Vard Electro is pleased to announce the award of the contract for an innovative hybrid battery power system with Atlantic Towing to be integrated on their vessel Atlantic Shrike. Atlantic Towing is the first company to implement this multip

Seably, the global online marketplace for bespoke maritime training, is delighted to introduceCaptainJohn Carlo Gatti, the new Seably Director for Maritime Training Institutions. The youngest pilot to ever qualify as the Chief Pilot of Geno

Greek startup Harbor Lab welcomed in June its 300th vessel to its online disbursements platform. The achievement was realised 15 months after the software company launched its disbursements accounting (DA) processing solution for the shippi

The freight rate in the container shipping market is soaring, and Evergreen has set new records in June, the second quarter and the first half of the year. With the return of MV EVER GIVEN and the upcoming delivery of the worlds largest 24,

On July 9, Jinhui Holdings Company issued an announcement that Jinan Marine Inc. acquired a ship from BELFRI AS for 15.18 million US dollars (approximately 98.28 million yuan). Jinan Marine is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinhui Shipping. T

The reliability and efficiency of ballast water treatment (BWT) systems will be critical to achieving regulatory compliance for shipowners in future - and any malfunctions could seriously hit commercial operations. Any shipowner knows that

Container xChange announced today it has acquired TankContainerFinder.com, the leading marketplace for tank container leasing and trading. The acquisition, agreed for an undisclosed amount, adds substantial new members to Container xChanges

1. Three major shipbuilding indicators From January to June 2021, the national shipbuilding completed volume was 20.922 million dwt, a year-on-year increase of 19.0%, of which sea-going ships were 5.784 million CGT; New ship orders were 38.

Shanghai steel futures extended gains to hit an eight-week high on Monday, after a monetary policy easing measure in China fuelled a rally driven by concerns about output curbs in the worlds top steel producer. Construction steel rebar on t

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index was steady on Monday as lower rates for the panamax vessel segment offset gains in the capesize index, which touched a near two-week high. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, p

Samuel W. Croll, CEO of CR Ocean Engineering LLC (CROE) , has announced the retirement of Nick Confuorto, President and COO since 2013. Confuorto will continue to collaborate with the firm in an advisory capacity. Confuorto catapulted CROE

After four years, Alpha Bulkers Shipmanagement, the Greek shipowner, returned to the new shipbuilding market and ordered two 210000DWT newcastlemax bulk carriers in Waigaoqiao. The Ships are scheduled to be delivered in 2022. They are regis

CIMC Raffles and Swedish shipping giant Wallenius Lines signed the construction contract of 2+2+2 next-generation 6,500-car dual-fuel vehicle carriers. The conceptual design of this series of transport ships comes from the industrys well-kn

The Global Maritime Forum will convene 200 senior leaders for its Annual Summit 2021 in London in late October. Participants will work together on collaborative solutions for systemic challenges such as the decarbonization of shipping, and

The fundamental purpose of Chinas Intelligent Ships is not to pursue unmanned, but to improve the safety, reliability, economy and environmental protection of ship navigation operations. On July 10, Wu Yousheng, academician of Chinese Acade