With the coronavirus pandemic stranding nearly 400,000 merchant seamen at sea, the U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday urging all nations to designate those working on ships as key workers, which would ease their travel. The

Hong Kong law firm Hill Dickinson, traditionally seen as primarily a marine outfit, has continued a programme of broadening its offering with the hiring of Richard Lyons. Based in the firms Hong Kong office with international cross-team sup

Iron ore futures rose on Wednesday, with the Dalian benchmark contract soaring to a record high, while Singapore prices advanced for a seventh straight session on strong demand for the steelmaking ingredient in top ferrous metals producer C

Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd, has recently signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with Centus Marine Sdn Bhdfor one 40m Fast Crew Boat (FCB) that will be the 48 th vessel delivered by the aluminium shipbuilding specialist to Malaysian operato

IMEC-ITF Quarantine Project in Manila Declared as CrewSafe The Singapore Shipping Tripartite Alliance Resilience (SG-STAR) Fund is the first global ground-up tripartite initiative with international partners including the International Tran

This strategic partnership answers a growing pressure from freight forwarders looking for Co2 emissions data to better manage their clients sustainability transport policy. From January, 2021, PORTRIX LOGISTIC SOFTWARE (PLS) will integrate

On December 1, China Merchants Port Group announced that it would invest in the establishment of China Merchants Port (Shenzhen) Industrial Innovation Private Equity Investment Fund. The scale of the fund is 6001.2 million yuan, of which, C

Ship supply leader Moscord has announced that it will gather its management team under one roof in Singapore, home to the worlds largest and busiest port. Management is currently located various places around the world. The company wants to

Singapore MPA International Safety@Sea 2020 was held online this year. Dr. Cao Desheng, Director General of China Maritime Safety Administration gave a speech in this webinar on November 30th . COVID-19 continues to ravage the world, posing

On December 2, China State Shipbuilding Corporation held a video conference of leading officials to announce the adjustment of the main leaders of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. The Leading Party Group of CSSC has decided: 1. Yang Z

ERMA FIRST has received an amended Type Approval from the China Classification Society (CCS) for its strong-selling FIT range of ballast water management systems and awarded Certificate under the Authority of the Government of the Peoples R

Markel International, the specialist insurer, has appointed Sam Pik Ying as a specialist marine underwriter. Based in the Singapore office, Sam will underwrite general marine and marine liabilities, including ship- owners PI, charterers, sh

On November 25, a delegation headed by Mr. Ming Z. Mei, Founder and CEO of GLP (Global Logistic Properties) Group, visited COSCO SHIPPING, and had a meeting with Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Capt. Xu Lirong. GLP is a leading global investment

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index weakened on Tuesday as rates dropped across all vessel segments. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, slipped by 16 points, or 1.3%, to 1,211. The c

Iron ore futures recouped early losses on Tuesday, with both Dalian and Singapore benchmark contracts resuming a rally on strong Chinese demand for the steelmaking ingredient. The most-traded iron ore for January delivery on Chinas Dalian C