On the morning of January 29th, the first 1800TEU container ship built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for Japans PSM Company was successfully christened and delivered in New Yangzi Shipbuilding. Mr. Masahiro Shimizu, the manager of the site of

2M Alliance container shipping members A.P. Moller-Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company have canceled four sailings out of China around the Lunar New Year holiday in February to get back on schedule after port congestion caused widespr

The freight rate of most routes was stable, and the composite index drops slightly Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Jan-22, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 245

Some major but unsurprising decisions shook the North American energy market last Wednesday. January 20th saw the US re-join the Paris Climate Agreement, ban the development of the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) project and temporary freez

ReCAAP ISC today issued an Incident Alert (01/2021) on incidents against ships in the eastbound lane of Singapore Strait : The incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to ships while underway in the Singapore Strait Durin

CSSC Guangxi Shipbuilding successfully delivered 5000 m3 LPG ship ZHAO YUAN, which is Chinas first LPG ship complying with the new IGC regulations. The ship is a full-pressure LPG transport ship with straight bow, square stern, single engin

The mechanism supporting the generation of reports has changed since version 4. The development team is currently making the necessary adjustments so full reports are once again available. This is expected in the second quarter of 2021. The

BIMCO has joined the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Well-being and Crew Change, and was encouraged to see the first publication from the Together in Safety initiative. The initiatives signal the need for increased collaboration in the face

The time has come: SMM DIGITAL is opening from 2 to 5 February 2021. Due to the current situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the 29th edition of SMM will be held as a purely digital conference. And its free of charge this is how th

(Marine NewsWire) Engineering is the cornerstone of the success of any maritime operation. And engineering for the maritime Industry is changing! Are these situations familiar to you? Engaging a super costly local consultant for your projec

A Nor-Shipping in winter? Just one short year ago the suggestion would have been met with an air of disbelief. But now, with plans for Your Arena For Ocean Solutions to take place in January 2022, many within the industry are quickly growin

After its last order of 8 container ships from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) back in November 2018, Wan Hai Lines again contracted twelve new-build 3,013Teu ships with JMU/Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd. (NSY) today. This new series of vesse

The global container fleet grew 2.9 per cent in 2020, its slowest rate since 2016, helping carriers in a tumultuous year, said the Paris-based container shipping consultancy Alphaliner. TEU capacity reached 23.9 million TEU as of January 1,

There is now increasing pressure for shipowners to sharpen their environmental performance, driven by an IMO target to halve greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by 2050, regional regulations and market pull from charterers, banks and inv

Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin is fighting for the title of Norways Smartest Business, capping a year that has seen strong sales and revenue performances under difficult conditions. The Stavanger-headquartered, global BW