July 25 --The first North Bund Forum debutedlast November.Guided by Chinese President Xi Jinpings congratulatory letter to the 2021 forum, a video program called North Bund Forum High-end Interview willbe launchedto improve the quality of t

Chinas index of export container transport went up in June, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) rose 3.5 percent month on month to 3,228.37 in the period, said the exchange. The

Ballasting operations in different parts of the world can be challenging due to wide variations in water quality. And this could make it difficult to achieve compliance with the IMOs so-called D2 standard for ballast water discharges - even

Posidonia Exhibitions S.A. , the organisers of the most prestigious shipping exhibition, released their Event Sustainability Report for this years, 27th Posidonia, which was not only the biggest but also the most sustainable, environmentall

Following the successful signing of 10 CROWN63 PLUS ships with three leasing companies in June, on July 22, SUMECMarine and NewDayang Shipbuilding, as joint sellers, signed the construction contract of two CROWN63 PLUSships withU-MingMarine

Collaboration aims to promote decarbonisation within the Japanese shipbuilding market and encourage adoption of Silverstreams air lubrication technology. Clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understa

The Hong Kong Shipowners Associations Technical Director Martin Crosswell, offers valuable insight into the IMOs latest MEPC meeting. The outcome of 78thsession of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)s Marine Environment Protection

Clean The Middle East Gulf CPP market has seen a mix of movements this week on the different sizes. On the LR2s TC1 continued its upward trend rising 22.59 points to WS226.88 with reports of WS230 on subjects for this run on Friday morning.

Peak Demand in Sight? The current spike in global oil prices and a tight supply situation has put the issue of peak oil demand back into focus. Those who thought the Covid-19 demand destruction of 2020 would permanently dent world oil deman

Voyager Worldwide, the maritime navigation specialist, today introduced Voyager eBook, a new eReader that provides access to Nautical Publications, Flag Circulars, Regulations and Notices via a web browser on any fixed or mobile Operating S

Long-term rates through the roof for trades into New Zealand and Australia, with some contracts up over 400% since 2019 The latest data from Xeneta shows a huge jump in the cost of long-term ocean freight rates into Australasia, with all ma

On July 21, the Maritime Strategies International (MSI) and Xinde Marine News jointly organized MSI Shipping Outlook China 2022 Online Seminar. For nearly 40 years MSI has provided independent, model based, market forecasts and advisory ser

On July 21, Nanjing Tanker Corporation released its 2022 semi-annual performance report. In the first half of the year, the company achieved operating income of 2.55 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 35.09%. Net profit was 433 millio

The Singapore fuel contamination incident that hit around 200 vessels in April 2022 could have been avoided if there was an early warning system to detect issues with the source and quality of the fuel. When discovered early enough, any pro

The worlds largest ro-ro passenger vessel has completed its trial voyage in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, earlier this week. And the trial proved that the luxury vessel is qualified for maritime navigation, according to a statem