Brussels, 8 December 2022 In an open letter to decision-makers in Brussels, the World Shipping Council (WSC) together with Danish Shipping and the Methanol Institute urge decision-makers to reach an agreement on the FuelEU Maritime which wi

Not long ago, a members vessel was detained at load port because the density of the solid bulk cargo being loaded exceeded the maximum allowable cargo density for that particular vessel. Recently, we were also approached by another member b

On December 8, China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai) signed a construction contract for two 350FT self-propelled jack-up platforms with CTW (Tianjin) Offshore Engineering. This platform is a multi-functional service platform, equipped w

On December 8, the Ministry of Transport of the Peoples Republic of China released the latest prevention and control policy. The requirement of nucleic acid testing for personnel at ports other than high-risk posts has been changed from nuc

It is possible that you have picked up this copy of Hong Kong Maritime Hub The Next 25 Years at one of the more than 40 events being held during Hong Kong Maritime Week 2022. If so, along with the organisers of this premier maritime gatheri

Shipping stocks swooned when Chinese protesters took to the streets. But the civil unrest is turning out to be a positive: The Chinese government is loosening COVID restrictions faster than expected, which should support tanker and dry bulk

It has been one year since the commercialization of 5G and L4 autonomous driving technologies at the Port of Tianjin, a world-leading smart port powered by Huaweis technology. Upon introducing these technologies to the Section C Terminal in

The Baltic Exchanges dry bulk sea freight index rose for a third straight session on Thursday, helped by stronger demand for capesize vessels. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels car

Detailed back testing of actual CO2 emissions of circa 40 tankers that have been part of the Signal Maritime pool against Signal Oceans algorithm-based estimates has shown that real-time emission estimates are accurate within less than a 10

Nor-Shipping has announced that its 2023 event, taking place in Oslo and Lillestrm, 6-9 June, will feature a dedicated offshore wind pavilion for the very first time. Hosted by specialist cluster organisation Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW),

There has been increasing interest in expanding existing domestic emission trading schemes to also cover international shipping. There is now agreement in the EU on how the EUs emission trading system will be appliedto shipping from 2024. O

From mid-2020, global container export volumes saw strong growth, and combined with increasing port congestion it caused supply chain challenges and historically high liner operator financial results which have been the norm since. In Septe

Chinas crude oil imports in November rose 12% from a year earlier to their highest in 10 months, data showed on Wednesday, as companies replenished stocks with cheaper oil and as new plants started up. The worlds largest crude importer brou

The Northeast Monsoon has set in and is expected to last till March 2023. During this period, the winds around Singapore are expected to strengthen while the sea conditions are expected to be choppy with moderate to heavy rain. The Maritime

On December 6, Chinas first CMD-MAN 8G95ME-C10.6-EGRTC main engine built by CSSC-MES Diesel (CMD), a subsidiary of CSSC Power (Group) completed the engine test submission. It will be installed on a 15, 500TEU container vessel built by Hudon