Industry leaders assess global supply chain challenges The 10th Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC), jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade De

Since 2019 through 2020, there is a sharp increase in the number of incidents of robbery and theft against ships while underway in the Singapore Strait (SS), compared to the period of 2016-2018. In 2019, 31 incidents were reported, and 33 i

Nor-Shipping 2021, Your Arena for Ocean Solutions, has announced the launch of the final accolade in its unique industry awards programme. The Next Generation Ship Award highlights innovations in the spectrum of newbuilds, retrofits and ves

On November 20, the ninth 62,000 dwt multi-purpose pulp ship COSCO SHIPPING GLORY N1006 built by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Dalian) was christened and delivered. COSCO SHIPPING GLORY has a total length of 201.8 meters, a width of 32.26

On November 20, China Shipbuilding Trading and CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding signed a cloud contract for the construction of 2+2 1900TEU container ships with Taiwan KANWAY LINE. The 1900TEU container ship signed this time is a vessel i

Copenhagen, Brussels, London and Washington; November 20, 2020 The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) has given initial consideration to an innovative proposal from the global shipping industry to collectively provide USD 5 billio

Ningbo Zhoushan port has received 1.0 million tonnes of coal sent from railways instead of roadway from the beginning of this year to November 19, surging 276.7% from the year-ago level. This is also the first time that Zhoushan ports coal

Saudi Arabia and Russia are in a tight race to become Chinas top oil supplier in 2020, with both countries boosting crude exports to the economic powerhouse even as the coronavirus pandemic hit global demand for oil this year. Saudi Arabia,

Chinas cargo throughput at ports posted stable growth in the first 10 months of 2020, expanding 3.7 percent year-on-year to 11.93 billion tonnes, official data shows. At the beginning of 2020, the Ministry of Transport expanded the statisti

Spaces on most routes are tight and the composite index increases Ningbo Containerized Freight Index： In the week ending Nov13, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes 1483.1 points, slig

The 10th Asian Logistics, Maritime and Aviation Conference (ALMAC), an annual signature event for the industries jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development

Elephant in the Room This week the IMO agreed short term measures to address climate change. For many, it was felt that these measures lacked the ambition needed to reach the IMOs goal of reducing total GHG emissions by 50% and carbon emiss

On November 19th, Guangzhou Shipyard International, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, held a delivery and christening ceremony for the first ship of the 109,900 dwt product/crude tanker built for COSCO SHIPPING Energy Tr

For the first time in decades, theres a shortage of shipping containers in China as export shipments outpace inbound ones, and freight rates are surging as the imbalance worsens, industry analysts said. Export demand is rising as production

The prevailing unresolved issue of having sea crews stranded on vessels or in their home countries has not just caused hardship and pains to the helpless crews, but also inflicted all ship owners, and ship and crew management companies with