After a break of 1,152 days, Shanghais international cruise terminal resumed its regular operations on Sunday. Its been more than three years since the last home port cruise voyage returned to Shanghai on Jan 29, 2020. Despite the huge impa

Given the remote nature of shipping, seafarers know that their life may sometimes depend on at-hand practical information readily available during the first crucial moments after an on board medical emergency arises. Medical guidance coveri

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to its lowest level in nearly three weeks on Tuesday, weighed down by dwindling demand across all vessel segments. The overall index,

Governments must use the upcoming meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Greenhouse Gases (ISWG-GHG-14) to support stronger science-based climate targets for 2030 and 2040 that are vital for shippings energy transition, according to

On March 27, China Taiping Insurance Holdings announced that the Groups non-wholly-owned subsidiary Taiping Sinopec Financial Leasing and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Taiping 26 and Taiping 27 signed two ship construction contracts with Ch

Oslo,Norway, 28 March2023.DNV has enhanced its Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) data platform as part of an effort to accelerate the decarbonization of shipping. The upgrade includes the addition of new fuel types, improved fuel price monito

When thinking of marine lubricants, theres a popular saying: If the bunker oil is the ships food, the lubricating oil is its blood. This reflects the importance of lubricating oil in the ship. In the past few years, the Marine lubricating oi

The 47th session of the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Facilitation Committee (FAL) was held in London at the IMO headquarters on 13-17 March. A BIMCO delegation was present with the aim to raise awareness of the importance of d

On 25 March (Saturday), the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance (HKSPA) welcomed the OOCL SPAIN, one of the largest container vessels in the world with a capacity of 24,188 teu, on her maiden voyage. The vessel berthed at HKSPA member Modern Termina

Nor-Shipping is partnering with Ocean Hyway Cluster and Maritime CleanTech to deliver The Second Nor-Shipping Hydrogen Conference on 7 June. The event, taking place at Nor-Shippings main exhibition halls in Lillestrm, will feature experts p

Rongsheng Petrochemical Co., Ltd. reached a strategic cooperation with Saudi Aramco, one of the worlds leading integrated energy and chemical companies, and signed a number of agreements, including Saudi Aramco The acquisition agreement to

Shipping companies are facing an added concern with the increasing demand for electric vehicles. Fires onboard vessels can have catastrophic consequences, and battery fires are extra potent and dangerous. Li-ion batteries generate extreme h

An IMO working group has made progress in developing the draft 2023 IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. The Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 14) met 20-24 March, with more th

The freight rate of many routes rose, and the increase of the composite index expanded Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Mar-24, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Monday, pressured by lower shipping rates for all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax a