The first seashipping route connecting East South America and Europe operated by a Chinese company was officially launched on Friday, with the first vessel taking the route setting sail at a port in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The vessel, opera

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) will flag the first-ever state-of-the-art 22,000 cubic meters (cbm) liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers whose order was recently announced by Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. The carriers will b

[Photo: Xinhua] Chinese shipyards have accumulated their largest number of LNG newbuild orders till date, positioning them in coming years as an alternative to South Korean yards who currently dominate the LNG ship construction space. While

Traffic Jam The Panama Canal has received much attention recently as low water levels have led to both an increase in transit waiting days as well as the number of vessels waiting to cross. The implications of these difficulties are clear;

On September 15, CSSC Dalian ShipbuildingIndustry, China Shipbuilding Trading and China Merchants Energy Shipping signed an order for a new 306,000dwt methanol dual-fuel powered smart VLCC. [Photo: DSIC] China Merchants Energy Shipping init

Hamburg, 13 September 2023:China to U.S. trade route has been seeing a recent surge in Container Leasing Charge per Route as observed in its September Container Market Forecaster published by Container xChange , an online container logistic

The cargo throughput of Chinas ports has ranked first globally for many consecutive years as the country has launchedshipping routes with over 100 countries and regions, according to an official from the countrys Ministry of Transport (MOT)

Copenhagen, Denmark The worlds first methanol-enabled container vessel will carry the name Laura Mrsk, the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen revealed at a ceremony in Copenhagen on Thursday. The name was revealed in the Port of C

Further to our previous news alert of 28 June 2021 (available here ) Members and Assureds whose vessels call at ports in Brazil are reminded that as of 1 May 2023 the Brazilian immigration authorities will only accept the Seafarer Identity

With LPG earnings currently at all-time highs, we take a brief look at what is behind this bull run and the impact that this may be having on vessel values. VLGC one year time charter rates are at around 2,600,000 USD/Month, the highest lev

Cyan Renewables today, together with its consortium of six other partners, announced the launch of a green energy consortium to jointly design and develop electric harbour craft operations in Singapore. Led by Cyan Renewables, the consortiu

On September 13, the second 5900 TEU container ship built by Qingdao Shipyard for Belgian company CMB was successfully christened at Qingdao Shipyard. The new ship is named KHAO SOK. [Photo:Qingdao Shipyard] The 5900 TEU container ship has

Technology group Wrtsil will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for two new hybrid RoRo vessels. The ships are being built at the China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) Co., Ltd for the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo. The

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] COSCO SHIPPING Crystal Logistics UK, a subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING UK, inaugurated a new warehouse at London Gateway Freeport on Tuesday. The milestone signified a major leap forward in COSCO SHIPPINGs

13th September, 2023: RightShip, the leading provider of maritime data and transparency, announces the launch of its enhanced GHG 2.0 Rating the latest version of its industry leading maritime decarbonisation product. The new version featur