ABS announced it has joined an elite working group comprised of global maritime leaders to study onboard carbon capture technologies. The collaborative project brings together ABS, Diana Shipping Services S.A., Equinor ASA, GasLog LNG Servi

This years concentrated inspection campaign by port state control starts on 1 September 2023 and focuses on fire safety, both from a technical and operational aspect. The 2023 joint concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) by the Tokyo and Pa

TheOOCL Turkiyevessel, one of the largest container ships in the world, left Guangzhous Nansha Port ready to embark on the brand new Far East to Europe route, local media outlets reported on July 17. This vessel measures over 389 meters lon

20 July, 2023. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands The International Maritime Organizations (IMO) recent deliberations at the MEPC80 highlighted both the opportunities and challenges confronting the shipping industry as it charts a course towards decarb

Piraeus, Greece, July 20, 2023. Capital Gas Ship Management Corp. announces the order of the two first-ever state-of-the-art 22,000-cbm liquid CO2 (LCO2) carriers at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, S.Korea to be delivered in 2025-2026. The order of

Goa, India, Thursday 20 July 2023 The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) has today adopted the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative (CEM-Hubs) at a summit in Goa, India. The first-of-its-kind platform brings together the private sector and gover

US soybean, maize, and wheat exports could fall 15% in 2023 due to droughts that affected harvests last year. However, the upcoming maize harvest may drive a recovery in US grain shipments from the fourth quarter onwards,says Filipe Gouveia

Hing Chao, executive chairman at Wah Kwong Maritime Holdings Hong Kongs Wah Kwong Maritime Holdings is employing a subsidiary to create a joint venture company with subsidiaries of ship leasing firm CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping and China Gas H

MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it will begin developing retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines as part of a research association including WTZ Rolau gGmbh and TU-Darmstadt. The three-year research project, CliNeR-ECo, i

As expected, Russia did not extend the grain export corridor as their long list of demands were not met. Ukraines seaborne grain exports will cease until a new agreement is signed. Looking at the tonne-mile demand impact for the different v

Genoa, July 19, 2023:Damen Shipyards Group is pleased to announce the first sale of its innovative Damen Air Cavity System (DACS) to Amisco. With its ambition to become the worlds most sustainable shipbuilder, Damen has developed DACS to su

On July 17, China Merchants Industry Haimen Base signed another order for 4 9,100CEU PCTCs with NorwaysHoegh Autoliners. At present, China Merchants Industry Haimen Base has undertaken 26 PCTCs. ThePCTCs signed this time was designed by Delt

[Photo: Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo] SHANGHAI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinas coastal bulk freight index went down 4.3 percent month on month in June, data from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE) showed. Last month, the composite index for coastal bul

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) congratulates Mr Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco (Republic of Panama) on his election as the tenth Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for a four-year term,

17th July 2023, Dubai, UAE: Work is well underway on the programme for the TMS Tanker Conference 2023 which takes place on 8th November at the Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai. The event, due to be attended by all the regions leading tanker owners