eliminate most tariff barriers into Korea, Australia’s...

After more than 11 years at the helm of trade within Malta-headquartered FIMBank, the group’s president, Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger, is retiring. The group has also...

Dr Hans Janus, a member of the board of management of Euler Hermes, has announced that he will be leaving the German export credit agency at the end of the year.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has made four senior appointments to its global transaction services (GTS) team, all from within its own ranks.

As undisputed drivers of trade, the world’s commodity traders are a hugely influential group but also oddly misunderstood. They are the lynchpins of global trade, not...

Panama-based Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior (Bladex), Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden (FMO) and the Dutch Development Bank...

Russia’s Sovcomflot (SCF Group) has secured a new credit facility with European banks, providing the shipping company with vital funds and a healthy 10-year tenor.

The global merchandiser of commodities, Louis Dreyfus Commodities (Louis Dreyfus), has appointed Mayo Schmidt as its new CEO. The decision will take effect from 5 January...

Commodity trading company Glencore has extended and increased its loan facilities with Katanga Mining (Katanga) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

The Japanese Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has co-financed two buyer’s credit agreements with the Tokyo branch of Deutsche Bank for German drybulk ship...

TXF is now taking submissions for deals of the year in 2014. The deadline is 19th January so start submitting now

The State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adani Mining, the Australian subsidiary of India’s Adani Enterprises for potential...

HSBC has appointed Kee Joo Wong as the head of payments and cash management (PCM) for Asia-Pacific, effective from 1 January 2015.

Euler Hermes, the trade credit insurance company, has appointed Michael Diederich as its new CEO for operations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (the DACH region). He...

The international commercial law firm, Ince & Co, has appointed Paul Herring as its new chairman and Jan Heuvels as international senior partner.