On 24 September, IMO and the global maritime community came together to celebrate the annual World Maritime Day. The 2020 theme is Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet. 2020 saw everyone across the globe affected by the COVID-19 pa

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, a private shipyard giant, is preparing to become a VLCC owner. Yangzijiang is negotiating with Jinhai Intelligent Manufacturing, another shipyard in China, to buy a VLCC that has not yet been completed. The VLCC wa

On September 25, 2020,Zhonggu Logistics was successfully listed on the main board of Shanghai Stock Exchange. ZhongGu Logistics is mainly engaged in container logistics industry of domestic trade.Through the integration of railway and highw

The announcement of Ministry of Transport, General Administration of Customs and Ministry of Foreign Affairs on strengthening the prevention and control of COVID-19 on ships and crew for international navigation is as follows: 1.The content

China, the worlds largest energy consumer, is continuing to post higher monthly LNG imports and reported a 16.3 percent year-on-year increase in August. LNG imports totalled 5.96 million tonnes last month, data from the General Administrati

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index jumped to over two-month high on Thursday as rates across vessel segments strengthened, particularly capesizes. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities and

On the occasion of the World Maritime Day 2020, INTERCARGO joins the IMO and the shipping industry in promoting Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet. International shipping is vital for the p rosperity of people all over the world

On World Maritime Day Guy Platten, the Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), stated that the number of seafarers affected by the ongoing crew change crisis could soon reach one million, with major consequences fo

On World Maritime Day, with hundreds of thousands of seafarers still stranded at sea, I think now is the time to address shippings inability to consistently shape and direct policies that impact our ability to conduct business safely and ef

P ort of Trelleborg, the largest RoRo port in Scandinavia, has chosen Nowhere Networks as its strategic supplier for radio based fast internet to their shipping customers. Implementation will start shortly and before the end of this year al

CTI-Maritec has received approval from classification society DNV GL as a test facility capable of undertaking ballast water system commissioning tests in line with new ballast water rules set to enter-into-force in October 2021. The Approv

In August, Ningbo Zhoushan Port strengthened market development and internal management, improved port service level, and minimized the impact of adverse factors such as epidemics and typhoon on port transportation. This month, port transpo

Santoku Senpaku, a Japanese shipowner, has again ordered two Handymax bulk carriers from Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS). Allied Shipbroking reported that the owner had ordered two 61,000 dwt bulk carriers from DACKS, with deliver

Construction is well progressed on a pair of 40-meter catamaran passenger ferries at AFAI Southern Shipyard, in the Peoples Republic of China, designer Incat Crowther said on Wednesday. To be operated by the Zhuhai Fast Ferry Company, the v

Rio Tintos subsidiary Rio Tinto Mining Commercial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. and Dalian Port Co. Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Tuesday on cooperation in port handling, storage, blending, and transshipment of iron ore. They will