Huanghai Shipbuilding signed a shipbuilding contract for four 1800TEU container ships with Briese Schiffahrts GmbH Co. KG in Germany. The vessel has a total length of 172 meters, a width of 28.4 meters, a depth of 14.5 meters, a design draf

On June 21, the 16300 dwt dual-fuel chemical 8# ship FURE VITEN built by China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Yangzhou) was officially delivered to the owner, marking Jinling (Yangzhou)s 10,000-ton 2# terminal officially opened the way to deli

On June 21, BOKM SHANGHAI, the first of the 325,000DWT VLOC series built by Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding for BoComm Leasing and KMARIN, was christened and delivered and left the factory for its maiden voyage. BOKM SHANGHAI: 339.9 meters in len

On June 18, CSSC Chengxi (Yangzhou), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, delivered the first 85,000 dwt bulk carrier CL GENEVA to CDB Leasing. The ship is the first cooperation between CDB Leasing and CSSC Chengxi. It is d

Until or unless the world is fully vaccinated, we should expect container freight disruptions that have so badly affected the petrochemicals industry to continue. We are a long, long way from full vaccination as just 0.8% of people in low-i

Chinas coastal bulk freight market saw a decrease in general demand in the week ending Friday, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE). The composite index for coastal bulk freight fell 0.8 percent week on week to 1,231.61, the SS

Chinas May soybean imports from Brazil jumped 82% from the previous month, bolstered by the arrival of cargoes due to land earlier but delayed by rains, customs data showed on Sunday. China, the worlds top importer of soybeans, brought in 9

Following the first order in 2019, Hudong Zhonghua won another order for the worlds largest 24,000TEU container ship from Evergreen, further consolidating its leading position in the field of ultra-large container ship construction. On June

DNV, the worlds leading classification society, has completed a concept verification review of Odfjell Oceanwinds WindGrid (WindGrid) system for Mobile Offshore Wind Units (MOWUs). DNVs review confirms the technical feasibility of the WindG

Inchcapes global Liner sector head, Hamish White, has overseen some major wins in the last 12 months despite the pandemic, and nails it when he says building trust through transparency is a key factor for liner principals in the third-party

China Classification Society (CCS) and China COSCO Shipping Group Co. Ltd have signed a new agreement that will see the organisations work together to tackle the issue of greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime sector. CCS vice-president S

Shipowner and investor Tor Olav Troim created another bulk carrier company, Himalaya Shipping, and signed 8+4 208,000 dwt LNG-powered Newcastlemax bulk carriers in New Times Shipbuilding. The cost of each ship ordered by Himalaya is between

DNV has launchedthe EEXI Calculator a digital tool to support customers in ensuring their compliance with the upcomingEnergy Efficiency Existing Ship Index(EEXI). The regulation is expected to be adopted at this weeks 76thmeeting of theMari

Elcome International , one of the worlds largest providers of maritime systems integration, technical support and shipboard service, announced the opening of another office in Europe. Based in the Spanish port city of Algeciras, the facilit

Three New Venture Capital Partners Boost Investment Funding The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), today announced the launch of Smart Po