Contship Italia Group, the Italian container terminal and intermodal branch of Eurokai, today unveils a raft of new initiatives aimed at enhancing its national and international developments. In a wide ranging set of new targets and initiat

1. The Shipping Markets Checkpoint: threats and opportunities in a COVID-19 world The third webinar in the series The Shipping Market Checkpoint: threats and opportunities in a COVID-19 world, will take place on11 Novemberfrom10:00 CET. Mar

In September 2020, the Maritime Silk Road Trade Index (STI) released by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange showed that the import and export trade index was 154.75 points, up 7.51% from the previous month and up 11.58% year-on-year; the export tr

Chinese stainless steel futures rose more than 3% on Wednesday after the Philippines top producer and exporter of nickel ore, Nickel Asia Corp, suspended operations at one of its four mines due to an outbreak of the coronavirus. Work at Nic

IEC Telecom Group (IEC Telecom), satcom solutions provider, debuts OneGate Marine Compact to equipsmall and medium sized vessels in Asia,with VSAT-like connectivity by optimizing L-Band capacity. Following its successful launch in Europe ea

Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, has classed Indias first LNG-FSRU (Floating Storage Regasification Unit)marking a milestone in Indias energy shift towardsnatural gas.Constructed at Hyunda

The facilities can currently have up to 300 seafarers stay for a 14-day quarantine in two Manila hotels which are open from 28 October. The seafarers will have COVID-19 tests upon arrival and departure, stay in single occupancy rooms with m

Further to our joint industry submission letter to the Asian government leaders on crew changes in COVID-19 for calling upon leadership actions to saving some 400,000 stranded seafarers that urgently needed to be relieved, ASA coordinated a

On the morning of October 27, the naming ceremony of a 2700TEU container ship built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for SITC International Holdings was held at New Yangzi Shipbuilding, which is the first ship in a series of three ship projects.

On October 27, Jiangnan Shipyard officially delivered the 23000TEU very large dual-fuel container ship built for CMA CMA of France. Designed and developed by the 708 Institute, the container ship is 399.9 meters long, 61.3 meters wide, with

CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has extended its range of services for WnGD and RT-Flex two-stroke engines, with the introduction of an injection control unit

There are emerging signs that crude oil demand is gradually recovering in major Asian countries outside China, a key pre-condition to sustaining any bullish view of the market. While Chinas crude imports have been record-breaking, with the

Dalian coke futures hit a fresh contract high on Tuesday, as producers of the steelmaking raw material in China reduced output capacities to support prices. The most-traded January coke contract on Chinas Dalian Commodity Exchange closed 1.

OOCL released its third-quarter operating summary on Oct. 23. During the reporting period, OOCLs cargo volume rose 9.5% from a year earlier, while revenue rose 16.3% to $1.914 billion. In terms of routes, in the third quarter, OOCLs cargo v

On October 26, DSIC held a naming ceremony for the 115,000 dwt crude /product tanker No. 44 built for Maersk Tankers. Ms. Lily Wang named the new ship MAERSK SARA. The ship is 250 metres in length, 44 metres wide and 21.9 metres deep, with