The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index was little changed on Tuesday as higher rates for panamax vessels countered a dip in the capesize segment. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, inch

At the grand final held today, three promising start-ups were named winners to the Smart Port Challenge (SPC) 2020. These winners were announced by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Transport and Foreign Affairs. Todays grand f

With almost the entire global fleet still running on fossil fuels tough calls need to be made. But in LQMs recent webinar, Analysing Future Fuels: The Road to Decarbonisation, just 20 per cent of guests indicated there are currently enough

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded a total of S$1.625 million to 11 joint industry projects in the areas of maritime digitalisation and additive manufacturing for ship and marine parts. This was announced by Mr C

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is pleased to introduce an express service for cherry and fresh fruit cargo from Chile to Asia, effective 18 November 2020. To reinforce the express service offering, MSC will also deploy two more vessels

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has been selected as the flag state to oversee construction of two rail-enabled RoPax ferries that will connect New Zealands North and South Islands. State-owned transport operator KiwiRail has commissioned the

Two Newcastle bulk carriers, Solar Pride and Solar Quantum, built by CSSCs Shanghai Wgaaoqiao Shipbuilding for South Koreas Polaris Shipping, were delivered on Tuesday morning. The 210,000 dwt Newcastle bulk carrier is a ship independently

Chinas domestic refineries processed 14.15 million b/d of crude oil in October, rising 0.9% on the month, to end the downtrend and hit a fresh record high, the National Bureau of Statistics data released Nov. 16 showed. The countrys previou

Alongside the unique Type Approval for the Digi Boiler automated dosing system, Wilhelmsen have also been certified as the first and onlyapproved service supplier for DNV GLs BMON+ class notation. Rune Nygaard, Business Manager Ventures in

While shipowners have been focused on the 2020 sulphur regulation which entered into force on 1 January 2020 due to safety concerns, IMO members states have had their eyes on the procedures that control whether ships are carrying low-sulphu

The AMSA has issued Marine Notice (MN) 10/2020 advising shipowners, operators and seafarers of their updated temporary arrangement taking into account of the MLC,2006 requirements, with regard to port state inspections on valid seafarers em

At the MSC201 meeting, one of the requirements adopted relates to the mooring operation to ensure occupational safety and safe mooring of ships, as well as to reduce the number and severity of accidents caused by mooring activities. The out

On November 13, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) officially delivered the 10th FPSO MV30 for Japan MODEC (Singapore). The MV30 project is a refit of the 300,000 dwt VLCC Flan. It is 332 meters long, 58.04 meters wide, has a draft of 3

China has never restricted the departure of an Indian ship carrying Australian coal that has been stuck at Jingtang port since June. The shippers unwillingness to adjust the ships operating arrangements for commercial reasons is the real ca

On November 12, Vale and Ningbo Zhoushan Port signed a cooperation statement in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province to establish a joint venture company to construct and operate the West Third District Project at Shulang Lake terminal in Zhoushan C