The Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, fell to a near 5-month low on Thursday as demand for capesize vessels weakened. The Baltic dry index fell 17 points, or 1.5%, to 1,1

Ahead of the important International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 75), which will take place on 16-20 November 2020, INTERCARGO supports the IMO in approving the new mandatory measures th

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW is helping shipping association BIMCO draft the industrys first standard contract for the operation of autonomous vessels. The new standard contract will be based on the SHIPMAN 2009 agreement for use wit

According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), La Nia has developed and is expected to last into next year, affecting temperatures, precipitation and storm patterns in many parts of the world. La Nia is a weather phenomenon that

On October 30, SeGas Natural Gas Supply System for LNG Fuelled Ships of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Diesel Engine, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, was awarded AIP by China Classification Society. China Clas

On November 5, the 61,000 DWT bulk carrier DE072 built by Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) achieved the delivery node. The ship is the fourteenth ship completed and delivered by DACKS this year. The delivery of the ship on schedule

Leading ballast water management system manufacturer ERMA FIRST has published detailed research comparing the effectiveness of its full-flow electro-chlorination technology versus ultra-violet technologies as well as side-stream ballast wat

Situation of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia: October 2020 In October 2020, nine incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No piracy incident was reported. With these incidents, the total number of incid

On October 10, Chinas first large-scale cruise ship entered the dock at Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to continuously carry the milestone nodes of final assembly. On November 6, 2018, China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Carnival Corporation of

Chinas COSCO Shipping investment at Greeces largest port is a win-win project, which has transformed Piraeus into a successful port, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the opening of an economic forum here on Monday. It has be

The US possible return to the Iran nuclear deal under president-elect Joe Biden and a likely increase in Iranian high-sulphur residual fuel oil supply that would follow may make vessel emissions scrubber investments more economic. Bidens vi

Chinas new deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe, or Striver, set a national diving record of 10,909 meters on Tuesday in the Challenger Deep, a 11,000-meter chasm located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean, ac

World Maritime University (WMU) Alumnus, Mr. Zhang Xiaojie from the Peoples Republic of China, has been appointed Director of the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Technical Cooperation Division (TCD). Mr. Zhang graduated from WMU

U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation (U-Ming) (TSEC code: 2606), Taiwans largest publicly listed bulk carriercompany, has been awarded a 10-year LNG Dual Fuel dry bulk charter contract by Anglo American, a leading global mining company. It i

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world at large bringing in a new normality for 2020. We are fortunate enough that we are still receiving our normal supplies of necessities, the majority of which are being delivered to your door step b