On July 19th, the maiden voyage of the Far East-Mexico Express (WSA5), co-operated by COSCO SHIPPING Lines and Orient Overseas Container Line, set sail from Dalian Port. This new route is a significant move by COSCO SHIPPING to actively int

We are thrilled to announce that on July 16, the second 99,000 cubic meter very large ethane carrier (VLEC) in series, GAS HUANGHE, has been officially signed and delivered to Wanhua Chemical Group. This milestone is a testament to the hard

CMA CGM, a global leader in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across CMA CGMs operations worldwide. By leveraging Googles prove

The Liberian Registry, the worlds largest ship registry, is proud to announce that Capt. Giorgio De Sciora has been hired as the Vice President of Regulations and Standards, Maritime Operations. As Vice President of Regulations and Standard

During the first half of 2024, newbuild contracting in the dry bulk sector fell 34.2% y/y despite favourable market conditions. A 6.5% y/y increase in prices could be deterring contracting, yet in the second-hand market, where prices rose 15

We are thrilled to report that Pacific International Lines (China) Ltd. (PIL ) has successfully launched its first Coastal Relay service. This milestone shipment involved 20 containers of cypress logs aboard the vessel Kota Lestari, transpo

China implements a 24-hour visa-free transit policy for individuals from all countries at all its open ports. Currently, 41 open ports located in 19 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) offer a 72-hour or 144-hour visa-free transi

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is pleased to announce that Guy Platten, Secretary General of ICS, has been awarded the prestigious Man of the Year Award by the Womens International Shipping Trading Association , UK (WISTA, UK).

Bluferries, the company of the FS Italiane Groups Polo Logistica operating in maritime transportation in the Strait of Messina, Italy, C.T.E. Perdikaris Engineering, Architectural Technical Services Ltd., and RINA, a multinational inspectio

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has successfully completed its final supply chain trial for biofuel blended with very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO). This marks the end of a series of trials initiated in July 2022 as par

(left to right) Ibrahim Ali Almajdouie, Vice Chairman of the Board, MJD Investment Company; Bassel El Dabbagh, Head of KSA, CEVA Logistics; Olivier Storch, Deputy CEO for Finance, Legal and Transformation, CEVA Logistics; Sylvain Kluba, CFO

On July 15th, the high-voltage shore power robot, independently developed by Qingdao Port Automation Terminal of Shandong Port Group, was officially put into use. The testing phase was successfully completed, with a connected volume of 271,

OrbitMI announces the launch of its latest Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) offering, tailored specifically for maritime industry players in the dry bulk sector. This new product delivers precise and timely data to support decision-making and boost

In the first half of 2024, the global market saw a total of 206 new bulk carrier orders, amounting to 19.976 million deadweight tonnage (DWT), marking a 22.0% year-on-year decline. However, Capesize bulk carrier orders surged by an impressiv

Lomars corporate venture lab, lomar labs , has signed a collaboration agreement with maritime deep-tech start-up CargoKite to develop a new ship class of micro ships using large kite systems as the main method of propulsion and cutting-edge