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

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