SHANGHAI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- China has become the worlds largest ship-owning country in terms of gross tonnage, the Ministry of Transport said on Tuesday. Fleets owned by Chinese shipowners now total 249.2 million gross tonnes, the minist

Circular issued by International Group clubs The International Group (IG) Standard Form Letters of Indemnity (given in return for delivery of cargo without production of an original bill of lading and/or delivery of cargo at a port or place

IMO has welcomed the signing of the UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships which took place at a ceremony in Beijing, the Peoples Republic of China, on 5 September. The Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale

Improper operation of a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) can result in additional costs, delays and compliance issues for shipowners. Crew training is an essential element in a BWTS installation to provide technical insight, operationa

Procureship, provider of one of the worlds leading e-procurement platforms for marine buyers and suppliers, has joined up with ABS Wavesight, the ABS-affiliated maritime software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, to offer its digital procurement

Simpson Spence Young (SSY), the worlds largest independent shipbroker, has today announced the launch of a new, all-encompassing facilitation service which will ensure its customers regulatory and operational compliance ahead of the maritim

During the first eight months of 2023, US dirty tanker export demand increased 33% year-on-year while the global dirty tanker exports increased only 5%. Measured in deadweight tonne miles, US exports now account for 14% of global dirty tank

On September 12, the 7,000CEU LNG dual-fuelPCTCEMDEN, the first ship built byCSSC Guangzhou Shipyard InternationalandChina Shipbuilding Trading for the Norwegian SFL company was signed for delivery , this is also the first dual-fuelPCTC buil

London-headquartered global energy supplier for small-scale LNG and gas carrier owner Avenir LNG Limited (Avenir) has awarded the management of three LNG bunker vessels to Wilhelmsen Ship Management (Wilhelmsen). The vessels awarded are Ave

With the ring of the London Stock Exchange bell, London International Shipping Week 2023 (LISW23) is now officially open. Up to 30,000 maritime leaders from across the world are joining decision makers and industry stakeholders in London to

Unipec, a trading arm of Chinese national oil company Sinopec, has issued a tender to buy up to 25 LNG cargoes from October 2023 to December 2024, according to trade sources, in a move that signals intention by China the second largest LNG

[Photo by Jiang Xueqing/China Daily] An official from the Chinese Ministry of Transport on Tuesday highlighted various world-leading indicators for the nations shipping industry, ahead of a major forum on global cooperation in the shipping

The maritime industry must improve its forecasting to prepare for a range of possible futures, according to its leading classification society. Lloyds Register and Lloyds Register Foundation have called on shipowners and other supply chain

Paraguayan shipowner and operator Girona S.A. Rio Sur Transporte y Logisticahas contracted Dutch inland shipping construction yard Concordia Damen to build a CDS4115 Shallow Draft 5.400 HP River Pusher to expand its fleet. The family-owned

Lausanne, Switzerland 11thofSeptember2023Major maritime industry players have come together in a collaborative effort to implement Daphne Technologys groundbreaking SlipPureTMmethane abatement solution onto the Angelicoussis Groups LNG carr