Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) hosted the naming ceremony of a brand-new 24,188 TEU vessel container today at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard. The mega containership is named as OOCL Piraeus, and

Manasquan, New Jersey, USA: The Goltens Worldwide group of companies is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Sandeep Seth as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sandeep Seth (Photo: Goltens) Sandeep is a home-grown success story, having jo

The ocean freight industry saw a slump in global long-term rates of unprecedented proportions in May, as the contracted cost of shipping containers dived by 27.5%. The development, detailed by Xenetas Shipping Index (XSI), marks the ninth c

On May 30, 2023, the Delivery and signing Ceremony of M/V SITC HUIMING was successfully held by SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd. (SITC International) and YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding Group Ltd (YANGZIJIANG Shipbuilding Group). Mr. Li Ruimi

Recently, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuildingand ChinaShipbuilding Tradingsigned a contract for the construction of 2+2 82,000dwt multi-purpose ships withGrieg Group. This ship is a new generation multi-purpose pulpcarrier with high cargo ad

SINGAPORE, May 31, 2023 Reflecting the growing use of controlled atmosphere (CA) technologies to maintain quality of fruits and vegetables over extended shipping times, Pacific International Lines (PIL) has successfully transported its firs

On May 14, as the last BYD ATTO 3 slowly rolled out of the container and arrived at the customers warehouse in Brisbane, COSCO SHIPPING completed the delivery of the first batch of BYDs new energy vehicles (NEVs) to Australia. Based on a so

Chinas largest roll-on roll-off automobile terminal has witnessed the strong growth trend of the countrys automobile exports this year. Chinese car manufacturers exported 1.494 million vehicles in the first four months, up 76.5 percent year

The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization, at its 79th session, adopted eight MEPC resolutions including Amendments to MARPOL Annexes I, II and IV (MEPC.359(79)), Amendments to MARPOL Annex V (ME

Washington, Brussels and Singapore, 30 May 2023. The Methanol Institute (MI) has published the first comprehensive guide to methanol as a marine fuel. As the shipping industry continues its transition towards net carbon neutral operations,

OnMay 26, China State Shipbuilding Corporationannounced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuildingplans to acquire 34.97% of Shandong ShippingCorporation for 4.7 billion yuan and become its second largest shareholder.

[Photo/WeChat account: Shandong-Port] Shandong Port Overseas Development Group, a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group (SPG), signed a cooperative agreement with Abu Dhabi Port Group on May 18. According to the agreement, both sides will work

The Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) recently released the Global (Main Trades) Carrier Alliance Schedule Reliability Index for April. The schedule reliability of operation efficiency of COSCO SHIPPING Lines and OOCL, which are brands under

To ensure safe navigationand improve navigational environment along Fujian coastal waters, Fujian MSA has released thenotice of adjusting the recommended routes along the coastal water to all vessels. The adjustments include innerroutes, mi

An Expert Workshop on acomparative analysis of candidate mid-term GHG reduction measuresto further support IMOs considerations of candidate measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissionstook place at IMO Headquarters in London on 25 and