Members calling at ports in Brazil should note that the new Migration Law (Law 13,445 of May 2017) that entered into force in Brazil in November 2017 is now being implemented strictly. The new Law allows seafarers entering Brazil on ocean-g

Norstar Ship Management today launched the Norstar Well@Sea Programfor all the vessels under its management to improve the overall wellbeing of the crew members. The program has also been extended to every personnel ashore based in Singapor

Environmental compliance will determine winners and losers in future as stringent emissions requirements shift goalposts for shipowners How will the energy transition change the shipping business? What are the new rules that will determine

Ahead of the curve In a landscape of ever-increasing complexity, where the tectonic plates of regulations, environmental concerns and business ambition are constantly grinding against one another, how do you successfully navigate the way fo

On June 25, Wisdom Marine issued an announcement stating that the companys board of directors approved the purchase of three 82,400DWT high-spec bulk carriers from Tsuneishi Group (Zhoushan) Shipbuilding with a unit price of no more than 34

On June 22, 2021, Yangfan Group and Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping signed a shipbuilding contract for 2+2 1900TEU energy-saving Bangkok-type container ships. These energy-saving Bangkok-type feeder container ships were designed by SDARI, with a

On June 25, Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry signed and delivered the sixth 210,000DWT bulk carrier GOLDEN SPRAY built for Norways Frontline. The 210,000DWT series bulk carrier is the largest Newcastlemax bulk carrier with large load capac

On June 24th in 2021, the naming and delivery ceremony of 307000 tonne crude carrier were held in Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company. The present guests include member of the Party Committee and Deputy General Manager of China Shipbuildin

Australias sale of coal to 5 major Asian buyers has been recorded -31% short of same period of last year during Jan-May. As per China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam Customs Houses and IMAN India (Jan-April only), Australia exported 92.4 million ton

The shortage of empty containers in China has eased as manufacturers have increased production capacity, vice-minister of transport Zhao Chongjiu said Thursday. The monthly production capacity of Chinese container manufacturers has now reac

INTERCARGO acknowledges the technical and operational measures adopted at the 76th session of the IMOs Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 76) to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) of international shipping but warns that there can be no

Uneven Recovery As global oil demand charts a path to recovery it is becoming increasingly clear that the world is recovering at an uneven pace. China was the first to go into lockdown and the first to emerge, seeing its own oil demand quic

IMO envisages what a fair future for seafarers will look like on Day of the Seafarer 2021 The Day of the Seafarer, held on 25 June every year, draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. As the world slowl

On June 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the development of water transport and the preparations for 2021 Maritime Day of China. According to Cao Desheng, Director of China MSA, by the end of 2020, China h

On June 23, the 300,000DWT VLCC No. 91 built by CSSCs Dalian Shipbuilding Industry for COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation was successfully floated out of the dock, marking the construction of the worlds first dual-fuel VLCC successfully c