The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of the Guidelines for the control of Drug and Alcohol Onboard Ship. OCIMF and the maritime industry in general recognise the p

More than 50 Singapore based startups to get liquidity boost SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore (ESG), has appointed six co-investment partners to provide the maritime ecosystem a strong leg-up by catalysing a combine

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is encouraging ships around the world to sound their horns when in port at 12.00 local time to remind Governments of the ongoing crew change crisis. The action comes ahead of a critical summit mee

Dalian Port announced on June 19 that the company were planning to merge Yingkou Port and to raise supporting funds by issuing A-shares to all shareholders of Yingkou Port. Trading of the company was suspended from June 22. On the evening o

1.The key project of the Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Large-scale Cruise Ship Assembly Project-the No. 2 dock extension project was completed and delivered. 2.The 2,000-tonne large-scale navigational vessel Haixun 173 built by Wuchang Shipbuildi

Winners of the 13th edition of Seatrade Maritime Awards Asia were unveiled in an inaugural online celebration. Acknowledged by an independent panel of judges, 12 winners for the award categories were crowned for their extraordinary achievem

Following up on Stena Bulks successful biofuel trial in April, the company is now introducing low-carbon shipping options for its customers. Biofuel has the potential of putting shipping on the trajectory towards IMOs greenhouse gas reducti

On June 19, Jiangnan Shipbuildings sixth VLGC of the year, 84,000 cubic meters, and the second VLGC built for China Gas, CHINAGAS GLORY, returned to the companys No. 5 terminal after a five-day trial. CHINAGAS GLORY will be put into the eli

Capesize The Capesize market trajectory this week has been one of the steepest rallies the sector has experienced. Opening at $12,410, the sector had almost doubled to $25,511 by the end of the week as the Atlantic basin surged into life. A

Frank Coles, managing director of Wallem, has issued a stark warning to governments across the world. They ignore the months-long plight of seafarers unable to get home, at their peril. I think that some ships will stop. I have no doubt, he

To implement phase one trade deal requires China and the United States to create conditions and remove obstructions, WeChat account Taoran Biji said in a commentary on Friday. Excerpts are below: On Thursday, Vice-Premier Liu He said in his

Since March this year, international oil prices began to decline, domestic companies have increased imports of crude oil. Since May, shipments of crude have been arriving at Chinese ports, taking advantage of the collapse in oil prices. Due

Eight months after the announcement of the reorganization plan, Zheshang Development announced the adjustment plan. On June 15, Zheshang Development announced that, according to the actual situation of the securities market and through the

1.Chinas new low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) futures contract made strong gains in its debut trade on Monday. 2.The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index inched higher on Monday, helped by stronger demand for panamax and supramax vessels. 3.C

China aims to produce 1% more crude oil this year than in 2019 and to boost natural gas output by 4.3%, official targets showed on June 22, as the country seeks to safeguard energy security even after a coronavirus-driven collapse in oil pr