In the year 2018, the maritime industry saw the launch of some of the most impressive vessels which are also currently the worlds first among their types. Lets take a look at some of the top launches made in the industry this year. 1. World

The Maritime Authorities of the Paris and the Tokyo Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will start issuing a letter of warning from 1 January 2019 on the sulphur content of marine fuels during inspections in order to incr

Silk Road Maritime, a new logistics facilitation platform launched this week, is promising to add tremendous value to shipping operations in the eastern region by optimizing routes currently in use, industry insiders said. The Xiamen, Fujia

Southwestern Chinas Chongqing municipality has approved four new wind power projects with a total capacity of 325 MW on December 20, a move to promote clean energy while boosting regional development, sources reported, citing the municipal

Two new 14,000 TEU full-container vessels built for Taiwanese ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation by Imabari Shipbuilding Japan, were named as YM Wonderland and YM Wisdom respectively. Yang Ming Chairman Bronson Hs

Chinas iron ore futures closed higher on Wednesday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery finished the day session up 1.3 percent to 492.5 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors

1.Chinas farthest offshore wind farm came into use on Thursday in Yancheng, east Chinas Jiangsu Province, as 72 turbines of the farms third phase project started operation in full capacity. 2.The ship departed with a whistle on what is now

China plans to gather more resources to compete with South Korea in the field of building liquefied natural gas or LNG carriers, industry insiders said. The country has already overtaken many of its global rivals in two sectors: offshore en

At the 100th session of the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) meeting discussions on fuel quality and safety were high on the agenda. Poor fuel quality is a problem which affects many stakeholders in

The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) and MAN Energy Solutions hosted a conference for software suppliers delivering Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to expand the use of Shipdex. Shipdex is the standard pr

The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced an industry commitment to reduce the rate of the global fleets carbon emissions 40% by 2030, from a 2008 baseline. We aspire to the International Maritime Organizations vision of a

China plans to build 212 national logistic hubs and form a national logistics hub network in line with the advanced economic system by 2035, thepaper.cn reported on Monday. About 30 hubs will be established by 2020 and another 150 will be b

The ship departed with a whistle on what is now its regular route at Xiamen port in Fujian province on Dec 24, marking the official launch of the first container liner route identified as Silk Road Sea Transport in Fujian. On the same day,

Chinas farthest offshore wind farm came into use on Thursday in Yancheng, east Chinas Jiangsu Province, as 72 turbines of the farms third phase project started operation in full capacity. The third phase project is 43 kilometers away from t

Chinas iron ore futures closed lower on Tuesday. The most active contract for May 2019 delivery finished the day session down 0.72 percent to 486 yuan per ton. China has opened the domestically-traded iron ore futures to foreign investors s