World-leading coatings company, Hempel A/S, has successfully amended the companys credit facilities, linking borrowing costs to four sustainability targets. This Earth Day, Hempel is Investing in our planet and announces amendments of its E

New LiveFleet tool offers greater transparency of ship s performance and generates cost savings Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) makes further progress in the digitalisation of its fleet management. Building on the success of its exist

Updates to detection levels and effects on machinery encountered Since the last alert ( BF202203-02 ) dated 15-March-2022 on High Sulphur Bunker fuels contaminated with chlorinated organic compounds, CTI-Maritec has kept a close watch on th

GTT announces that it has received, in March 2022, orders fromthe Chinese shipyard Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. for the tank design of four new LNGCs on behalf of 2 ship owners. GTT will design the tanks of these four vesse

The Delphi Economic Forum VII was held in Greece local time from April 6 to 9. With the theme of New Realities, the forum conducted extensive discussions on the economy, politics, international relations, education and other topics. Chinese

On April 15, the naming ceremony of M.V. COSCO SHIPPING ZHI CHENG was held virtually in Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. The vessel is a 62,000 DWT multi-purpose specialized pulp carrier built by COSCO SHIPPING D

While many factories in Shanghai remain closed or are preparing to resume production, the citys ports are helping to keep supply chains running by shipping goods for export that are coming by waterways from nearby areas in the Yangtze River

Bauxite shipments arriving in China hit new record levels in the first quarter of 2022 and grew at an average annual rate of 12.8% between 2017 and 2021, significantly outpacing all other commodities which combined grew at an average of jus

A newly published guidance paper from DNV seeks to support the prevention and mitigation of blackouts impacting passenger vessels. With blackout incidents on cruise ships on the rise, DNV has created a new guidance titled Managing the risk

Korean Register (KR) Senior Surveyor, HASeungman, has been awarded the prestigious Denny Medal from the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science Technology (IMarEST). The renowned Denny Medal is awarded to the best paper published in the Jo

April has delivered a shock to the system for long-term ocean freight rates from the US to the Far East, with significant falls on both East Coast and West Coast routes. The surprise development, revealed by Oslo-based Xenetas weekly market

Maritime satellite communications are evolving to serve the ever-increasing data demands of a digitally maturing shipping industry The twin trends towards decarbonisation and digitalisation in shipping are driving an exponential increase in

On April 20, Chipolbrokheld a cloud delivery ceremony for the ship PILECKI. The ship is the third of the four 62,000-dwt multi-purpose heavy lift vessels ordered by Chipolbrokin CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, and is currently the largest multi-purp

Tackling the barriers to transition may be the single most important issue facing the shipping industry on its path to decarbonisation. To succeed, new commercial solutions and shared responsibilities between charterers and shipowners will

The 34th Interim Meeting of ASA SPC was held online on 18 April 2022 due to precautionary measures against COVID-19. The meeting was chaired by Mr Keiji Tomoda, Vice President of the Japanese Shipowners Association and participated in by 24