The first vaccination data from the Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator shows that only 15.3% of seafarers are vaccinated. Figures from ten top ship managers confirm that the crew change crisis continues to increase. Covid-19 vaccinat

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is the latest decarbonization technology to be evaluated by ABS as part of its industry-leading series of sustainability guidance. TheABS Whitepaper: Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage ex

Russias daily piped natural gas deliveries to China are set to rise by more than 50% by the end of 2021, Chinas official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. The current daily rate of 28 million cubic metres will rise to 43 million cub

~ Brings the global container logistics industry on one neutral platform to network do business ~ Container xChange, worlds largest neutral platform for leasing and buying shipping containers has announced the third edition of its annual ne

BIMCO and CIRM (Comit International Radio-Maritime) have taken the concept of the onboard software log to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to automate and modernise it. As a result, the ISO has published a new standa

Background to asbestos Asbestos is a useful material due to its soft and flexible fibres which are resistant to heat, electricity, and corrosion. However, asbestos is also well-known to be hazardous to human beings if they are exposed to it

On August 9, 2021, the long-term cooperation and the signing ceremony of the order agreement for 30 sets of main engines were held between China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Diesel Engine and Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry.

On August 10, 2021, the Management Committee of Lingang New Area and Shanghai International Port Group jointly held the signing and unveiling ceremony of Shanghai Port Northeast Asia empty container dispatch center. SIPG will further deepen

Policy backing, demand from major economies expected to support trade Chinas robust export performance will not lose steam in the second half of the year, supported by recovering global demand and the nations pursuit of high-quality develop

The overall transportation demand was stable, and the freight rates of some routes fell Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Aug-6, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes

A direct maritime shipping route has been launched linking Chinas Jinzhou port with Vostochny in Russia. On Monday, a ship loaded with containers departed from the port of Jinzhou in Northeast Chinas Liaoning province. It is scheduled to ar

47 individuals and 7 companies in the maritime sector were found to have breached safe management regulations involving pleasure craft, harbourcraft and ocean-going vessels, over the eight-month period from November 2020 to June 2021. 52 of

Chinas talk about steel production cuts is spooking the ferrous complex as iron ore prices have lost 25% over the past few weeks. The plan is for 2021 steel production to not exceed 2020 levels.This implies 2H21 output will be 11% lower tha

On August 6, Evergreen Marine announced its results for the first half of 2021. During the reporting period, the operating income was NT $189.92 billion, or about US $6.83 billion, compared with NT $87.35 billion, or about US $2.97 billion,

COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Guangdong) completed the maintenance project of GLOBAL SCORPIO and started sailing smoothly. GLOBAL SCORPIO is a VLGC belongs to a Hong Kong shipowner company. It is the sixth VLGC that CHI (Guangdong) has com