Yearly Archives: 2023
Chinese Shipbuilders See 32% Drop in Newbuild Orders in 2022
Newbuilding orders declined 32% for Chinese shipyards according to the statistics released by China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI), reports Seatrade Maritime...
China Economic Activity Swings Back for First Time in 4 Months
Economic activity in China has expanded for the first time in four months as disruptions caused by the abrupt end of its zero-Covid policy...
Bear on Mars? NASA Orbiter Captures Intriguing Photo!
As a NASA orbiter turned its camera to the Martian surface, the face of a bear seemed to be looking back. A camera aboard...
Europe’s Fossil Fuel Use is Set To Plunge in 2023, Report
The amount of electricity produced from burning fossil fuels in the European Union is set to plunge this year as the bloc focuses on...
Maersk & German Start-up Increase Emission Visibility for e-Commerce
Logistics giant Maersk has partnered with Berlin-based startup Cozero in an effort to develop analytics tools for greater visibility of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Hashish Shipment Found on Container Ship!
Drug smuggling on merchant ships remains a truly global problem, as a new report from Greenland proves, says Trade Winds.
Seizure of hashish
News has...
Sexual Health Important To Overall Well Being!
Knowledge about the risks they may face and their vulnerability to adverse consequences of unprotected sexual activity.
While it could be considered that...
Ocean Rates Ex-Asia Under Pressure, While PSSs Return To The Transatlantic
Container freight rates from Asia are expected to come under renewed pressure in the usual soft-demand period following the Chinese New Year, reports The...
ClassNK Has Issued An AiP For A Large Ammonia Fueled Bulk Carrier
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a large ammonia fueled 210,000 DWT bulk carrier jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd....
L.A. Ports Can’t Follow Business As Usual!
Ports in the Los Angeles region entered national headlines as a supply chain crisis unfurled during the pandemic. After an initial near-halt to commerce...