Transportation demand remained stable and freight rates increased Ningbo Containerized Freight Index： In the week ending Nov6, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 1378.1 points, sligh

Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang province is expected to play an increasingly prominent role in the building of Chinas new dual-circulation development pattern over the coming five years, said business leaders and experts. Jiang Wei, board

As governments come together at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) to consider important next steps to decarbonise maritime transport, the global shipping industry urgently calls on them to take forward its proposal for an ind

The announcement that a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is over 90% effective in trials sent world equity markets and oil prices soaring earlier this week. However, while this news has changed the sentiment, nothing has change

Swedish shipping company Proman Stena Bulk added a third methanol-powered dual-fuel tanker to Guangzhou Shipyard International, following two ships at the end of last year. Proman Stena Bulk is a joint venture between Stena BulkAB of Sweden

Qatars AL MAFYAR, the largest LNG carrier to arrive at Tianjin Port, will be the 100th LNG carrier to be unloaded from a single berth at Sinopec LNG Terminal in Tianjin Nangang on Nov. 11, CCTV news reported. This ship is 345.33 meters long

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, fell to a near 5-month low on Thursday as demand for capesize vessels weakened. The Baltic dry index fell 17 points, or 1.5%, to 1,1

Ahead of the important International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 75), which will take place on 16-20 November 2020, INTERCARGO supports the IMO in approving the new mandatory measures th

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW is helping shipping association BIMCO draft the industrys first standard contract for the operation of autonomous vessels. The new standard contract will be based on the SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use wit

According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), La Nia has developed and is expected to last into next year, affecting temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns in many parts of the world. La Nia is a weather phenomenon that

On October 30, SeGas Natural Gas Supply System for LNG Fuelled Ships of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Diesel Engine, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was awarded AIP by China Classification Society. China Clas

On November 5, the 61,000 DWT bulk carrier DE072 built by Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) achieved the delivery node. The ship is the fourteenth ship completed and delivered by DACKS this year. The delivery of the ship on schedule

Leading ballast water management system manufacturer ERMA FIRST has published detailed research comparing the effectiveness of its full-flow electro-chlorination technology versus ultra-violet technologies as well as side-stream ballast wat

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, is participating in an inter-business project to explore the potential of the ROBOSHIP as the marine vessel of the future. A proof of concept (PoC) test u

Impact Fenders, a custom boat fender and dock bumper company, is excited to launch two new products this fall. Impact Fenders were created to redesign the boat fender and dock bumper to better fit the needs of todays boat owners. The Powell