Vessels in China to Report AIS Data while Transiting

AIS reporting is required for vessels over 80m, except for passengers and trial voyages. Applies to Bohai Rim, Yangtze Delta, Pearl Delta, Qiongzhou...

South Korea President Declares Emergency Martial Law

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unannounced late-night TV address Tuesday, accusing the country’s main opposition party of sympathizing...

Barcelona Certifies Carbon Footprint of Port Community

The total carbon footprint for 2022, certified by DNV, stands at 495,356 tCO₂eq. This includes 349,399 tCO₂eq from previously accounted activities and an...

ABS Introduces Unified Offshore Rules to Streamline Compliance

Unified Framework: The Offshore Rules consolidate multiple rule sets, including those for mobile offshore units and floating installations, into a single, accessible document. ...

Uncertain Outlook Amid Spot Rate Challenges

The UPI TCE averaged $73,000 daily last quarter but is projected to dip to $70,000 per day in Q4, reflecting a significant drop...

UECC and Titan Advance Biomethane Partnership

UECC and Titan Clean Fuels have agreed to supply UECC’s multi-fuel ships with biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) through most of 2025. Since July 2024, over...

IRS and Cochin Shipyard Join Forces to Develop Indigenous Technologies

IRS and CSL Sign Agreement to Enhance Technological Capabilities. Cochin Shipyard to Build and Certify Autonomous Vessel in Pilot Project. Key Indian Manufacturers...

Scandlines and Caterpillar Sign MoU to Explore Methanol as a Green...

Partnership Aims to Reduce CO2 Emissions in Ferry Operations. Scandlines to Convert MaK-Powered Ferries to Methanol Dual-Fuel Systems. Caterpillar and Scandlines Collaborate on...

Hapag-Lloyd Projects Lower Profitability in Q4

  Hapag-Lloyd Expects Lower Q4 Profitability Amid Freight Rate Decline. Red Sea Disruptions to Persist Until 2025, Says Hapag-Lloyd CEO. Rerouting Around Africa Cuts...

Panama Initiates Expedited Cancellation of Sanctioned Vessels

Panama Acts to Protect Ship Registry from International Sanctions. Six Ships Linked to UK Sanctions Removed from Panama's Registry. Panama Maritime Authority Begins...

Tanker Market Faces Headwinds Amidst Weak Demand And Overcapacity

A significant portion of US crude oil imports from Canada is consumed by refiners in the US midcontinent region, which are specifically designed to...

Optimizing Emission Tracking With EEOI: A Practical Guide

Shipping companies often transport cargo for multiple clients on a single voyage. This makes it difficult to accurately allocate emissions to each client using...

All You Need To Know About Displacement Of a Ship

Water is essentially incompressible, meaning its density and volume remain constant under pressure. When an object is submerged in water, it displaces a volume...

LNG Bunker Snapshot: Rotterdam Price Rise On Supply Risks

LNG Rotterdam’s LNG bunker price has risen due to European supply concerns and tighter market dynamics, while Singapore’s price increased slightly driven by competition and...

Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Bio Premiums Widen In Rotterdam

Prices gain sharply in Rotterdam, Dutch rebates fall below $140/mt, reports engine.online. Singapore Singapore’s B24-VLSFO UCOME price has dropped by a sharp $13/mt in the past...

Asia-Europe Container Trade On Downward Trend

In September, Asia’s container exports to Europe reached 1.42 million TEUs, according to data from the Japan Maritime Center (JMC) based on Container Trades...

SAAM Celebrates 63 Years And Renews Its Commitment To Sustainability

Along with commemorating 63 years in business, SAAM unveiled its 2030 Sustainability Strategy. The strategy formalizes the work the company has been doing in...

The Red Sea Crisis And Its Impact On Containership Deployment

The impact of the Red Sea crisis on containership deployment trends – after a wave of ‘cascading’ rapidly accelerated supply growth last year –...

IMO’s MSC 109: Pioneering Safety and Sustainability in Maritime

The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) will hold its 109th session at IMO Headquarters in London from December 2–6, 2024, focusing on maritime safety,...

CCS Implements New Classification Rules for Sea-Going Steel Ships

China Classification Society (CCS) announced Rule Change Notice No. 1, introducing revisions to the Rules for Classification of Sea-Going Steel Ships, with updates...