Bawat and partners Awarded a USD 600,000 Grant to introduce Land-based Ballast Reception and Treatment Facilities in The Great Lakes Region In December 2021, the University of Wisconsin-Superiors Lake Superior Research Instituteawarded Bawa

Wanhua ChemicalGroup, a Chinese chemical giant with a huge profit of more than 24 billion yuan, will officiallyenter the shipping industry, and will spend more than 3 billion yuan to order4 VLECs in Jiangnan Shipyard. Wanhua Chemical has or

It feels like weve finally broken free of the pandemic chains, says Nor-Shipping Director Sidsel Norvik, following the news that Norway ended its national coronavirus restrictions this weekend. With no further regulations relating to social

In an effort to improve the safety of pilots and seafarers, The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Maritime Pilots Association (IMPA), in collaboration with a number of industry organisations including BIMCO, have

A large number of voyages were suspended during the Spring Festival, and the freight rate of the route fluctuated steadily Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Feb-4, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Nin

World should support COVID-Zero policy for constant flow of goods, Bloomberg says. The global supply chain strain and inflation could be much worse if China, also known as the worlds factory, had not taken a sweeping approach to COVID-19, a

South Korea stayed behind China in global vessel order book in the new year despite strong gain versus December. According to Clarkson Research Services, Britains shipbuilding industry tracker, on Tuesday, Korean shipbuilders accounted for

Value Maritime has modified an exhaust filtering system to collect carbon dioxide from emissions onboard ships. Shipping companies are trying to reduce emissions, but the long life cycles of ocean vessels along with technological and supply

Mexican Revamp When Lopez Obrador was elected as the Mexican president, a key policy pledge of his election campaign was to rescue the countrys energy industry. At the time, Mexicos domestic production was declining rapidly, down to 2.07 mb

Harbor Lab, an innovative e-disbursements platform for Shipowners, Ship Management companies and Charterers, and Veson Nautical, the global market leader for commercial maritime software, have announced a secure, turnkey integration between

The pace of global energy reform is accelerating. Under the dual carbon goal, carbon emission reduction in shipping has become an inescapable issue for the industry, and a number of industry participants have begun to actively try for green

Global environmental insights driving more sustainable operations and proactive compliance management are now live on ABS My Digital Fleet, after EMH Systems joined the Alliance Program. Backed by a comprehensive global database of the most

Erasmus Groupannounced the successful takeover of the first-ever LPG Gas Carrier =Astrid= (2010built by Kanrei Zosen, 5000CBM fully-pressurized type) into the companys fast-expanding fleet on 10th February 2022! The ship will serve her Swit

The China Development Bank (CDB), one of the countrys policy banks, provided 875.9 billion yuan ($137.72 billion) of loans in 2021 to support the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. Of the total, 449.3 billion yuan was allocated

An innovative project team that introduced a new shortsea ship design making use of battery and fuel cell technology has been named as the winner of the 8th Intelligence Hunt project competition, by SeaFocus. The Intelligence Hunt is a proj