The pressure on the transportation industry during the pandemic has shifted from moving citizens to keeping a core transportation system operational with a skeleton workforce to ensure freight and key essential workers can continue to move.

Tianjin Southwest Maritime has ordered an additional 93,000 m3 VLGC in Jiangnan Shipbuilding, increasing the number of VLGCs ordered in Jiangnan shipbuilding to six. Jiangnan Shipbuilding was able to further consolidate its position as the

The Liberian Registry has become the very first ship registry to sign onto the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change. The Liberian Registry joins over 300 owners, operators, and maritime organizations in this very import

Chinese shipbuilder Dajin Heavy Industry said it has secured an order to build a 9,200 dwt product tanker for a unit of national oil company CNOOC. Dajin, a subsidiary of Shanghai Bestway Marine Engineering Design, said the newbuild is sche

China was the top destination for US LNG in January for the second month in a row, amid a historic run-up in Asian spot prices and despite ongoing constraints at the Panama Canal, SP Global Platts Analytics data Feb. 1 showed. The 14 cargoe

Companies gain from favorable policies in pilot FTZs, shutdown of foreign shipyards Chinas ship repair and maintenance sector will see a robust period this year, thanks to favorable policies in the pilot free trade zones and the shutdown of

Building on the success of its widely used GUARDCON contract for the employment of security guards on ships, BIMCO is to develop a new standard contract for hiring the services of security escort vessels (SEV). The need for a standard contr

As Members are aware from our News Alert of 21 January 2021 (click here ), the US Department of Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently designated Venezuelan National Institute of Aquatic Spaces (INEA), the Venezuelan Maritime Auth

Members will already be aware of the news that on 1 February 2021 the military have taken control of Myanmar. The local correspondent reports that: 1.Yangon and other ports and customs facilities continue to operate; 2.airports are temporar

Torqeedo,Inc. announced the appointment of seasoned marine industry sales executive Patrick Bucci as senior director for business development for its electric and hybrid propulsion systems. In this new position, Bucci will have responsibili

The Port of Singapore has been recognised as an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Port Services Network (APSN) Green Port in 2020. This is the third consecutive time that MPA has received the accolade since it was launched in 2016. T

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has announced that it has been selected as a network partner for the 2021 Business Twenty (B20). This represents the first time that an international shipping body has been invited to join the off

(Marine NewsWire)The Marine Division of Mission Critical Electronics (MCE) has added a new product manager, Roger Jin, and European sales manager, Olaf Klop to work with its marine brands of ASEA Power Systems, Newmar and Xantrex. Jin and Kl

With COVID-19 testing improving and vaccine roll-out accelerating, there is much to feel hopeful about in 2021 for a maritime industry learning from its 2020 experiences, writes Paul Jennings, Chief Executive of North PI Club A new and ener

Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding signed and delivered Trust Qingdao, the first ship of 210000 DWT bulk carrier series built for ICBC leasing. Trust Qingdao is independently designed by Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, with a total length of 299.88m, a width