Gearbulk and Grieg Star have announced that they will be combining their efforts to form a single dry bulk shipping company. They say the joint venture will operate the parties' combined fleet of open hatch, semi open hatch and conventional bulk vessels.

South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine said this week it may submit a preliminary bid for Hanjin Shipping assets used in Asia-to-U.S. routes - a sale that could be key to Hanjin's prospects for paying off creditors. Hanjin, which filed for court receivership on August 31 after its creditors cut off financial support for the firm, put up manpower and logistics systems, five container ships and 10 overseas businesses for sale last week.

Miami International Airport will soon receive perishable freight imports by sea and load it aboard international flights, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture - making it the first airport in Florida to handle ocean-to-air transshipment. The airport announced that the shipments should start by the end of 2016.

This week, the world's largest exercise for unmanned vehicles in the marine environment begins in waters off north-west Scotland, according to the United States Navy's Office of Naval Research.