Antong Holdings And SIPG Strengthen Strategic Cooperation

Antong Holdings Co., Ltd. and Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG) have formalized a strategic cooperation agreement in Shanghai, marking a new milestone...

ASRY And AMPTC Forge Partnership For Tanker Maintenance And Docking Services

The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (ASRY) has signed a strategic agreement with the Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) to provide docking...

RAK Ports Achieves Compliance With UK’s Port Marine Safety Code

RAK Ports, a network of five ports located in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, has become the first port group in the...

Goltens Hosts Keel-Laying Ceremony For Captain Arctic, A Groundbreaking Polar Expedition...

UAE-based engineering company Goltens hosted the keel-laying ceremony for the Captain Arctic, a cutting-edge polar expedition vessel commissioned by French ship operator Selar. The...

Top Spot Charterers of 2024: Key Market Shifts and Emerging Players

Unipec retained the top spot in the 2024 rankings, demonstrating its continued leadership in the market. Polish charterer PKN Orlen made an impressive...

China’s Yangtze River Shipping Data Center: A Digital Revolution

China officially launched the Yangtze River shipping data center. The data center integrates extensive records of vessels, crew, ports, and more, supporting digital...

FuelEU Maritime Regulation: Shipping’s Decarbonization Journey Begins

The EU's new FuelEU Maritime regulation, effective Jan. 1, 2024, mandates emission reductions for ships over 5,000 gross tonnage at EU ports, increasing...

Tanker Deliveries Surge: 2026 Forecast Revised Up by 77%

Tanker newbuilding (NB) deliveries are expected to surge significantly over the next few years, with 2026 and 2027 delivery estimates exceeding last year’s...

HMPV in Singapore: Seasonal Surge or Alarming Trend?

Singapore's rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases is part of a seasonal respiratory virus trend. The Ministry of Health (MOH) links the increase...

China’s Shandong Ports Ban US-sanctioned Tankers

Ships cannot dock, unload or receive shipping services Ban on ports including Qingdao, Rizhao and Yantai May slow imports, push up costs for...

Freight Rates Drop as Shippers Slash $800 to Secure Cargo

SCFI Increase: The Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) rose for the sixth consecutive week, reaching 2505.17 points, driven by U.S. market trends. U.S....

Decarbonizing Shipping: Progress & Challenges

Significant progress is anticipated in the decarbonization of shipping in 2025, says Daniel Barcarolo the Head of Regulatory Affairs at Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center...

Lessons Learned: Parting of Lifeboat/Tender Fall Wire

Transport Malta reports of the parting of lifeboat/tender fall wire in position on a passenger ship. What happened? On 29 October 2021, whilst the passenger was...

NYK President’s 2025 New Year’s Greetings

On January 6, NYK President Soga delivered his New Year's greetings at a ceremony in Tokyo. He reflected on the challenges and achievements of...

HMM Trials Shore Power in South Korea

The newbuild HMM Emerald switched to shore power in December 2024 to demonstrate the potential for achieving zero-emission operations while docked at Gwangyang...

LNG Shipping Shares Rise on Low Trading Volumes

The UP World LNG Shipping Index (UPI) rose by 4.48% last week, closing at 169.33 points, while the S&P 500 declined by 0.48%....

ANELLO Unveils Maritime Navigation at CES 2025 Revolutionizing with Optical Gyroscopes

ANELLO Photonics introduces its cutting-edge Inertial Navigation System for maritime applications at CES 2025. Designed to perform in GPS-denied or spoofed maritime conditions,...

US Port Labor Talks Restart, Emphasis on Automation Advancements

The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) seeks to eliminate past concessions related to automation, particularly the use of semi-automated cranes. The union argues that...

Navigator Gas Expands Terminal and Fleet to Strengthen Ethylene Supply Chain

Navigator Gas and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. completed the ethylene export terminal expansion at Morgan’s Point, Houston. Navigator Gas will acquire three German-built...

Chinese Vessel ‘Damages Undersea Cables Near Taiwan’

Taiwan has accused a Chinese-owned cargo vessel of severing a critical international submarine cable near Keelung on January 3. The damaged cable, connected...