500 Global & Ashdod Port Launch Accelerator Program

500 Global and Ashdod Port Company, have joined forces to launch the inaugural cohort of the Ashdod Port Accelerator by 500 Global. Applications for the Ashdod Port Accelerator by 500 Global are open...

OneLearn Global Launch Bunkering Course For Crew Safety

OneLearn Global has launched a new best-practice bunkering course for crew safety. The digital e-Learning training provider’s Safe Bunkering programme covers how and how not to receive and store bunker fuels. Participants work...

Orsted and Liquid Wind Venture Into e-methanol Project

Ørsted A/S (CPH:ORSTED) to invest in an e-methanol project in Sweden in a move underscoring its ambition to become a global leader in green fuels and renewable hydrogen. The Danish energy group has...

MOL and CNOOC Enter Into A Long-term Charter Deal for 6 Newbuilding LNG Carriers

A recent news article published in the MOL official site states that MOL and CNOOC Sign Long-term Charter Deal for Six Newbuilding LNG Carriers. Long-term charter contract TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi...

Wilhelmsen Ship Management Buys Major Stake In Ahrenkiel Tankers

  Wilhelmsen Ship Management has strengthened its position in the tanker market with a newly signed agreement to acquire a majority stake in Hamburg-based Ahrenkiel Tankers. The transaction will result in Wilhelmsen Ship Management...

Maersk Predicts Cargo Delay in 2022 Due To These Reasons

According to a recent news article published in the Economic Times, shipping group Maersk expects cargo delays to persist. Waiting time of 45 days Maersk group says that the biggest waiting times for container vessels were...

Merchant Ship Reports Suspicious Approach By Unknown Craft

Incident occurred 70 nautical miles off Port Sultan Qaboos UKMTO urges vessels to exercise caution in the area Uptick seen in 2022 in maritime incidents in region A recent news article published in the...

Major Liner Operators Increase Slots Ahead of Chinese New Year

The Taiwanese government is following its South Korean counterpart by calling on domestic ocean liners to ensure sufficient container shipping slots for local exporters, reports the Loadstar. Liners making increased capacity The island’s three largest liner...

As Ningbo Recovers, COVID Disrupts Other Major Port Operations

The port of Ningbo has largely recovered from its latest Covid disruption, but the risk of shipping delays from China has already spread to Tianjin and Shenzhen, reports the Loadstar. Recovery of container gate operations In...

US Port Improvement Projects Bring in Millions of Federal Dollars

The port of Long Beach is the winner in the first round of funding from Washington for port and marine infrastructure development since President Biden signed the $1.2 trn infrastructure bill in November, reports...