‘Handysize’ Ships Important During Maritime Covid-19 Waves

  The years of Covid were “some of the worst years of all time” for shipping, according to Ed Buttery, CEO of the £285.7m Taylor Maritime trust. Buttery explained that the challenges were primarily...

[Watch] Aquaponic Farms in Shipping Containers: The Future of Food?

Imagine growing fish and vegetables in a shipping container in your closest parking spot. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item or advice of...

DNV, Seaspan Open Joint Collaboration Space in Shanghai

DNV and Atlas’ shipping arm, the containership owner Seaspan Corporation, have set up a new joint collaboration space (JCS) in Shanghai, where they will work together on renewable energies, decarbonisation and digitalisation, reports BunkerSpot. Innovative...

BIMCO COVID-19 Weekly Report

This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 8 October covers updates from Brazil, Latvia, Oman, Singapore, United Kingdom, the UK P&I Club, and the latest from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Every...

K+N Reveals Plan for Congestion Index

There was no improvement in liner schedule reliability last month, with US inland logistics bottlenecks blamed for creating a vicious cycle of global supply chain delays. New data from Sea-Intelligence shows around two...

GEFO Tanker Completes First STS LNG bunkering Operation

"MT Tosca" conducted its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship-to-ship operation at the anchorage area of Pengerang in Malaysia. The 7,000 dwt product tanker is currently on its maiden voyage from Shanghai to...

Panama Canal Records ‘Exceptional’ Financial Year

Tonnage transported through the Panama Canal rose to historic levels in the October 2020 - September 2021 period, reports the official website. Waterway's ‘best of years’ results The Panama Canal closed Fiscal Year 2021 (October...

MacGregor Secures Order From RMC for RoPax Vessel Duo

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a new cargo access equipment order for two RoPax vessels to be built by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for Spirit of Tasmania (TT-Line Company Pty Ltd), reports a...

32.9kg Cocaine Seizure, Court grants NDLEA’s Request To Attach Ship

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says a federal high court in Lagos has granted the agency’s application for the seizure of a vessel allegedly used to import cocaine into Nigeria, reports the...

Singapore Court Dismisses Appeal Against Ocean Tanker Suit

Singapore’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by oil tycoon Lim Oon Kuin and his two children after they were successfully sued for breach of fiduciary duties by the court-appointed managers of a company...