Yearly Archives: 2023
Critical LTI Report: Crew Member Suffers Leg Injury in Deck Slip
IMCA, in its Safety Events, reports that a “Serious LTI: Crew Member Breaks Leg in Deck Slip Accident”.
What happened
Three engineering crew members were involved...
Shipping Industry Faces Chaos as Decarbonization Regulations Trigger Upheaval
From the beginning of 2023, the daily operation of ships and some of the industry’s long-established business models will face unprecedented upheaval as IMO...
Houthi Attacks Force 103 Box Ships to Reroute, Disrupts Supply Chain
Attacks by the Houthi rebels on ships near Yemen’s western coast have forced the relocation of more than 100 container ships from the Suez...
Stolt Tankers Achieves World’s First Application of Sustainable Hull Coating
Stolt Tankers is the first shipping company in the world to apply a cutting-edge sustainable coating to the hull of one of its chemical...
NYK To Adopt Air Compression System On PCCs To Cut Emissions
NYK will install a Variable Compression Ratio (VCR) system on LNG (liquefied natural gas) fueled car carriers to be built by Shin Kurushima Dockyard...
Safe Bulkers Signs Acquisition Deal For Kamsarmax Class Dry Bulker
Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine dry bulk transportation services, has agreed to acquire a Japanese, 82,000 dwt, dry-bulk, Kamsarmax class vessel...
Drewry: World Container Index Increase By 9% This Week
Drewry’s World Container Index increased by 9% to $1,661 per 40ft container this week.
Detailed assessment for Thursday, 21 December 2023
The composite index increased...
MSC Adds $500/TEU Surcharge To Europe-Asia Container Shipments
Container line MSC, the world's largest shipping firm, has announced the surcharges it plans to add to European box exports to Asia as its...
Windward Launches Route Deviation Alerts Amidst Red Sea Crisis
Windward has announced the launch of Route Deviation (RDV) exception, a new capability part of Windward's Ocean Freight Visibility solution, to flag route changes...
CSL Orders World’s 1st Fully Electric Battery Capable Self-Unloader
CSL has announced a 20-year strategic partnership with Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. (“Adbri”) to build and operate the world’s first fully electric battery-capable self-unloading...