Once again seafarers are falling victim to the lack of focus and joined up thinking from leaders of governments and the maritime industry, which has become apparent during the current on-going crew change crisis. The vaccination lottery tha

Seaspan Corporation (Seaspan), a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. (Atlas) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Jiangnan shipyard for six 15,500 TEU modern newbuild container ships (the Vessels) with anticipated deliver

Shipping operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and 365 days a year, and is responsible for carrying more than 80 percent of the global trade by volume. Vessels transport not only big shipments such as crude oil or iron ore, but also g

On March 29, 2021, Hudong Zhonghua, a subsidiary ofCSSC, China Shipbuilding Trading, and Shenzhen Gas, signed a contract for the construction of 1+1 79,960m3LNGcarriers. The ship is propelled by two main engines, two propellers and operated

Chinas financial hub Shanghai has taken the top spot in total foreign trade volume last year, followed by Shenzhen and Beijing, according to a report released by Chinese financial news outlet Yicai. Chinas foreign trade grew by 1.9 percent

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index that tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities declined on Tuesday, weighed down by muted demand across vessel segments. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax a

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the worlds leading ports operator, today announced full-year results of the Company and its subsidiaries (the Group) for the year ended 31 December 2020. 2020 Fourth Quarter Results Highlight Revenue increased

JiangnanShipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, held a christening ceremony forGAS VENUS, the worlds first new 86,000cubic meter LPG dual-fuel VLGCbuiltfor SouthwestMaritime on March 28. The completion of the ship ma

A record 498,000 tons of pyrite cinder have been returned overseas, the largest amount of smuggled solid waste in China, according to local customs in North Chinas Tianjin Municipality. The smuggled waste was seized, with four suspects nabb

On March 25, a delegation headed by President Designate of the Baltic International Maritime Conference (BIMCO) Ms.Sabrina Chao visited COSCO SHIPPING. Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Capt. Xu Lirong and Executive Vice President of COSCO SHIPPIN

With around 60 exhaust gas scrubber references, naval architecture and marine engineering firm Foreship suggests that better than expected return on investments from open loop systems will translate into further orders once coronavirus-rela

March 29, 2021 - Evergreen Line confirmed that EVER GIVEN has been successfully refloated within the Suez Canal at approximately 15:04 March 29 local time. In order for the Canal to resume normal operation, the vessel is leaving the groundi

Shippers are facing increasingly difficult negotiations over long-term contracted rates in a market described as nothing less than red hot. Rates climbed by a further 2.2% in March, consolidating gains of 9.6% in February and 5.9% in Januar

Salvage teams freed the Ever Given in the Suez Canal, according to maritime services provider Inchcape, almost a week after the giant vessel ran aground in one of the worlds most important trade paths. While the ship is floating again, it w

The market volume gradually picked up, the composite index rose slightly Ningbo Containerized Freight Index:In the week ending Mar-26, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 2040.2 points,