The global shortage of labour skilled or otherwise has imposed a new set of strategic priorities upon employers. Shipping is no exception. In fact, it is one of those industries most at risk from a shortfall, both at sea and ashore. Countle

The EUs legislative bodies have reached an agreement on including shipping in its Emission Trading System (EU ETS). Subject to final adoption, ships above 5000 GT transporting cargo or passengers for commercial purposes in the EU will be re

Accelerating digital development and evolving expectations are driving rapidly rising demand for maritime connectivity, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the global shipping industry. The shipping industry needs to take a str

Christoph Lcke is taking on the role of Project Head of Hamburg Messe und Congress maritime trade fairs SMM, MARINE INTERIORS Cruise Ferry Global Expo, and Seatrade Europe effective 01 February 2023. He takes over from Claus Ulrich Selbach

30thJanuary 2023, London: The annual Shipping Industry Flag State Performance Table, published today from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), highlights a 25% increase in flag states reporting on seafarer labour standards compared

Monday January2023-Hamburg-based ship finance platform, oceanis, predicts ship financing costs for 2023 in a new quarterly report Executive summary: - Bank financing for Container vessels has all but dried up, with only vessels employed by

Lloyds Register (LR), a global professional services company specialising in engineering and technology for the maritime industry and Seably, a marketplace for online maritime training, has announced that they will be integrating their web-

Chinas economic prospects in 2023 look promising according to Anthony Chan, former Chief Economist at JPMorgan Chase Co., as the country reopens to the world. Assuming the number of COVID infections during the new year is manageable, 4.4% g

China remained the worlds leading shipbuilder in 2022, taking up nearly half of the international market share in terms of output, new and holding orders, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The countrys

Digital platform RightShip is setting up a dedicated taskforce for services to ports and terminals to bolster operations standards for safety, sustainability and crew welfare issues worldwide Named RightPORT, the team is a single source of

Unit45, based in Rotterdam, has developed a new diesel-electric reefer in collaboration with its client H.Essers, which is a Belgian logistics solutions provider. This newly developed diesel-electric reefer was designed with a 900-litre tan

On the afternoon of January 19, COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. and Shanghai Zhenghua Heavy Industries ZPMC (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. held a Regional Strategic Cooperation Agreement Ceremony in Singapore. The

The vessels were constructed between 2011 and 2013 at shipyards in South Korea and China. Danish shipping companyTORMhas signed two separate cash deals worth around $233mfor the acquisition of seven LR1 tanker vessels. The firm struck a dea

The Grimaldi Group announced it has exercised its option for the construction of five additional ammonia-ready 9,000 CEU car carriers from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu, part of China Merchant Industry Holdings (CMI). Grimaldi an

ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a large ammonia fueled 210,000 DWT bulk carrier jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and MITSUI CO., LTD (MITSUI). Ammonia is expected to be used as a ship fuel for decar