Some industries are essential and commonplace yet despite existing in plain sight there is little or no perception of them among the wider world. The Lifting Sector is a good example. Fortunately its key stakeholders have resolved to change

In this digital age, maritime communications are set to move away from the one size fits all approach to become fully customisable, predicts connectivity specialist IEC Telecom. As it launches its new comprehensive suite of applications for

Countries around the world could boost their prospects of economic recovery from Covid-19 by reducing restrictive maritime trade policies, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has found. An ICS report, entitled Protectionism in Marit

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Womens International Shipping Trading Association (WISTA) are asking companies to help them obtain baseline data on the number of women in maritime and oceans fields and the positions they o

Mystery Shopper undercover survey of the worlds 50 largest freight forwarders finds acceptance of Shipper Owned Containers (SOC) is improving, but remains a rarity despite container shortages Just 10% of forwarders surveyed could source an

Shipbuilding industry is one of the key industries in China and one of the key industries in Liaoning Province. In recent years, the bank has issued a total of about 3 billion yuan of loans to shipbuilding enterprises, mainly to support the

Construction contracts for 18 4600TEU container ships worth 4.5 billion yuan have been signed by ZhongGu Logistics. After the first order of 10 from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding earlier this month, ZhongGu Logistics has finally placed an order

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) has successfully classedthree 8000DWT 122 m general cargo vessels for JSW Shipping Logistics Pvt. Ltd., a JSW Group Company. JSWGroup is a multi-billion-dollarconglomerate based in India and is involved

The incident on the CSSC Cape Town appeared to be in the area of the vessels forecastle, where the vessels anchor mechanism is housed. The injured crew were transferred to the Seville burns unit after sustaining 40% and 25% burns. Gibraltar

The largest U.S.-listed dry bulk shipping companies are buying up ships in the secondhand market in anticipation of higher rates ahead. During conference calls on Thursday, executives of both Golden Ocean (NASDAQ: GOGL) and Star Bulk (NYSE:

The China Tianjin Bulk Freight Index (TBI), an indicator of northern Chinas international bulk freight rates, stood at 1,003.03 points on Thursday, up 25.92 percent compared with the previous working day. The statistical samples of TBI cove

The composite index increased 1.1% this week, however, 213.9% up when compared with same period of 2020. The average composite index of the WCI, assessed by Drewry for year-to-date, is $5,246 per 40ft container, which is $3,586 higher than

Some voyages were suspended during the festival, and the composite index trended steady Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Feb-12, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quote

The BIMCO Maritime Information department informs members on a weekly basis, updates about the COVID-19 in relation to implementation measures imposed by governments for sea transport including for crew change as well as from the United Nat

Oil prices are back above $60/bbl, their highest level since January 2020, before the Wuhan lockdown. In normal times rising prices typically suggest robust oil demand and growing trade requirements, but of course these are not ordinary tim