On February 28th, 2022, China MSA published The Announcement of China Maritime Safety Administration on issuing the Ships Routeing System of Qiongzhou Strait and Ship Reporting System of Qiongzhou Strait (hereinafter referred to as the Anno

In 2021, the total amount of steel used in shipbuilding in China will be about 9.8 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 3.2%. It is expected that in the next five years, the demand for shipbuilding steel in China will maintain a steady g

ABB Turbocharging has launched Tekomar XPERT marine, a comprehensive digital solution that offers shipowners simplified management of propulsion efficiency and emissions reporting. By enabling potential combined emission savings of up to 20

In line with the national move, existing Vaccinated Travel Lane arrangements via sea (VTL (Sea)) will be replaced by the Vaccinated Travel Framework with effect from 1 April 2022. Vaccinated Travel Framework for Sea Under the Vaccinated Tra

The Baltic Exchanges dry bulk sea freight index edged up on Wednesday as gains in the panamax and supramax segments offset a dip in capesize rates. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize ship

Marlink, the smart network company, has received the Innovation Endorsement certificate from Japanese class society ClassNK for its CyberGuard Threat Detection service. The ClassNK Products Solutions Innovation Endorsement is designed to ce

Today, the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and Electrolux, a leading global appliance company, announced the conclusion of an agreement to ship 40,000 TEUs of household appliances through CMA CGMs CLEANER ENERGY LNG

Pacific International Lines (PIL) introduced a new weekly direct service connecting key ports in China, Vietnam, Singapore and Indias East Coast. The new service, known as China Vietnam India Service (CVI), will commence on 22 April 2022 fr

The third and final tanker in an order of bunker vessels built to ABS Class to provide bunkering services to the fishing industry has been delivered to Hai Soon Diesel Trading (HSDT). The three 6,060 dwt oil tankers were constructed at Zhej

Progress on developing draft lifecycle GHG and carbon intensity guidelines for marine fuels and assessment of impacts of GHG measures has been made by an IMO working group. The session, held remotely, was attended by more than 430 participa

The worlds largest containership by TEU-carrying capacity has floated out with Nippon Paint Marine antifouling and anti-corrosion systems protecting the vessels 400m long hull. When delivered, the 24,000TEU class Ever Alot will be the first

The American people are looking for solutions to supply chain congestion resulting from the impacts of COVID-19. Unfortunately, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, S.3580, which was marked up today by the Senate Commerce Committee, addre

On March 18,COSCO SHIPPING InvestmentDalian, a subsidiary of COSCO SHIPPING Group, and Shanghai Linker Groupjointly acquired the equity of Hainan ZhaogangMarine, and the three parties signed an equity transfer agreement. This signing offici

Chinas index of export container transport edged down in the past week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. The average China Containerized Freight Index (CCFI) went down 1.9 percent to 3,301.1, said the exchange. The

More than 90% of the goods traded internationally are shipped by sea, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, with maritime trade volumes set to triple by 2050. About 60% of those goods everything from appli