The 17th Singapore Maritime Week (SMW) 2023 returns as one of the largest editions ever, with close to 50 events taking place from 24 to 28 April 2023. Members of the public can also get a glimpse of the maritime sector through learning jou

[Photo: Reuters] Chinas exports of low-sulphur marine fuels rose 38% in March from the previous year, General Administration of Customs data showed on Friday. The exports, measured mostly by sales from bonded storage for vessels plying inte

On April 21,the IPO ceremony ofPeric Special Gases Co.,Ltd., a subsidiary ofCSSC, was held atShanghai Stock Exchange. This is the 12th listed company underCSSC, and the first listed company to publicly issue A-shares on the Science and Tech

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Xiamen Port in Fujian province opened its first direct cross-border e-commerce maritime transport route to Taipei Port on Wednesday to meet the growing demand for exports to Taiwan. Freight ships sail t

Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between leading tanker company Stena Bulk and the leading methanol producer Proman, has today announced the successful completion of the first ever barge-to-ship methanol bunkering on the US Gulf Coast.

Economy: There has been a renewed focus market that seems eye more on supply chain security after the US- China trade war, the global pandemic, and the Ukraine/Russia war, amongst other financial uncertainty. Pakistan has placed its first o

EMSA RPAS operational flights started in mid-April delivering enhanced maritime surveillance capabilities over the North Sea region in support of coast guard functions. Given the positive outcome of last years RPAS campaign in the region, E

Aalborg (Denmark), 21stApril 2023- In response to the IMOs implementation of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), RINA has launched a Vessel Reporting System (VRS) aimed at boosting decarbonisation efforts through simple reporting. Vessel

Shipping a different kind of carbon Recently we wrote about the potential of onboard carbon capture and storage systems (CCS) as a means to decarbonise shipping. Whilst CCS technology could allow shipping to carry on burning cheaper fuels,

OnApril 19, 2023, CSSCMarine Power and Jiangsu Hantong ShipHeavy Industrysigned a contractfor a total of 42 new main engines for batch shipbuilding of 63500DWT/82000DWT bulkcarriers and 114000DWTtankers. [Photo:CSSC Marine Power] This order

Nor-Shipping has revealed the final shortlist for this years Next Generation Ship Award, with the winner to be announced on Monday 5 June at Oslo City Hall. The prestigious accolade, now in its tenth year, pits newbuilds, retrofits and conv

[Photo: CMA CGM] The CMA CGM Group announced today that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the transportation and logistics activities held through Bollor Logistics. The negotiations are in line with the CMA CGM Groups lo

Yangtze Harmony crew (source ITF) The Filipino crew of a livestock carrier abandoned in Singapore have finally returned home, following the intervention of the International Transport Workers Federation. The crew suffered six months detenti

Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry, President, WMU and Paolo Salza, Chief Risk, ESG Compliance Officer, RINA Genoa, 20 April 2023- In recognition of mutual interests in maritime education and research, RINA, the inspection, certification and consultin

Copenhagen and Singapore, April 20, 2023 - Shipping companiesencouraged by regulation, customer demand, investor pressure, and internal goalsare searching for ways to find greener fuel alternatives and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 205