The IMO 2020 sulfur regulations that take effect in three weeks time are starting to redefine the choice of bunkering ports and impact the cargo-carrying capacity of dry bulk ships, according to freight market participants. A large number o

From 20 February 2020, Frank He and Deborah Yu will be appointed respectively General Manager and Deputy General Manager of our Hong Kong office. Frank and Deborah will oversee a team that has grown to 16 people, reflecting the increase in

India, one of the worlds five major ship recycling countries, has acceded to the IMO Hong Kong Convention, the treaty that will set global standards for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling. Indias accession brings this important c

Greeces shipping minister has made a high-profile appeal to governments and the IMO to consider postponing the 2020 sulphur cap implementation. But IMO is clear that a delay is not possible. Delay in sulphur cap over safety issues Ioannis P

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is

The new data overview helped them explain costs compared to fleets under other flags, and it turned out that the more junior second officers were more critical to their safety than they thought, whereas the oil majors have a more strict foc

Malaysia has prohibited the use of open-loop scrubbers by ships plying Malaysian waters, as Southeast Asias third-largest economy joins the growing number of nations adopting new industry guidelines on reducing sea pollution. New regulation

Sren Toft joining Mediterranean Shipping Co. as CEO would be the biggest change at a company that has been private and family-run since its founding 50 years ago. The former Maersk COO, who left the worlds largest container line Nov. 11, br

The IMO, which met in London this week to discuss how the shipping industry can continue to decarbonise, has agreed that a goal-setting approach is the best way to reduce carbon emissions in the short-term. Full details of the approach will

Members whose ships call at ports in India or pass through Indian territorial waters should note that the Ministry of Shipping in India has imposed a ban on the use and disposal of single-use plastics. The ban is already enforceable for cer

BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have published a new cyber security workbook meant to serve as a guide for the master and officers on board ships and thereby help them prepare for a potential cyber incident. The digita

Container ship fires are a growing concern. Fires, originating from dangerous goods in containers, whether wrongfully declared or not, occur with alarming frequency. Gards cargo claims team determined that on average there has been a fire o

Placing maritime activity at the heart of national development plans in Africa will help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals, which is a key strategic direction for IMO. A recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) P training ac

On 24 October, at a meeting in Shanghai, BIMCO started work to develop a new standard term sheet for ship sale and leaseback transactions. The new standard will complement the existing BIMCO term sheets for bilateral and syndicated ship fin

BIMCO has submitted two proposals to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to pave the way for easy exchange of port logistic operational data and allow for real-time updates (notifications) between ship and shore. Over the past yea