The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, has revealed that seafarers working onboard cruise ships and ferries rank among the unhappiest in the industry. The report, which is produced in assoc

What Is Ocean Engineering? Ocean engineering is a field of study that can be vaguely defined as an advanced part of the other marine technology studies like maritime engineering or offshore engineering or marine electronic technology. If de

The Singapore Shipping Association (SSA)the industry voice of Singapores maritime communitytoday organised its inaugural Tech and Demo Day, during which it announced the formation of a new Digital Transformation Committee. The Tech and Demo

Chinas ports handle nearly a third of global container traffic and it has the largest merchant fleet in the world in terms of the number of ships owned. But given the size of its fleet and the number of ships that pass through its ports, Ch

1.Beijing has spent $144bn on its ports since 2012. It now wants to spend that money more wisely. Jason Jiang reports from Shanghai. 2.A new luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for Sansha city

A new luxury ro-ro passenger vessel built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Ltd for Sansha city in South Chinas Hainan province was officially delivered for use after a signing ceremony was held in Hainans Wenchang city on Wednesd

The chief executive of the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers, Peter Tam has resigned after 15 years as head of the secretariat of Hong Kongs largest insurers association. Peter has decided to pursue other opportunities and will be leaving th

Eagle Ocean Marine (EOM), the American Clubs fixed premium P I and FD D facility, recently completed another year of steady growth and solid profitability. It has also renewed its reinsurance program for another twelve months from July 1 on

The Hong Kong Federation of Insurers yesterday (1 August) offered a revised estimate of the cost of the damage inflicted by the super typhoon Mangkhut that ripped through the territory on 16 September 2016. Based on the statistics of 54 ins

The judges for the International Maritime Rescue Federation Awards 2019 have announced their shortlist, following careful consideration of the range of extremely compelling entries from around the world. Designed to honour the outstanding c

Following the seizure of the oil tanker Stena Impero on 19 July, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the European Community Shipowners Associations (ECSA) and the Asian Shipowners Association (ASA) jointly urge immediate action by

1.Chinas largest maritime conglomerate, state-backed Cosco, has leapt from fifth spot to bronze in the newly termed premier league of global terminal operators. The Chinese giant now stands just 0.6m teu away from overtaking Hutchison Ports

China has announced opening up the upstream exploration of its oil and natural gas resources by scrapping joint-venture restrictions, as a vital step in easing market access for foreign investors, sources reported. Effective July 30, the mo

Hong Kong-based minor bulk specialist Pacific Basin saw first half net profit fall to US$8.2m, an underlying loss of US$0.6m, from a 2018 1H figure of US$30.8m as a crowd of adverse conditions battered the trade. The company said the tradit

Hong Kongs Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), now a unit of Cosco, has cancelled a number of Asia-Europe sailings owing to low market demand. The affected services are as follows: the Asia-Adriatic Sea (AAS) that plies the Asia to west