Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) Shanghai has completed the manufacture and commissioning of a Quantum MkIII work-class remotely operated vehicle (WROV) at their Lingang facility. This is the first WROV to be built at their facility since its op

TS LINES has joined with the Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp, Gold Star Line and CNC of APL to offer China Malaysia service (TS Lines calls it CM3) starting February 23 from Qingdao with each carrier deploying a 4,250-TEU vessel. The ports

Yesterday , Lloyds Register (LR) and University Maritime Advisory Services (UMAS) has released Zero-Emission Vessels Transition Pathways, a study that aims to show what is needed to enable the transition, both at the ship and supply infrast

1.The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International)Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line on a quarterly basis.This announcement sets out the unaudited operational

One of Chinas biggest oil companies has rejuvenated the lifeblood of the North Sea after unveiling its biggest gas discovery in more than a decade. China National Offshore Oil Corporation, or CNOOC, together with French oil major Total and

Taiwanese ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation announced a new Intra-Asia service KVM(KoreaVietnamMalaysia Service) jointly operated by YM and APL Co. Pte Ltd through its CNC brand with effect on February 21st, 2019

Tanker: Tanker values remain stable. Bulker: Slight firming in older Handy bulker tonnage. Handy Ocean Neptune (37,200 DWT, May 2012, Hyundai Mipo) sold to Greeks for USD 13.8 mil, VV value USD 13.09 mil. Handy (Open Hatch) AEC Belief (33,5

China Shipbuilding Industry Corp, or CSIC, the primary contractor for Chinas naval force, has completed the basic design and related research for a dual-fuel container ship that can carry 20,000 twenty-foot-equivalent-unit containers, said

1.Shipyards under the control of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) have won orders for up to 36 newbuildings worth more than CNY 10bn ($1.48bn) in a huge haul facilitated by the shipbuilding giants leasing arm. 2.On the morning of 25th J

4.Britannia gains Hong Kong underwriting licence Hong Kongs Insurance Authority has granted a licence to underwrite business in the territory to the Britannia P I Club. Gaining the licence us the latest in a string of positive growth develo

Ports that announce bans on open-loop scrubbers are peddling fake news and should act on scientific grounds and ignore sensationalist statements, says the Clean Shipping Alliance 2020. Earlier this week, the UAE Port of Fujairah joined Sing

Shipping companies commonly boast of the privilege of family carriage they give to seafarers. While some of them provide this opportunity only to the top 4 ranks (Captain/Master, Chief Engineer, Chief Officer and Second Engineer), there are

The technology group Wrtsil has recently been awarded a number of contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators. The systems will enable the vessels to be compliant with the Ballast

1.Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co.,Ltd.began to produce low-sulfur heavy marine fuel oil from January 18,becoming the first domestic refining and chemical enterprise to produce the oil.On January 23,the first batch of 6,000 tons of fuel o

Efficient, always-on fuel cells could be the centre of an innovative hybrid power arrangement that would be ideal for cruise ships, according to a new study. The project, by researchers at the cole Polytechnique Fdrale de Lausanne, has prop