ClassNK Picks up Environmental Protection Award at IBJ Awards 2016
ClassNK picked up the Environmental Protection Award for its activities at the IBJ Awards held on 21 November. This award recognizes organizations that have made significant contributions to reducing marine pollution.
Aiming to ensure that...
Dry-Bulk Shipping Owners Get Reprieve as Rates Rebound
The darkest days may be over for the dry-bulk shipping companies that transport the raw materials of global trade.
After a deep slump in freight rates pushed many of the world’s biggest dry-bulk shipping companies...
China Ocean Economic Development Index Thrives
The National Marine Data and Information Service on Thursday announced that CHINA Ocean Economic Development Index, which gauges the country’s ocean economic development, rose to 119.9 in 2015.
The index, released for the first time,...
Why Shippers Took Off? Shipping Into Profits
The shipping industry has been pummelled over recent years but as of late, they have skyrocketed to prices that don’t seem to match up with their fundamentals and it has a lot of traders...
Panama Canal and Ports Decline in Economic Results
From January to September 2016, the income from ships that crossed thed Panama Canal and the movement of cargos in ports of the country dropped, according to the report of the National Institute of...
Fuel Cap May Spark Changes to Refiners and Vessel Operators
Constricted marine fuel sulfur limits likely to spark changes by both refiners and vessel operators
The sulfur content of transportation fuels has been declining for many years due to increasingly stringent regulations. In the United...
[Watch] Anti Pirate Protection on Cargo Ship
Cargo ship with anti pirates protection installed to avoid boarding of Somalia Pirates in the Indian Ocean.
Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item...
9 Armoure Bound for Singapore Held by Customs
On Thursday, the Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced that a shipment of nine armoured military vehicles used by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was being held at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung Container Terminal.
In...
Shell Marine App to Enable Mobile Lube Analysis Reporting
SHELL MARINE UPDATES APP TO ENABLE MOBILE LUBE ANALYSIS REPORTING, EXTENDS PORT NETWORK
Shell Marine announced that it has updated its Shell Marine App to include mobile reporting of customers’ Shell Rapid Lube Analyst reports....
Most Revolutionary Ship on the Earth Breaks Down
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer towed back to port two days after it sails
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer has been towed back into port just two days after it sailed following a total propulsion...