A consortium of 26 leading companies and associations, led by DNV, has launched the Handbook for Hydrogen-fuelled Vessels to address the uncertainties surrounding hydrogen as ship fuel. The MarHySafe joint development project (JDP) aims to

The container throughput of Tianjin Port Group has exceeded 10 million TEU, an increase of more than 20% over the same period last year. With a month earlier than last year to complete tens of millions of containers of breakthrough in the h

In June 2021, LGM Engineering and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding signed a general contract for the LNG gas supply system for four 190,000DWT dual-fuel bulk carriers. This is the second series of ship orders for LGM Engineering and Shangha

On June 28, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding held a christening ceremony for the 180,000DWT capesize bulk carrier SHANDONG DE TAI built for Shandong S

The other short term measure agreed at MEPC 76 is broadly termed CII, short for Carbon Intensity Indicator. For CII, there have also been suggestions that requiring an 11% reduction in 2026 is no better than business as usual and therefore

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) has been appointed by its first Chinese shipowner to flag the 82,000 DWT bulk carrier Transcenden Wisdom presently under construction at Tsuneishi Groups Zhoushan shipyard in China. The ship will regist

Asian feeder ship boss Wan Hai Lines continued to invest heavily in ordering and expanding, adding 12 3055TEU container ships to Japanese shipyards. In the first half of the year, it has spent nearly US$2.6 billion on ordering 37 ships in J

Swiss based engine developer WinGD has seen more than 80 orders of its largest engines in 2021 as shipowners continue to invest in big containerships. The orderbook for WinGDs 920 mm bore X92-B engine has grown six times compared to the num

The supply-demand relationship was trending well, and some routes were planned to rise Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Jun-25, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes

Global bulk and liner operator will further embrace digitalisation in bridge operations and improve cyber security of navigation data Sperry Marine has received a fleet-wide order for its new SperrySphere Connected ECDIS, with a roll-out to

On June 28, Chinas first 174,000 m3 LNG-FSRU, independently developed, designed and built by Hudong Zhonghua, was christened TRANSGAS POWER. It marks that CSSC has made another major breakthrough in the field of high-end marine equipment RD

CCB Financial Leasing and Seaspan Corporation, the worlds largest independent owner of container ships, signed an agreement on the chartering project of eight container ships with a total value of US $900 million. The signing of the project

On June 25, CSSC Chengxi Shipyard and BoComm Leasing signed a contract for the construction of 8 chip carriers in Shanghai, including 6 64,000DWT chip carriers and 2 70,000DWT chip carriers. In 2017, the two parties signed a contract for th

Demurrage and detention charges imposed on shippers by containers lines have soared at unprecedented rates globally over the last year, according to the Demurrage Detention Benchmark 2021 report published today by Container xChange,the worl

Newport Shipping has sold the first ballast water treatment system from key supplier Optimarin under their strategic alliance as the pair target an expected rush of retrofits for such systems, with time running out for shipowners ahead of a