BIMCO To Update SHIPMAN & CREWMAN Agreements

BIMCO has decided to revise and update SHIPMAN 2009 and CREWMAN A and B 2009 – the ship management sector’s “go to” standard agreements, says a press release published on their website. Third-party management agreements In...

Stena To Make Port of Gothenberg Fossil-free

Stena Line joins forces with transport giants to make Scandinavia’s largest port fossil-free, says a press release published on their website. Cut emissions by 70% Stena Line, Volvo Group, Scania and the Port of Gothenburg have...

Freightos Baltic Global Container Index Climbed

The Freightos Baltic Global Container Index (FBX) climbed 21% this month to an FBX-high of $4,077/FEU, a 162% increase annually, says an article published in Baltice Xchange. Pandemic Still Raging With the pandemic still raging and...

Maritime Informatics Book Explores Digital Technology In Shipping

Digitalization has already unveiled its promising nature for shipping, but how does this translate in practice? A new book entitled ‘Maritime Informatics’ comes to provide a vivid example of how decision making in the...

Yang Ming Taken Charge of The Fourth Neo-Panamax Vessel

Yang Ming has taken charge of the fourth in the series of ten 12,690 teu neo-panamax vessels three months ahead of schedule, says an article published in the loadstar. THE Alliance’s Transpacific The Taiwanese carrier said the YM Target...

SOFC Technology in Shipping Emissions Reduction

According to an article published in Shipping Technology, a Q&A on the research project of Alfa Laval's use of fuel cell technology to decrease shipping emissions, has been conducted by Ilaria Grasso Macola (IGM). The...

Titan LNG Secures Long-term Charter of NYK Vessel

Titan LNG is chartering the 5,200 cbm-capacity Green Zeebrugge bunker vessel – formerly known as the Engie Zeebrugge – for ‘several years.’ The Green Zeebrugge joins Titan LNG’s two bunker barges already in...

Crew Rotations With Seafarers Struggles

According to an article published in Lowy Institute, due to the heavy crisis of pandemic, some countries have banned crew rotations, some have tight limits and few are open, which implies the crisis continuing. Seafarer...

Yara Marine Shifts To Crew Training Amid Pandemic Downtime

Experts in Yara Marine Technologies now have their hands full with online training to help superintendents and chief engineers invest downtime in their crew, reads the company website. Crew training courses on the rise The number...

[Infographic] EU Approves Shipping Inclusion Into ETS

The European Parliament recently approved the inclusion of shipping into the EU Emissions Trading Scheme which could dent shipowners' profits, reports Platts. Strong resistance The shipping sector, which represents 13% of total EU greenhouse gas...