Qu Dongsheng, an engineer at the Tianjin Port Pacific International Container Terminal, is excited about changes that have taken place at the terminal over the past decade. In the past, workers needed to remain 46 meters above the ground to

A comprehensive scientific research and student training ship commissioned by Guangzhou, Guangdong province-based Sun Yat-sen University was lowered into the water for the first time at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai on Friday. Measuring 114

The 14th edition of the Singapore Maritime Lecture returned in part one of the three-part Maritime Perspectives webinar series*. Over 420 industry leaders and participants from 22 countries tuned in to the webinar. In a keynote address titl

Following the announcement on July 6 2020 and receipt of required competition approvals, A.P. Moller - Maersk has now completed the acquisition of the European customs services specialist to further enhance its logistics and services offeri

The Nautical Institute (NI) is proud to announce the formal launch of The Nautical Institute Foundation, a new charitable initiative that will allow the NI to extend the scope and reach of its current activities. The Nautical Institute Foun

In the mid of August, Chengxi Shipyard delivered its first in-house designed 40,000DWT self-unloading carrier which accomplished the sea trail with excellent performance on July 16, 2020 and was highly praised by owners, setting a benchmark

Bergen, Norway, 1 September 2020 StormGeo, the leader in weather intelligence, ship routing and fleet performance management solutions, announced today an expanded partnership with Taiwan shipping giant U-Ming Marine. The new partnership co

While total agricultural export volumes are now solidly up in the first half of the year, they are not mind-blowingly high, and export volumes in the first quarter of 2020 certainly offered little help. A significant rise in demand for ship

Two global leaders in maritime procurement and project management have joined forces to offer port and terminal operators a turnkey solution that cuts procurement costs and overheads while also increasing staff productivity. Lifecycle contr

On 31 August 2020, Fuel Gas Supply System (FGSS) of CSSC SMDERI was approved AIP by DNV GL. The FGSS subsystems can significantly reduce shipyard installation costs and owner maintenance costs. At the same time, the control system adopts ne

A.P. Moller - Maersk introduces strategic changes that will further improve customer experience and end-to-end service delivery. As part of this, the Safmarine brand will be integrated into Maersk to enhance customers access to the global i

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding completed and delivered the worlds first self-sailing vessel and the second Fast4Ward Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) on August 31 for SBM OFFSHORE. The general FPSO is a new design concept shi

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), commends Kanagawa Dockyard Co. Ltd, Kobe, Japan on the successful delivery of tug, DOLPHIN NO. 29 on 19 August 2020. This is the fourth, in a series of 13 tugs, built for Adani Group. The tug will be e

Chinas major oil and gas companies are expected to face fewer headwinds in the second half of this year despite their profit drops during the first six months, as the novel coronavirus epidemic lockdowns and sagging global oil prices dented

Freight for the benchmark VLCC 270,000 mt Persian Gulf-China route tumbled to w29.5 on Aug. 28, marking the first time the route fell below the psychological level of w30 in the past five years. This was the third time the route fell below