The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to formalise their long-standing working relationship. Francisco

Simpson Spence Young (SSY) has today announced the opening of a new office in Athens, Greece. As part of SSYs continued growth and expansion plans, the new office, which is based in Glyfada, is being managed by SSY Dry Cargo broker Nicholas

As the result of a partnership between the fintech-enabled fund manager TradeFlow Capital Management (TradeFlow), part of the Supply@Me Group, and the Baltic Exchange, a leading provider of global freight market information and other mariti

On the day that Nor-Shipping was due to swing open its doors in Oslo and Lillestrm, key industry figures are rallying to show support for the decision to delay Your Arena for Ocean Solutions until April. The Nor-Shipping management team, in

On January 7, the 115,000DWT crude/producttankerMAERSKSTELLAbuilt by DSIC, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, for Maersk Tankers was successfully delivered. MAERSKSTELLA is the 8th ship in the 10-series project for Maersk

The year 2021 has been a significant year for Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) with the launch of decarbonisation and digitalisation related services, organisational changes and capability building initiatives to gear up for future growth.

Pile-driving bargeYihang JinzhuangPhoto: Zhao Hanqing/Global Times The domestically designed and built, worlds largest 140-meter-class pile-driving bargeYihang Jinzhuang, equipped with the Beidou Satellite Navigation System, was delivered i

Container freight rates including premium service fees continued to escalate this week on trans-Pacific trade lanes from North Asia to North America on the back of widespread restocking by retailers ahead of Lunar New Year beginning Feb. 1,

Sticking to the Plan The first key item on the agenda for oil markets was the January 4thOPEC+ meeting in which the alliance decided to maintain its planned production increase of 400,000 bpd of crude oil for February. This comes at an impo

If you have a ship that doesnt carry much ballast water, small footprint is essential to fit the engine room. DESMI Ocean Guard now presents a line of new and smaller ballast water management systems (BWMS) that completes a full range of BW

On January 6, Hudong Zhonghua ShipbuildingandCSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited renewed the signing ofa174,000m3 LNG ship, startinga new chapterin the cooperationandwin-win situation between the two parties on the LNG ship project. I

ABS has further developed its industry-leading approach to aging offshore assets with publication of the Guide for Life Extension of Floating Production Installations. The guidance supports operators looking to extend the operational life o

Container ships are berthed along with the port at Singapores Pasir Panjang Container Terminal on Aug 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] As worlds largest free trade deal now in force, analysts confident on gains. The Regional Comprehensive Economic

Navigation on parts of the Yangtze River by international-trading vessels has come to an abrupt halt following the Covid-19 quarantining of local pilots. Last week, maritime media reported that two pilots working on the Yangtze River had te

In the winter of 2020-2021, five vessels lost nearly 3,000 containers into the stormy Pacific. In just two months, those post-Panamax vessels accounted for more than twice number of lost containers in the previous year. Across widespread me