China Classification Society (CCS) is expanding its European operations after staging the official opening of its first office in Portugal. The office, based in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, will be CCS 129thin the world and will engage di

SUSTAINABLE CRUISING: THE CRUISE DIVISION OF MSC GROUP AND CHANTIERS DE LATLANTIQUE MARK A MAJOR STEP FORWARD WITH THE DELIVERY OF MSC WORLD EUROPA Delivery ceremony of MSC Cruises newest flagship took place today at Chantiers de lAtlantiqu

Vopak Singapore explores expanding its ammonia infrastructure for low carbon power generation and bunker fuel In response to the growing demand for sustainable energy, Vopak Singapore is exploring the expansion of its ammonia storage infras

On October 25, the first of six large 174,000 m3 LNG carriers, SHAO LIN, built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of CSSC, was christened and delivered. This is the 40th LNG ship delivered by Hudong-Zhonghua. It is the first ship

SINGAPORE 26 October 2022 Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. (Yangzijiang, together with its subsidiaries, the Group), a world-leading shipbuilding group based in China, and a Straits Times Index component company listed on the SGX Ma

Zhang Liangang, a delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), speaks during an interview at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct 22, 2022. PHOTO/XINHUA Shandong Port Group Co Ltd,

Introduction Following a period of historically high freight rates, the Container sector is now experiencing a correction. The Container freight market is said to have peaked, as demand concerns linked to the health of the global economy ha

A China-built colossal ro-ro passengershipset sail on a trial trip in south China, amazing the world with its 2,500-passenger capacity and multiple functionalities to meet the recreational and catering needs. The Moby ro-ro passengership, h

Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Heavy Industries (Yangzhou) has launched a 114,000 dwt newbuild Aframax tanker ordered by Greek shipping company Aegean Shipping Management. The vessel, to be named, Green Anax, hit the water on October 22 at Cosco

The U.S. is exporting more LNG to Europe as a result of Russias war in Ukraine and cuts made to natural gas supplies ahead of winter, but there has been a buildup of LNG vessels waiting to unload at ports with European infrastructure unable

ITIC obtained overdue payment of a shipbroker members commission which the seller had refused to pay despite the successful completion of the sale and purchase of a ship. The shipbroker had acted as the buyers broker and had signed a commis

BIO-UV Groups maritime division and its engineering partner 3C Metal have completed the at-sea retrofit installation and commissioning of a low-flow ballast water treatment system aboardGreatship Maya. Greatship Mayais a multipurpose offsho

Recently, Maersk and MGI Tech held a strategic cooperation signing ceremony in Shenzhen. At present, Maersk and MGI Tech have cooperation in the fields of air, ocean shipping, inland transport services, overseas warehousing and distribution

Ammonia has emerged as a frontrunner in the future fuels debate for decarbonizing shipping with supporters buoyed by its readiness in comparison with other alternative fuels and its near-to-zero carbon count. But toxicity risks mean that am

AVON, OHIO manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) MarineLINE ship tank coating system has become the first protective lining to be approved onto Shells Cargo Handling Sheet to transport monoethylene glycol (MEG). APC marine manager Ca