A new luxury cruise ship design developed independently by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has been given Approval in Principle (AiP) by China Classification Society (CCS). The 80,000GTcruise is being heralded as an important mi

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) is expanding its reach into ASEAN region after joining the Singapore headquartered Asian Shipowners Association (ASA). The IOMSR deputy director Toby Brooks said the flag state represents a third of ton

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K LINE) and Northern Lights JV DA have signed Bare Boat Charter and Time Charter contracts for two 7,500 m3 liquefied CO2 ships. The ships will be delivered in 2024 and will contribute to the worlds first full-s

On December 16, COSCOShipping Energy Transportation announced the appointment of Chen Jianrong as the deputy general manager. The term is from the date of approval by the Board of Directors until April 2025. Chen Jianrong, born in November

According to Shanghai Municipal Development and ReformCommission, the Shanghai Luojing Port Container Terminal reconstruction Phase I project has been approved and will be started in the near future. At the end of September, SIPG announced

CDES: A New Paradigm for Navigating an Increasingly Complex World Collaboration and digitalization are widely discussed topics in transport and logistics because they are critical drivers of economic and societal value creation. We advocate

Swiss marine power company WinGD has received orders from two LNG carrier operators for its WinGD Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE) engine monitoring, diagnostics and remote support service. Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered WiDE for seven ve

Pat McCloud, Chevrons General Manager for Global Marine Lubricants, puts its 40 BN Category II lube oil into a broader context Chevrons new Category II lube oil, Taro Ultra Advanced 40, can contribute to meeting European and global carbon e

Photo shows from left to right: Gu Liqun, Director of Port Office of Ningbo Municipal Peoples Government, and Hu Minren, Deputy District Mayor of the Yinzhou District Peoples Government. We are delighted to announce the opening of the IMarE

Our local correspondent in Egypt reports an increase in cases where seafarers have been detained for carrying prohibited items, such as drones and other suspicious electronic devices, in their luggage when embarking or disembarking ships in

Following the first batch of orders for 15 ships, the newly established Guangzhou Yuanhai Automobile Shipping once again ordered 6 7,500 CEU dual-fuel PCTCs, expanding the number of car carriers to 21. These orders will be built in Xiamen S

Applicability: shipowners, ship operators, ship managers and ship masters Lloyds Register (LR) has revised its periodical survey requirements for the first Special Survey of chemical and double hull oil tankers, in line with the Internation

Driving from Lingang New Area, part of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, across the 32.5-meter-long Donghai Bridge, Yangshan Port leaps into view. Giant cargo ships sit at the dockside, as neat rows of gantry cranes move along rails to lift and

The International Maritime Organization, UNs global regulatory body for shipping, will soon introduce its first set of emission regulations despite controversies surrounding its Carbon Intensity Indicator which comes into force in 2023. Fro

Washington, Singapore/Brussels, 16 December 2022 In its first in-person session in three years, the IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee 79 (MEPC 79) addressed a broad array of issues, taking important steps forward on the path to im