Ever Given , the 20,388-TEU containership remains aground and the canal traffic is halted. A backlog of more than 180 vessels are reported to have built up as we write this report. No one really knows how long the salvage operation will las

Nor-Shipping may have postponed its summer 2021 event until January 2022, but Your Arena for Ocean Solutions isstill taking #ACTIONthis year. The Norway-based industry event week has today unveiled plans for a new initiative, Ocean Now. Thi

Results from the initial application of the unique ABS Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Corrosion Detection digital solution show it has identified corrosion with 98.9% accuracy. The ABS AI Corrosion Detection tool continues to refine i

Passage through the Suez Canal, one of the worlds busiest shipping arteries, has remained blocked after a large container ship ran aground on Tuesday. The incident could impact the smooth flow of freight between China and Europe and shore u

On the afternoon of March 11, local time, Mr. Henrik Hansen, Global Supply Chain Officer of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), visited COSCO SHIPPING Lines Italy in Genoa. The two sides held a meeting to discuss cooperation in s

On March 24, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding signed a contract for the construction of two 1900TEU container ships with Asean Seas Line. The 1900TEU container ship was independently developed and designed by Huangpu Wenchong. It has a le

Tugs and diggers have so far failed to dislodge a massive container ship stuck in the Suez Canal for a third day, increasing the chances of prolonged delays in what is arguably the worlds most important waterway. Work to re-float the Ever G

New Covid-19 information leaflet provides important vaccine information for seafarers and shipowners. Aims to provide medically sound information to ensure seafarers are fully informed around vaccines. ICS, ITF, IMHA and Intertanko launch g

The year 2021 has started in much the same way as 2020 ended for US container imports; import volumes are still surging. As per usual seasonality, volumes came down a little in January and February, though this year the drop wasnt as steep

Jotun HullKeeper enables ship operators to improve hull efficiency, lower costs and improve environmental performance. Following an extensive development process, Jotun is proud to introduce HullKeeper, a proactive hull optimisation program

The first ship-to-containership Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering operation in Asia was undertaken today by CMA CGM, a world leader in shipping and logistics, and FueLNG, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore Marine Ltd (Keppel OM) an

On the afternoon of March 21, the unveiling ceremony of Ningbo Ocean Shippingwas held in Ningbo, an important step in expanding and strengthening the shipping service sector. In recent years, the shipping capacity of Ningbo OceanShippings f

March 22 2021,TIGER LIAONING cape bulker (HK flag, 180081.8 DWT，2011 Qingdao Beihai Built) is sold after 43 rounds of intense online bidding on Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Platform (GSEP) with USD21,020,000.00 This is the second capsize b

The issue of unvaccinated sailors is deepening a global supply chain crisis in the international shipping industry, which has warned that half of the worlds seafarers are from countries where COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available or the r

Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering (DSME) received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from leading classification society DNV for the DSME Rotor Sail System, an eco-friendly ship technology applicable to large oil tankers and LNG carriers.