CPC Expansion And Increased Volumes Drive Suezmax Rates To Year High
Suezmax freight rates for voyages from Novorossiisk's Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal to the Mediterranean have reached a year high. Several factors contributed to...
VLCC Recovery Contrasts With MR Employment Decline
Following a decline in the second half of 2024, global VLCC demand has recovered, with utilization rates exceeding 50% since the beginning of 2025,...
Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index Declines By 2%
Drewry's Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI) has fallen by 2% in the past two weeks, reaching $604 per 40ft container as of March 15, 2025,...
Addressing Manual Handling Risks In Maritime Operations
Manual handling tasks on commercial and fishing vessels present a high risk of injury, particularly in challenging weather conditions. These risks stem from activities...
Record Sea Ice Loss Prompts Call For “Polar Fuels” In Arctic...
In response to reports of record-low global sea ice cover in February from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, the Clean Arctic Alliance is...
AET and Fleetzero Partner To Develop Longest-Range Hybrid Electric Vessel
AET Tanker Holdings and Fleetzero have partnered to create what they claim will be the "longest-range" plug-in hybrid electric vessel. The agreement was finalized...
Georgia Ports Authority Marks 80 Years of Trade and Economic Growth
GPA celebrates 80 years as a key player in global trade and Georgia’s economy.
Since 1945, GPA has grown into one of the...
GECF: LNG Adoption in Shipping to Accelerate
GECF’s latest Global Gas Outlook highlights key trends in LNG and hydrogen adoption.
LNG-fueled vessels are expected to grow 15% annually until 2030,...
Trade Tech Moves to Comply with UAE’s Security Filing Rule
Trade Tech, Inc. is actively preparing for compliance with the UAE’s Maritime Pre-Load Cargo Information (MPCI) Program, which takes effect on June 25,...
Asian Buyers Prefer Cape Route for Mediterranean Crudes
High shipping and insurance costs for the Cape of Good Hope route negate discounts on Mediterranean crude, limiting arbitrage trade for Asian refiners.
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Panama Canal Transit Fees Drop 15% as Waterway Capacity Increases
Panama Canal transit fees have decreased by 15% compared to last year due to increased cargo movement capacity.
Improved water conditions have allowed...
Panama Canal Officials Discuss Key Infrastructure And Sustainability Initiatives
During a recent event, Panama Canal leaders—including Chairman José Ramón Icaza, Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, and Deputy Administrator Ilya Espino de Marotta—outlined major projects...
Liza Unity Becomes First FPSO To Receive ABS SUSTAIN-2 Notation
The ABS-classed Liza Unity has made history as the first floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to receive the SUSTAIN-2 notation from the...
Berge Bulk Advances Decarbonization With Innovative Retrofitting And Fleet Expansion
Berge Bulk continues to push the boundaries of sustainable shipping, recently retrofitting its 299-meter Newcastlemax bulk carrier, Berge Dachstein, with the Renk Integrated Front-end...
Hapag-Lloyd Expands Fleet Capacity With Jumboisation Project
German liner Hapag-Lloyd is undertaking another jumboisation project, upgrading seven vessels built about a decade ago. These ships are being modified at COSCO Zhoushan...
Port Of Helsinki Cargo Turnover Update January-February 2025
The Port of Helsinki reported a 0.1% decline in total cargo turnover for January-February 2025, reaching 2.23 million tonnes, according to port administration data.
Cargo...
FuelEU: A Complex Beast Compared to ETS
FuelEU Maritime sets strict fuel carbon intensity targets, while ETS allows emissions trading.
FuelEU mandates cleaner fuels, whereas ETS offers flexibility through allowance...
China to Issue New Fuel Export Quotas Amid Rising Costs
China plans to allocate 6M-10M tons of new fuel export quotas.
Rising tax costs push gasoline and gasoil export losses higher.
Chinese refiners...
[Watch] Video Captures Container Ship Crash into US Tanker
Newly released video footage has shed light on the recent collision between a container ship and a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of Grimsby,...
Will China-Upgraded Hapag-Lloyd Ships Face U.S. Scrutiny?
Hapag-Lloyd has initiated a program to 'jumbo-ise' its Copiapo-class vessels at China's Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard, increasing their capacity from 9,324 TEU to approximately 10,200...