Container throughput at Chinas ports continued stable growth in the first three quarters of 2022, data from the Ministry of Transport shows. During this period, some 219.33 million twenty-foot equivalent units of containers were handled at

Future plans Liquid biofuels are expected to have an important role to play in meeting future fuel requirements as the energy transition progresses and petroleum demand begins to come under pressure. Increasingly, these required biofuels wi

Whats new? RightShip is pressing ahead with its vision for a zero-harm maritime industry by enhancing the methodology for its well-established Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Rating, which has been providing emissions data transparency and insights to

Recently, COSCO Shipping Specialized carriersCOSCO Shipping Harmony loaded with 2,387 commercial vehicles departed toItaly. ItmarksCOSCO Shipping Specialized carriersfirst commercial vehicles exported to the Mediterranean routelaunched. Thi

On November 3, a christening ceremony was held for the 3,000 CEU multi-purpose ro-ro cargo ship No. 2 built by Guangzhou Shipyard International for COSCOShipping Ferry, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Group. The ship was christened CHANG LON

On November 3, Shanghai Jinjiang National Shipping Dalian - Japan routes openingceremony was held in Dalian. It marks Jinjiang National Shippings Japan Kansai Route and Japan Kanto Route put into operation, which are jointly promoted by Lia

Copenhagen/Madrid A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and the Spanish Government have signed a General Protocol for Collaboration to explore the opportunities for large-scale green fuels production in Spain. Signing the Protocol marks a significa

Thecontainer vesselZIM USAoperated by ZIM Integrated Shipping Services beganits maiden voyage from Qingdao Port Fully Automated Container Terminal on Oct 30. Qingdao Port, a subsidiary of Shandong Port Group (SPG), has opened a new shipping

On October 28, SITC VENUS C successfully arrived at Qinzhou Port Area of Beibu Gulf Port and docked at Berth No. 3 of Beibu Gulf Container Company Terminal, which marked the successful opening of SITC Beibu Gulf Port-Myanmar direct shipping

Iron ore prices rose on Thursday, propped up by continued speculation that top steel producer China would ease its strict COVID-19 rules along with hopes that Chinese stimulus measures would offset the impact of a global economic slump on d

The Baltic Exchanges dry bulk sea freight index (.BADI) extended its losing streak to a 12th session on Thursday, pressured by waning capasize rates due to low iron ore shipments to China. The overall index, which factors in rates for capes

High energy prices in Europe have shifted aluminium production to China. Due to Chinas increasingly depleted bauxite reserves, this shift has resulted in an increase in bauxite shipments, benefitting the capesize segment. Guinea, the worlds

International shipbrokers IFCHOR and Galbraiths have agreed to merge and are in the final stages of completing a share for share agreement which is expected to close in the next few weeks. The new entity will be headquartered in Switzerland

In Q1 of 2023, the GHG Rating methodology will be updated to incorporate Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) values. RightShips proprietary GHG Rating algorithm already uses data and outputs from either the Existing Vessel Design I

Pursuant to Reg 45 (2) of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations, the Port Master hereby restricts all vessels from transiting, anchoring or remaining in the demarcated area within and in the vicinity of Cruise Bay.