This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the importance of the safe operation and maintenance of hatch covers and related equipment on board vessels. AMSA has received reports of serious incidents, including fatalities, involving hatch

Leading global stakeholders in the hydrogen value chain will gather at Nor-Shipping 2022 for a conference dedicated to assessing, demystifying and enabling developments within the maritime field. Organised by Ocean Hyway Cluster, a speciali

It can be difficult to determine if shipowners or charterers are responsible for accounting and reporting the GHGs emitted by a ship. This article helps determine where the responsibility for accounting and reporting of GHG emissions from s

On February 18, the christening and delivery ceremony of the second new ship HERBERT of the four 62,000 dwt multi-purpose heavy lift vessels ordered by Chipolbrok(Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company)was held at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard

Algerian LNG export terminal operator Sonatrach has awarded a contract to Chinese group Sinopec for the construction of a new LNG storage tank for the Skikda LNG facility. Courtesy of Sonatrach On 17 February 2022, Sonatrach has signed this

The freight rate of most routes was stable, but the freight rate of Thailand and Vietnam has fallen sharply Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Feb-11, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping E

Recently, Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) was awarded The Most Sustainable Companies in Greece 2022 by QualityNet Foundation (QNF), a Greek non-profit organization, for its contribution to environmental protection and sustainable developm

China will adopt multiple measures to reinforce foreign trade supply chains to cope with raw material price hikes and supply constraints, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday. The MOC will guide enterprises to make use of the pre

On February 16, COSCO SHIPPING signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Yiwu City and GLP at the corporate headquarters. Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Mr. Wan Min, Executive Vice President of COSCO SHIPPING Mr. Feng Bo, member o

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a coordinated design for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) in conjunction with the innovative BargeRack feeder barge system by Friede and Goldman (FG). The

Libyan Limbo In recent years, despite holding the largest oil reserves in Africa and the 9thlargest reserves in the world estimated at 48.40 billion barrels, Libya has gone from a top OPEC producer to struggling to maintain a consistent lev

DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA, ICC and SWIFT form Future International Trade Alliance and sign memorandum of understanding to standardise digitalisation of international trade Industry associations collaborate on the development and adoption of releva

On February 17, the green methanol fuel-powered VLCC ship design, jointly developed byCSSC Dalian Shipbuilding Industry and COSCOSHIPPING Energy Transportation, won the AiP certificateissued by DNV and CCS respectively. This project is anot

Introduction Industries across the world are contributing to the vast effort to combat global climate change, and Shipping is no different. To achieve a significant reduction in emissions, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has c

Following the bidding process, CMA Terminals, a fully-owned subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, has been chosen to manage, operate and maintain the Port of Beiruts container terminal for a 10-year peri