ISTANBUL, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The first grain ship to leave a Ukrainian port in wartime passed through the Bosphorus Strait on Wednesday en route to Lebanon for a delivery that foreign powers hope will be the first of many to help ease a glob

The Ministry of Natural Resources said Wednesday that Chinas gross ocean product rose 1.2 percent to over 4.2 trillion yuan (about 622 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2022, with the major economic indicators maintaining in a reas

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index dropped to its lowest since February on Wednesday, extending its decline to the eighth day, on lower demand across vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax

A new Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) has been announced by the Paris and Tokyo MOUs (Memoranda of Understandings), specifically focusing on STCW compliance. So, ship owners, operators, Masters and crews should now focus on the speci

Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has today announced that they will be opening an office in Genoa, Italy. Initially, the team that will be based there will focus on Dry Cargo, specifically Handy, Supramax and Panamax, with a number of individuals

China and Greece on Wednesday pledged to further deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and jointly work toward better bilateral relations for the next 50 years. While meeting with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on the sidelines of th

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has successfully completed the worlds first ever 36,000 running hours major maintenance on dual-fuel (DF) marine engines. The

On August 2, Chinas first LNG refueling carrier conversion project, Hai Yang Shi You 301, held a steel cutting ceremony in Guangzhou Wenchong Dockyard of CSSC. It is reported that Hai Yang Shi You 301 is an LNG carrier of CNOOC Energy Techn

A.P. Moller - Maersk delivered record results in Q2 2022. Revenue increased by 52pct. and earnings more than doubled compared to same quarter last year. Results were driven by continued exceptional market conditions and sustained momentum f

Entrusted by the transferor, an online public transfer activity has been held on www.shipbid.net since the date of publication of this announcement till 17:02(Beijing Time) on August 26th, 2022. 1. Transferring Object: MV XIN TANG SHAN HAI

The venture capital units of energy giants Chevron and Shell participated in Canadian clean hydrogen company Aurora Hydrogens $10 million funding round. The Aurora Hydrogen founders; Courtesy of Aurora Hydrogen Aurora Hydrogen is developing

After reaching a record low last quarter, seafarer happiness data rises, showing how changes made by the industry can make a difference. The release of the 2022 Quarter 2 Seafarers Happiness Index today shows that seafarer happiness levels

Recently, COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) was awarded the honorary designation of 10 Years+ Caring Company by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service in recognition of the companys contribution and commitment to caring for its empl

Hong Kong Marine Department figures for January to March 2022 show that vessel arrivals in Hong Kong during that period fell 10.4%. During the same period the Kwai Tsing Terminals received 2,002 vessels, reflecting a 21.4% drop from the sam

Centre of Excellence in Maritime Shipbuilding (CEMS), a skill development initiative by Indian Register of Shipping and Sagarmala - Ministry of Ports , Shipping Waterways , signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Medhavi Skills Univ