BANGKOK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- An oil tanker explosion in central Thailands Samut Songkhram province killed at least three people on Tuesday, the marine department of the Transport Ministry said. The explosion occurred at around 9:15 a.m. loc

A group of partners led by Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has secured 9 million in EU funding to support the construction of an environmentally friendly wind-powered pure car and truck carrier vessel. The partners, who are

How does the shipping industry reframe risk in what has become a complex marketplace today? And what role does London play in this? With its wide range of relevant expertise and home to key hubs for many sectors of the international maritim

UK-headquartered energy giant Shell has highlighted five trends in its energy sector outlook for 2023 observed through the prism ofenergy security, economics and transition to low-carbon sources. As we enter 2023, it is important that we co

Orient Express Silenseas will be the largest sail cruise ship (rendering by Maxime dAngeac Martin Darzacq for Orient Express, Accor) French hospitality company Accor Group is the latest hotel company to announce plans to enter the cruise bu

An engineer installs a Starlink flat-panel antenna on a NYK-managed container ship (source: NYK) In December 2022, NYK conducted a trial use of Starlink, a satellite communication service operated by Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Sp

The Stamford Eagle is shown here sailing on 100% sustainable biofuel near Sauda in Norways Sandsfjord. U.S.-based dry bulk shipowner Eagle Bulk Shipping on Wednesday revealed it recently tested biofuels as a means to reduce carbon emissions

Ryan Petersen, chief executive officer of Flexport, participates in a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. KEY POINTS Supply chain software startup Fle

Photo: Campbell Shipping The long-standing Inmarsat customer has extended its Fleet Xpress agreement for 12 vessels and adopted value-added services for remote maintenance and cyber security. Bahamas-based ship-management group Campbell Shi

An energy transition project comprised of 14 partners, WHISPER, has been granted 9,2 million in funding from Horizon Europe, which will include retrofitting ships to achieve emission reductions. The goal of the project is to develop a solut

The Maryland Board of Pilots has approved a rule to ban the use of personal cell phones by ship pilots in Maryland waters following theEver Forwards grounding in Chesapeake Bay last March. TheEver Forwardgrounded on March 13, 2022 outside t

Members with dry cargo ships trading to Turkish ports are recommended to refer to the attached circular from the clubs local correspondents (Vitsan) regarding a ban on the import of Distillers Dried Grain Solubles (DDGS) containing MON810 c

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 79) of the International Maritime organization (IMO) has made progress towards revising the Initial IMO GHG Strategy, working towards adopting a strengthened revised Strategy in mid-2023 at

Vikings cruise ship missed four ports due to biofouling (Viking file photo) For the second time in two weeks, a cruise ship has been refused port calls due to biofouling. Passengers aboard Vikings luxury cruise shipViking Orion, which inclu

BEIJING, Dec 26 (Reuters) - China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from Jan. 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely