An innovative liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank system developed by Newport Shipping for crude tankers and bulkers has gained a key preliminary class approval to facilitate retrofits of such vessels in line with new environmental requir

On June 2, the 5 millionth container produced by the container manufacturing plant of COSCO Shipping was put off the production line in Qidong container manufacturing plant, which is another leap development of the container manufacturing s

On May 28, Nantong COSCO Khi Ship Engineering delivered the 81-type 82,000-dwt bulk carrier NAVIOS AMITIE built for INDIGO MARINE SHIPPING. NAVIOS AMITIE is a flat-deck bulk carrier with a bow. It has 7 cargo tanks and can carry cargo such

CNOOC Energy Technology Services Limited and SK Innovation Co., Ltd. signed a letter of intent on FPSO integrated services of Lufeng 12-3 oilfield in Shenzhen on May 27, 2021. Lufeng 12-3 oilfield is jointly invested and developed by SKI an

Major shipping companies have warned clients of worsening congestion at Shenzens Yantian port in southern China following the discovery of several asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 in the city. Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT),

Chinese coke futures rose as much as 6% to close at a three-week high on Thursday, buoyed by fears of falling supplies and resilient demand from steel mills. The market is paying increasing attention to annual coke production target in Shan

Based on information provided by a BIMCO owner member, BIMCO updates the information on UN 3077 environmentally hazardous solid bulk cargoes and its relation with the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes ( IMSBC) Code. Subsequent to th

Takingactionwas the overriding theme of Ocean Now this week, a new two-day, hybrid event launched by Nor-Shipping. Despite the fact that global industry stakeholders are still grounded by travel restrictions, the desire, and need, to connec

Chinas hog industry has transformed over the last few decades as countless unsophisticated backyard farms have been converted into an industry sporting multi-storey farms with AI technology. This switch has been ongoing for decades, but rap

The 8,500TEU container ship, OOCL Durban has collided with bridge crane at the Port of Kaohsiung. The 8,500TEU OOCL Durban has crashed with the No. 70 Yangming Wharf bridge crane at the Port of Kaohsiung in Taiwan causing two cranes to coll

Just-in-time arrivals will revolutionise how port calls are organised, but it is only the first step in the transformation as more port stakeholder systems deploy artificial intelligence. Just-in-time arrivals have become a hot topic as por

The Sri Lankan Navy on Wednesday said that operations to tow the burnt X Press Pearl ship had been halted after the rear end of the vessel had hit the sea bed. Navy Spokesman Captain Indika De Silva told Xinhua that following a few hours of

Canadian shipowner Algoma Central Corporation has announced the execution of an alternative order for an additional Seawaw-Max self-unloading bulk carrier in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The new vessel will be Algomas first Equinox 2.0 bulk ca

The Baltic exchanges main sea freight index slipped for a sixth straight session on Wednesday due to a fall in capesize rates. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities

On 1 June 2021, China Merchants Port Holdings Company Limited, held an Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Hong Kong. The AGM was hosted by Mr. Zheng Shaoping, the Executive Director and Deputy General Manager of CMPort. Mr. Vincent Lu, Deputy