Specialist marine and energy insurer Standard Club is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with some key appointments and an enhanced suite of services. These include the launch of the Coastal Inland class in Asia and three sig

While reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery are down to their lowest level in decades, violence against crew remains high in many areas of the world. A Gard correspondent was recently called to attend onboard a ship where crew memb

The earsplitting sounding of the ships horn of container vesselCOSCO GENOAon Oct 26 signaled the debut of the COSCO ShippingCEN-EXPRESSservice on Oct 26 made its debut at Qingdao Qianwan United Container Terminal of Qingdao Port. The new ro

Urgent action to deploy scalable zero emission shipping fuels and technologies and increased attention to a wider set of ESG topics in the maritime industry was at the center of discussions over the past two days at the Global Maritime Foru

Patagonian Opportunity An often-overlooked part of the global shale picture is Argentinas Vaca Muerta (Dead Cow) field; currently the worlds second largest commercial shale formation with an estimated recoverable 1.6 billion bbls of crude o

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (COSCO SHIPPING Ports or CSP or the Company, SEHK: 1199), the worlds leading ports operator, today announced the third quarter results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the Group) for the 3 months and the 9 m

Daphne Technology, a Swiss climate tech startup addressing the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) challenge, continues to attract world leaders of the global economy. Investors in this round include Shell Ventures, Trafigura, AET, and Saudi Aramco Energy

On October 28, MAERSK SONIA, the 115,000DWT crude/ product carrier built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for Maersk Tankers successfully signed and delivered. The ship has excellent fuel-saving performance and cargo carrying performance. It

On October 21, 2021, Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bestway MarineEnergy Technology, and China Shipbuilding Trading signed a cooperation agreement on the export of six 5,200dwt multi-purpose ships that came into

Ocean carriers remain in pole position in negotiations forlong-term freight contracts, with high demand, port congestion, and supply chain disruption driving further rates increases.According to the Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) Public Indice

The State Council, Chinas cabinet, has released an action plan to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030. The plan puts forward Chinas main objectives for the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) and the 15th Five-Year Plan period (202

The Baltic Exchanges dry bulk sea freight index dropped for a sixth straight session to its lowest in seven weeks on Thursday, pressured by weaker demand across all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, pa

Paul Anastas, a Yale professor and pioneer in developing non-hazardous chemicals, wins the 2021 Volvo Environment Prize, one of the worlds most respected scientific environmental awards. The research of Paul Anastas is revolutionizing the c

Brazilian and Australian iron ore shipments have eased over the past few weeks. Brazilian exports last week were at the slowest pace since May, a sign that the best is likely behind us for this year. Consequently, iron ore utilization of Ca

On October 27, CIMC officially released the performance report for the third quarter of 2021. The report shows that from January to September 2021, CIMC achieved an operating revenue of 118.242 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 85.94