A special law-enforcement action co-launched by the China Coast Guard (CCG) to fight illegal marine fishery activities during this years summer fishing ban has concluded with significant results. The CCG agencies of various levels during th

The market had strong demand for shipping, and freight rates on most routes have risen Ningbo Containerized Freight Index:In the week ending Sep-17, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the worlds leading ports operator, announced that the Company will acquire 35% shares of Container Terminal Tollerort in the Port of Hamburg, Germany. Mr. Zhang Dayu, Managing Director of COSCO SHIPPING Ports a

Vitol Bunkers will extend its services from 1 st October to the ARA region in Europe. Vessels visiting ARA will be able to benefit from Vitol Bunkers quality marine products and services, including a range of marine fuel grades, bio-blends

Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltdhas announced the launch of its new Aluminium 42m Gen4 Fast Crew Boat (FCB) design. The vessel comes with a highly efficient new hull form and Z-bow which improves seakeeping, requires less power for the same spe

Vessel design and engineering specialist SeaTech Solutions International (SeaTech) as project lead of Goal Zero consortium has revealed the design of an electrically-powered lighter craft which is set to ply the waters of Singapore within t

NAVTOR has opened a new office in Gdansk, Poland, dedicated to accelerating development of cloud-based and AI solutions for customers seeking an increasingly integrated approach to optimising performance and e-Navigation. The maritime techn

New Jotun study based on European Union Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) data has revealed vessels using Jotun Hull Performance Solutions reported a 20% lower carbon intensity in operations. Based on the latest carbon emissions

Classification society DNV has released the new Naval Technical Assurance certification concept, as an alternative approach to the classification assurance process. The new concept is set down in the DNV-SE-0555 Naval technical assurance se

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) will host the Lifting and Safety in Ports and Maritime event on 26October 2021 via Zoom. The free to attend event will be joined by Richard Steele from ICHCA International Cargo Handling Co

Image credit: Nordic Unmanned Over the summer EMSAs remotely piloted aircraft have been monitoring the level of sulphur oxides released by ships transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes. The operation car

With the signing of another batch of 7000TEU container ship contracts, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has a total of 22 orders for this type of ship, ranking first in the world. The 7

The number of container ships at anchor or drifting in San Pedro Bay off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now blown through all previous records and is rising by the day. There were an all-time-high 65 container ships in the queu

The Baltic Exchanges main dry bulk sea freight index hit a 12-year high on Friday en route to its first weekly rise in three, propelled by gains across vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supram

Danish shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk lifted its 2021 outlook again on Thursday, riding the rise in freight rates which has resulted from a congested global supply chain. The coronavirus pandemic has prompted shortages of container ships