After almost three years of waiting, its finally time for Nor-Shipping again, as key industry decision makers ready themselves to descend upon Oslo and Lillestrm next week. Your Arena for Ocean Solutions, taking place 4-7 April, will be the

Oslo, Norway Long-term contracted ocean freight rates climbed by 7% in March, pushing shipping prices up 96.7% year-on-year. The rise, revealed in the latest Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI) Public Indices for the contract market, further boosts

Leading classification society, the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) was awarded the prestigious National Best Employer Brands 2021 Award by the World HRD Congress in a glittering ceremony held at Taj Lands End, Mumbai on 23 March 2022. Th

On March 30, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) issued the latestcircular on Crew Changefor Cargo Ships in the Port of Singapore and Application for Vaccination, showing that it is nowpossible for Chinese seafarers to change

Tight shipping capacity and high freight rates will continue to dog the global market this year as there is still no end in sight to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the worlds supply chains, said the top executive of China Internatio

We refer to Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) Alert No. 05/2022 dated 11 March 2022 reporting that high levels of chlorinated hydrocarbons have been noted in fuel samples of HSFO deliveries from Singapore. While the deliveries were made by d

A platform for industry experts and thought leaders to discuss challenges and solutions; to gain insights on topics as innovation, sustainability, services and talent Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2022 returns for the 16thtime this year, fr

Global Maritime Consultants Group (GMCG), one of the worlds leading maritime consultancies, has been appointed as regional national partner for the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry (BMSR). Following a realignment at the registry, GMCG will b

OnMarch 28, CIMCGroup released its 2021 annual performance report. According to the report, CIMCs annual revenue in 2021is about 163.7 billion yuan, exceeding 100 billion yuan for the first time, a year-on-year increase of 74%. Its operatin

Jan Ole Huseby, EVP Global Head of Ocean Industries, DNB, assesses how the financial sector can help shipping and ocean businesses meet sustainable objectives, while offering expert analysis of todays, and tomorrows, key challenges and oppo

Vestdavit aims to make a big splash at Nor-Shipping by showcasing an actual full-size PLR-5000 davit on its corporate stand at the upcoming maritime exhibition in Norway. Normally mounted on the decks of naval or coastguard vessels for laun

OnMarch 28, ZhongGu Logistics released its 2021 annual report and dividend plan, as well as its first social, environmental and governance report. In 2021, the operating income of ZhongGu Logisticsreached 12.3 billion yuan, a year-on-year i

Photo: Aegean Shipping A newbuild aframax tanker Green Adventure was launched for Aegean Shipping at the Cosco Yangzhou shipyard in Chinas Jiangdu District on Monday. The 112,500 DWT crude oil tanker is scheduled to be delivered later this

The worlds largest electric cruise ship, the Yangtze River Three Gorges 1, developed in China, made its maiden voyage in Yichang, Hubei province, on Tuesday. The ship, which is 100 meters long and 16.3 meters wide, can accommodate 1,300 pas

Vessels navigating in the Black Sea should note that there have been three recent reports of sea mines drifting in the area. On 26 March, an unidentified floating object similar to a mine or a bomb was sighted by a Turkish fishing vessel re