MCLEAN, VA., January 5, 2023- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM)today announced it has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to enable satellite messaging and emergency services in smartphones powered by Snapdra

The Baltic Exchanges dry bulk sea freight index extended its decline to hit a near four-month low on Thursday, weighed down by weaker demand across vessel segments as shipping activity remained low. The overall index, which factors in rates

The derivatives market for clean and dirty tankers saw increased traded volumes in 2022, according to data released by the Baltic Exchange. Tanker Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) volumes hit 734,972 lots, up 33% on 2021. Dry Forward Freight

Hannes von Knorring, Principal Consultant, DNV Maritime and Sebastian Tamm, Chairman of RSI and Sustainability Logistics Manager at EFO Oslo, 5 January 2023 - DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bul

Nor-Shipping and YoungShip have announced that the Young Entrepreneur Award 2023 (YEA) is now open for entries, with talented leaders, innovators and executives under the age of 40 set to vie for industry recognition. The global award initi

Working with shipyards, ship owners and operators, ABS has developed an industry-leading set of requirements to guide the industry in the application of carbon capture technology at sea. Experience and insight derived from pioneering carbon

Mrs Elpi Petraki， President of WISTA International More than a watchword, the term collaboration ran throughout the recent WISTA International AGM in Geneva, highlighting the fact that only by working together can we hope to bring about t

Spot rates for containers loading in Shanghai will normally be 12% higher just before CNY than ten weeks earlier. Similarly, average rates for all containers loading in China will normally end 4% higher. This year, both spot and average r

MAN ES will start testing its ammonia fueled engine in Q1 2023, Bjarne Foldager, Senior Vice President, head of two stroke business at MAN ES, said he sees a rapid uptake on methnol in the coming years, with 2035 anticipated as a tipping po

Australia has joined New Zealand and California and requires international vessels to provide information on how biofouling has been proactively managed prior to arriving in its territorial seas. While the aim of these national and sub-nati

Having been adopted by the IMO, the Mediterranean Sea Emission Control Area for sulphur oxides and particulate matter is set to come into effect on 1 May 2025. In December 2022, at the 79th session of the IMOs Marine Environment Protection

Maersk has unveiled a US$174 million investment in the construction of its first green and smart logistics centre in China. The Danish company has already signed a Land Grant Contract with the administrative committee of Lin-gang new area o

An unusual drop in prices was observed in Chinese container exports, according to chief shipping analyst at BIMCO, Niels Rasmussen, who noted that box rates, which normally enjoy a spike in the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year (CNY), se

With the start of the new year, Korean Register (KR) has launched the KR PSC ADVISER mobile app to help customers prepare for Port State Control (PSC) inspections. The new service is designed to reduce the risk of PSC detentions by providin

Chery Automobile， Anhui Provincial Port Shipping Group and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group jointly established Anhui Hangrui International Ro-Ro Transportation with a registered capital of 900 million yuan. So far this year, Chinas auto