Port congestion in China is slowing deliveries of everything from iron ore to electronics, forcing companies to rely on stockpiled inventories of goods, reports Bloomberg News. Its taking a week to ten days longer to deliver iron ore suppli

The government plans to increase the countrys carbon tax from S$5/t ($3.70/t) currently to S$25/t in 2024-2025 and S$45/t in 2026-2027. The tax rate will be reviewed witha long-term view of raising it to S$50-80/t by 2030, said the countrys

Maritime tech has never seen anything like the past 12 months: a whirlwind of deals that may be just the beginning. Clearly, there is an influx of capital, especially over the last year, and the pace is just continuing to increase, said Eva

Sea robberies and the boarding of vessels underway n the Singapore strait are continuing with the reporting agency for the region issuing alerts to seafarers and warning for the need to increase vigilance and maintain lookouts while transit

This marine notice aims to raise awareness of the importance of the safe operation and maintenance of hatch covers and related equipment on board vessels. AMSA has received reports of serious incidents, including fatalities, involving hatch

Leading global stakeholders in the hydrogen value chain will gather at Nor-Shipping 2022 for a conference dedicated to assessing, demystifying and enabling developments within the maritime field. Organised by Ocean Hyway Cluster, a speciali

It can be difficult to determine if shipowners or charterers are responsible for accounting and reporting the GHGs emitted by a ship. This article helps determine where the responsibility for accounting and reporting of GHG emissions from s

The freight rate of most routes was stable, but the freight rate of Thailand and Vietnam has fallen sharply Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Feb-11, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping E

China will adopt multiple measures to reinforce foreign trade supply chains to cope with raw material price hikes and supply constraints, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday. The MOC will guide enterprises to make use of the pre

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a coordinated design for a wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) in conjunction with the innovative BargeRack feeder barge system by Friede and Goldman (FG). The

Libyan Limbo In recent years, despite holding the largest oil reserves in Africa and the 9thlargest reserves in the world estimated at 48.40 billion barrels, Libya has gone from a top OPEC producer to struggling to maintain a consistent lev

On February 17, the green methanol fuel-powered VLCC ship design, jointly developed byCSSC Dalian Shipbuilding Industry and COSCOSHIPPING Energy Transportation, won the AiP certificateissued by DNV and CCS respectively. This project is anot

Introduction Industries across the world are contributing to the vast effort to combat global climate change, and Shipping is no different. To achieve a significant reduction in emissions, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has c

Ukrainian and Russian waters in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov have been added as a precautionary measure to the Listed Areas by the Joint War Committee. A copy of JWLA-028 issued on 15 February 2022 can be accessed here . A Ukraine Corr

RINA has announced the Approval in Principle (AiP) of Swedish designer FKAB Marine Designs hydrogen powered MR Tanker, the first AiP of a design using currently viable technology and fuels that achieves IMO 2050 targets. Conceived by the cl