Scandlines Orders Hybrid, Battery Ferry

European ferry company Scandlines has contracted Cemre Shipyard in Turkey to build an emission-free freight ferry for the Puttgarden-Rødby route, reports BunkerSpot. Battery-operated vessel launch The...

[Watch] Air Surveillance Shows Debris Scattered from Cargo Ship

Debris is now gathering on beaches on northern Vancouver Island from a ship that lost some of its cargo, reports APTNNews. Air surveillance shows debris...

Tesla Increasing Q4 Deliveries With 12 Ships Heading To Asia &...

Trackers identified 2 ships heading from California to Asia and 10 en route from Shanghai to Europe, says an article published in Insideevs. Tesla record...

[Watch] This Hand Gesture Helped Rescue A Kidnaped Teen

A missing teenager from North Carolina was rescued by Kentucky police after she signaled for help by using a hand gesture known on TikTok...

[Podcast] Shipping’s Path To Decarbonisation

Listen to the podcast interview with Linda Sigrid Hammer, principal consultant for maritime environment advisory at DNV and principal author for the report Maritime...

More Delegates At COP26 Associated With The Fossil Fuel Industry

There are more delegates at COP26 associated with the fossil fuel industry than from any single country, analysis shared with the BBC shows. ...

Modern Day Piracy & Criminal Exploits On The High Seas

One November morning, the MV Cheung Son, a cargo ship travelling from Shanghai to Malaysia’s Port Klang, was assailed by a gang of hijackers. The...

A Lesson To The Shipping Industry From A380’s Failure

Early October 2021, news reports said freight rates were showing signs of plateauing despite an overheated container shipping market. Spot rates appeared to...

Why Containership Speed Up Amid A Red-hot Freight Market?

Container ships are crossing the world’s oceans faster this year amid a red-hot freight market. The latest ship-speed stats from U.K.-based data provider...

Spot Rate Slides, Whereas Premium Surcharges Are Piling Up

Container spot rates from Asia to Europe continued their downward trend this week from their September all-time highs, while transpacific base rates also...