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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

[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...

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...

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...