China on Thursday launched a roadmap to construct the Beibu Gulf urban cluster in Southwest China, indicating more policy support for the region that would be key in facilitating commodity trade with neighboring Southeast Asian Nations (ASE

Denmark-based global container logistics giant Maersk will achieve net-zero carbon emission status by 2040 when its entire fleet will be green fuel enabled, said Christopher Cook, Managing Director, Maersk UAE. As we scrap old vessels, the

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) is continuing its drive to improve inland vessel safety throughout India, having played an integral role in the drafting of the Inland Vessels Act 2021. The Inland Vessels Act 2021 will help integrated vess

The shipping demand was oldrums, freight rates fell on most routes Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Apr-8, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 3430.6 points, sligh

SMM data showed that a total of 67 ships arrived at major ports in China from March 28 to April 3, carrying 10.45 million mt of iron ore, up 730,000 mt on a weekly basis, but down 840,000 mt from a year ago. In the same period, shipments fr

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has unveiled the development concept for The WAVES today at the Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2022. The WAVES or Waterfront for All, innoVation, Enterprise, and Sustainability, is an integr

Gibson Tanker Market Report Strategic Release As the sanctions effort ramps up against Russia, governments around the world are seeking ways to wean themselves off Russian oil, whilst also managing the political damage caused by higher fuel

The Maritime Manpower Forum at the Singapore Maritime Week 2022 brought together government, union and industry leaders to discuss ways to attract and retain talent and transform workplaces in the maritime sector. The forum emphasised the i

IMO is adding e-learning to its portfolio of services. The first free to access course was launched during an online event (7 April), in the margin of its Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) Sub-Committee meeting. IMO has developed a nu

The Maritime International Advisory Panel (IAP), chaired by Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Mr S Iswaran, held its inaugural meeting on 5 and 6 April during the Singapore Maritime Week 2022. The Maritime IAP

Chevron Marine Lubricants low sulphated ash trunk piston engine oil Chevron HDAX 9700 has become the first lubricant to gain time-unrestricted approval for use with MAN Energy Solutions four-stroke engines running on either LNG or distillat

For the 5thconsecutive year, oil and shipping group, Monjasa, recorded an increasing demand for its global marine fuels services. The Group concluded the financial year 2021 with a net profit of USD 22m and improved the consolidated equity

Oil shipping services remain stable and resilient with port workers operating under closed-loop management at Ningbo Zhoushan port, East Chinas Zhejiang Province, where the worlds largest crude oil transfer and distribution base is located,

In attendance at the Piracy and Sea Robbery Conference in Singapore yesterday (5 April) the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, Kitack Lim, expressed concern at the growing number of piracy incidents in the Singapo

North Chinas Tianjin Port handled approximately 4.63 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers in the first three months of 2022, up 3.5 percent year on year. The throughput figure marks a record high for the port compared to th