Global coatings pioneer Nippon Paint Marine has added a new anti-corrosive universal primer to its E-Marine range of paints. E-Marine 2000 is the Japan-headquartered companys first general-purpose epoxy primer manufactured in China for the

From July 2022 Vitol Bunkers has extended its bunkering services to Jebel Ali (the largest container port in the Middle East) and to Port Rashid Cruise Terminal, Dubai. This represents another step by Vitol to address the supply requirement

At 3 PM on July 27, the State Council Information Office P.R.C held a press conference. At the meeting, Zhang Jianhua, director of the National Energy Administration, introduced that on the domestic front, the overall security and stability

July 28, 2022 Oslo, Norway Despite another slew of rises in long-term contracted ocean freight rates across key global trade corridors, month-on-month growth is slowing - and spot rates continue to weaken suggesting prices may have peaked.

X9575, a freight train, having departed from Chongqing in Southwest China, arrived at the Qinzhou Port East Station in South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday. Loaded with goods such as auto parts, chemicals and Chinese pick

On 22 July, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement with Turkey and the United Nations to allow grain exports from three ports in western Ukraine: Yuzhne, Chornomorsk, and Odesa. Combined, the three ports accounted for 65% of the countrys to

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index fell for the third straight session on Wednesday, hitting a two-week low as rates across vessel segments declined. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax ship

Recently MARITEC has investigated 5 VLSFO samples that were bunkered in the US-Gulf region between June to July 2022 . Operational Feedback was received from 2 vessels that had used these fuels indicating issues such as excessive wear of fu

Since the last alert ( BF202207-01 ) dated on 05-July-2022 on Chemical Contaminants in Fuels from ARARegion(Amsterdam,RotterdamAntwerp), CTI Maritec has kept a close watch on the fuel quality in the region. More recently, several VLSFOs del

Published today, the new P4G-Getting to Zero Coalition report Shippings energy transition: strategic opportunities in Mexico explores the potential for Mexico to accelerate and to benefit from international maritime decarbonization. The rep

Hamburg, 27 July 2022: Surplus containers are piling up at warehouses as demand wears out, resulting in rising demurrage and detention charges, contributing substantially to the operational costs for shippers. These were a few inferences th

With new IMO regulations on Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) taking effect in 2023, BSMs extended Fleet Performance Centre is supporting ship owners efforts in reducing their vessels carbon i

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index fell to a nearly two-week low on Tuesday as rates across its vessel segments declined. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, shed 53 points

On July 25, China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) released the first independent ESG report -- Environment, Social and Corporate Governance Report 2021, and published the carbon emission reduction target for the first time, and set the car

A new video has been released by Methanol Institute (MI) and Fastwater, highlighting the benefits of methanol as a marine fuel for small craft operating in ports and inshore waters. The film highlights the launch in late 2021 of the first p