Continuing Container Throughput Growth and Digitisation Strengthen Port of Rotterdam Position
Container throughput continues to grow in Rotterdam. Following a record year in 2018 and a record quarter in 2019, April of this year was the best month ever for the Port of Rotterdam, with...
Weekly Bulk Report – Week 23, 2019
The Baltic Briefing has released Bulk carrier maritime activity report for the 23rd week of this year. The report formulated on 7th June 2019 highlights the situation in the bulk carrier market including trading activities, freight...
Damen Yichang Shipyard Begins Construction of Elenger’s LNG Tanker
Damen Yichang Shipyard held a keel-laying ceremony for an LNG bunker vessel for the new energy brand Elenger.
The vessel will support the adoption of LNG by providing a ship-to-ship distribution service for all...
APL Announce 47.4% Reduction in Carbon Emissions
Following the CMA CGM Group’s reinforcement of environmental objectives, APL announced a 47.4% reduction in CO2 emissions per container transported per kilometre in 2018, compared to its base level in 2009, reports Sea News.
Data...
World’s First Ethane Gas Carrier Ship-To-Ship Transfer Underway
According to a press release by Platts, Evergas-operated very large ethane carrier newbuilding has become the first vessel of this size to ship a cargo to Europe and is now engaged in a four-stage...
Interview: Industry’s Preparations for IMO 2020 Rule Shows ‘Significant Progress’
The shipping industry has been making 'significant progress' to prepare for the International Maritime Organization's global sulfur limit rule for marine fuels.
There have been a number of announcements from both international as...
Wartsila Integrated Solutions in China’s First LNG Vessel
China’s first seagoing LNG bunker vessel will operate with a comprehensive and integrated package of highly efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions from the technology group Wärtsilä, says a press release published on their website....
[Watch] Cruise Ship Blocked by Climate Change Activists in German Harbour
A huge cruise ship was blocked in a German port Sunday by climate change activists seeking to draw attention to the pollution caused by cruises, reports Euronews.
What happened?
The group of climate change activists called...
BCG Study : IMO 2020 Will Disrupt Markets for 1-5 Years
According to a recent study released by Boston Consulting Group, the marine industry’s shift to using very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) from January 2020 will launch a one- to five-year disruption in oil...
Matson on Schedule to Meet IMO 2020 Emission Regulation
In a major development, Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) has announced that they have begun the installation of state-of-the-art exhaust gas cleaning systems on six vessels deployed in their Hawaii and China-Long Beach Express services...