International Insurance broker Aon has launched a fuel insurance solution designed to help companies hedge against rising bunker costs. Backed by AAA-rated credit insurance, the coverage will be activated if the cost of fuel rises and excee

North West (UK) based PR and marketing agency Polaris Media has made Liverpool Seafarers Centre its main nominated charity for 2021. Polaris has renewed its agreement with LSC to extend its PR services, which are supplied at a special pro b

Cyber-crime connected with fraudulent demands for payments continue to plague the maritime sector as a large claim handled by the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) demonstrates. A ship manager received an email from a shipy

Sustainable use of the oceans is one of the focal topics at SMM DIGITAL. At the Offshore Dialogue online conference on 2 February, international experts will discuss current trends in the offshore wind farms segment, technical challenges fa

The Singapore Maritime Port Authority announcing full personal protective equipment required with immediate effect, for personnel facilitating crew changes in Singapore. Further to our BIMCO news on Friday, 8 January 2021, Singapore Shippin

Southampton-UK based hovercraft manufacturer Griffon Hoverwork has delivered two of its new 995ED craft to clients in Hong Kong and Estonia (see film). The deals have seen two eight-metre-long 995EDs made for the Hong Kong Marine Police and

The Isle of Man Ship Registry has formally launched the first ever seafarer welfare app designed by a flag state. Isle of Man Ship Registry director Cameron Mitchell said the app, named Crew Matters, has been developed in partnership with L

The Port of Gdansk is announcing today that key projects within the largest investment programme in its history, covering 1.3 billion of infrastructure investments, will be completed in 2021. Port of Gdansk President Łukasz Greinke said th

As of December 31, 2020, China State Shipbuilding Corporation and its subsidiaries have received a total of RMB 25,0252,300 government subsidies related to their earnings, the details are as follows: The above government subsidy of RMB 25,02

Our vision is to help create a sustainable future for shipping founded on safety and environmental consciousness. Our new Carbon Intensity Monitoring (CIM) service is an integral part of that journey and promises to make a huge difference i

From January 1 to 8, 2021, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding will usher in multiple production nodes. On January 4th, the third 12690TEU container ship built by Yangzi Xinfu was successfully undocked. On January 4, the ninth 208000DWT bulk carrier bu

The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index climbed about 10% to its highest level in three months on Monday as soaring coal demand from China continued to power capesize rates higher. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize,

After a highly volatile 2020, leading shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) looks at the next 12 months and highlights areas of particular interest in their 2021 Outlook Report. The report looks at various drivers of the shipping markets, i

The Singapore Maritime Port Authority announcing new enhanced crew change procedure to be effective as of today. Further to our BIMCO news on Friday, 8 January 2021, Singapore Shipping Association urges the industry to comply with COVID-19

Nor-Shipping, Your Arena for Ocean Solutions, has taken the decision to postpone its planned exhibition and activity programme for June 2021, pushing the event back to 10-13 January 2022. Faced with the possibility of a scaled down, sociall