FILE PHOTO: Grain is loaded aboard ships on a port on the Parana river near Rosario, Argentina, January 31, 2017. Picture taken January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, May 10 (Reuters) Ships trans

On May 8, the worlds largest container ship HMM Algeciras of Hyundai Merchant Marine left Yantian International Container Terminal with fully loaded, setting a new world record in freight volume. HMM Algeciras is about 400 meters long, 61 m

On May 9, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) successfully delivered the second 208000 DWT bulk carrier HAGEN OLDENDORFF for CDB Leasing, 20 days ahead of the contract delivery time. On the day of delivery, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industr

In the morning of May 11, an automated driverless truck for containers delivered the containers for loading the Vessel COSCO SHIPPING ROSE next to the shore bridge No. 102 and collected containers unloaded from the vessel under the shore br

Fire fighters extinguish fire which broke out on a crude oil tanker at Waruna Shipyard at the Port of Belawan in Indonesias province of North Sumatra, May 11, 2020. A fire broke out on a crude oil tanker docked at Waruna Shipyard at the Por

The markets, particularly for shipping, oil and stocks, have been highly volatile over the last few months and the news cycle endless. In these times of uncertainty, real time and objective data is critical to understand and take advantage

Paris MOU has issued its latest guidance related to COVID-19 for Port State Control Authorities. 1 MAB has considered and agreed that, noting the global impact of COVID-19, there is need to apply flexibility under these special circumstance

The collapse of the oil market has seen prices of marine fuels compliant with the IMO 2020 sulphur regulation dwindle providing some ease for shipowners in the unprecedented economic crash. From a shipowners or charterers perspective, the l

Chinese stainless steel futures surged on Monday, hitting their highest level in over nine months as domestic demand continued to pick up after coronavirus-related shutdowns. The most-traded stainless steel futures contract on the Shanghai

On the morning of May 8, the 130M piling ship San Hang Zhuang 20 built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (Shenzhen) for CCCC Third Harbor Engineering was delivered in Shenzhen, marking the birth of the worlds largest piling ship. The San Ha

On May 8, the 308,000-ton very large crude carrier built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for China Shipbuilding Trading was successfully named and delivered. The representatives of DSIC, China Shipbuilding Trading and the leasing company af

1.A Chinese tug has been fitted with a space to quarantine crew members as the global maritime industry continues to implement precautionary health and safety measures to prevent COVID-19. 2.A homegrown electric cargo ship with a load capac

A Chinese tug has been fitted with a space to quarantine crew members as the global maritime industry continues to implement precautionary health and safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The vessel, Jin Gang Lun 32, owned and

A passenger port in Zhuhai, China has created a new solution using aquatic robots for long distance line deployment. Earlier this month, Zhuhai Jiuzhou Port carried out a series of typhoon-proof reinforcement work for their floating barges.

U.S. soybean exports have been historically sluggish in recent months, but although industry expectations are already low, full-year shipments are in danger of falling even further without more bookings from China. Based on data published o