ON FRIDAY 13 MAY 2022, Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles delivered the first of two record-breaking ships to its owner WALLENIUS SOL. Botnia Enabler is now sailing under the Swedish flag. Were incredibly pleased and proud to welcome Botnia Enab

On May 16th, 2022, CMI Weihai Jinling shipyard and Global Auto Carriers, a subsidiary company of Norwegian shipowner Gram Car Carriers (hereinafter referred to as GCC), successfully sign the contracts of 4+2+2 7000CEU PCTC projects in the f

The CMA CGM Group, a global leader in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, announces its newest Container Depot in Cakung, Indonesia, is reported to have handled 150,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units)containers as at May 2022 in onl

PACIFIC INEOS GRENADIER, a 99,000m3 B-type VLECbuilt by Jiangnan Shipyard forSPDB Financial Leasing and Pacific Gas, a subsidiary ofShandong Marine Group, was successfully delivered in Shanghai on Monday. The ship is the largest VLEC in the

Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd has signed a deal with PT Trakindo Utama Singapore Branch, an authorised Caterpillar dealer for 50 of its C32 ACERT IMO III engines, amid severe disruptions to the supply of this critical shipbuilding key equipm

The collaboration between bound4blue and LDA emerged more than three years ago, due to the constant search by the French shipowner to optimize its operations and its costs and, above all, reduce the carbon footprint of its fleet. Both compa

No Longer a Benchmark? Spot VLCC earnings were in the negative territory for most of last year, with TD3C averaging minus $250/day on a slowsteaming, non-scrubber, non eco basis. So far this year, returns have been equally disappointing. De

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) have been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from the Japanese classification society ClassNK for joint development of

Daniel Garden, CEO of GCE Blue Maritime Cluster, Norways largest shipbuilding cluster, got into the maritime game by accident. But the bug bit deep and he is now channelling his energy into the lesund-based platform as it forges ahead with

China Classification Society (CCS) says China will ramp up the building of fully electric battery powered ships to operate on the countrys extensive inland waterways network following the successfulmaiden voyageof the CHANG JIANG SAN XIA 1,

We have sold our solutions to Nigeria for more than 20 years and it is now time to take further steps into the Nigerian market being even closer to our customers and partners. Speaking to Leslie P. Andrews, Managing Director of DESMI Africa

Carrier Transicold has achieved another industry milestone by surpassing 1.5 million container refrigeration units sold. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe,

The UN International Labour Organization (ILO)tripartite of shipowners, governments, and transport workers unions have agreed to new measures to strengthen the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), based on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pan

A correspondent in China, Oasis PI, summarises the relevant COVID-19 control restrictions in place at various major Chinese ports, including Dalian, Bayuquan, Panjin, Jinzhou, Dandong, Tianjin, Tangshan Caofeidian, Qinhuangdao, Qingdao, Lon

On May 12, 2022, Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (DACKS) successfully delivered a 61000 DWT bulk carrier. The ship is the 100th ship delivered by DACKS in the past 15 years. Among the 100 new shipbuilding projects delivered by D