China to pursue high-standard opening-up, improved performance in foreign trade and investment amid ongoing pandemic Countless containers await loading at the cargo terminal of Shekou Port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, amid sustained glo

Despite low freight rates, very few crude oil tankers have been sent for demolition so far this year. The year 2021 has been tough on crude oil tanker freight rates across the board so far. Consequently, the industry buzz has been all about

Shell hits milestone in fleet decarbonisation with half of long-term chartered crude tankers to run on LNG in 2023 Shell signed agreements to charter ten new crude tankers powered by dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) engines. Four of th

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index drifted lower on Thursday, having gained in the last seven sessions to hit a high since October, as rates eased for the capesize and panamax vessel segments. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rat

ABS has published an industry-leading report evaluating the U.S. offshore wind industrys readiness to deliver the 40 gigawattsof offshore wind capacity the International Energy Agency estimates will be installed by 2040. Offshore Wind Repor

On March 10, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, signed and delivered the first ship FRONT FUSION of the 109,000 dwt tanker series built for Norways Frontline. FRONT FUSION is independentl

Qatar Petroleum has signed a multi-party deal with a number of LNG players to develop new medium and large liquefied natural gas carrier designs. The company said on Wednesday it has formed ties with LNT Marine, the American Bureau of Shipp

A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel with 16 crew members carrying 130 tonnes of oil has run aground off Mauritius, causing a minor spill, a minister said on Monday. Nothing to be worried about, Sudheer Maudhoo, whose Blue Economy Ministry look

In the wake of a 50% increase in net profits for 2020, announced just two days ago, Hong Kong-listed SITC, an intra-Asia liner operation, has ordered eight containerships from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding including four 2,600 teu ships and four

Responding to the UN Secretary-Generals call for urgency and ambition on climate change, the entire global shipping industry is giving full and unequivocal backing to a moon-shot proposal submitted by governments, to catalyse the complete d

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BIMCO and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) have identified a need for and therefore proposed - an alternative method to determine an accurate reference speed in connection with a carbon reduction framework currently under de

Industry partners welcome moon-shot proposal from governments to set up a $5 billion USD fund to catalyse the vital research and development needed to help shipping meet UN decarbonisation goals. Governments controlling a major share of wor

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) today released its February 2021 Report and presentation slides on the situation of piracy and sea robbery in Asia. In February 2021, three incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in As

On March 8, Singaporean shipowner Petredec Holdings (Eastern) announced an additional order for three 93,000 m3 dual-fuel VLGCs. The new ships are expected to be delivered in June, August and September 2023. Petredec has ordered 3+3 93000 m