Clarksons Research: Container Markets Exhibit Mixed Trends

Container charter rates surge, but freight rates remain unstable. Shipping sector trends diverge — tankers strong, LNG and car carriers weaken. Fleet growth...

Trump & Finland’s Stubb Approve A Deal for Icebreaker Vessels

Trump, Stubb sign icebreaker pact at White House. U.S. to acquire up to 11 Arctic security cutters, four from shipyards in Finland. Stubb...

Belgium Strike Disrupts Key Antwerp–Bruges Shipping Lane

Maritime traffic to and from Antwerp will be halted from 19:30 local time on Monday, 13 October, until 07:30 on Wednesday, 15 October, due...

Subdued Gas Chartering Activity Marks a Stable Yet Soft Week for LNG and LPG

LNG Sector: A Calm Before Any Shift In the LNG sector, trading remained largely flat as market participants adopted a cautious stance. Activity was muted,...

BIMCO Introduces Methanol Annex to Support Alternative Fuel Transition

BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has adopted a Methanol Annex to its Bunker Terms 2018, marking another step in supporting the maritime industry’s ongoing transition toward...

Maersk and CATL Forge Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Global Logistics Decarbonization

A.P. Moller – Maersk and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance decarbonization efforts across...

China’s First Methanol Dual-Fuel Container Ship Completes U.S. West Coast Voyage

China Marine Bunker (PetroChina) (Chimbusco) announced that China’s first domestically built methanol dual-fuel container vessel successfully completed its maiden voyage to the U.S. West...

U.S. Threatens Sanctions and Visa Curbs Over Support for IMO Emissions Plan

The United States on Friday threatened to use visa restrictions and sanctions to retaliate against nations that vote in favor of a plan put...

Crunch Week for Shipping’s Decarbonisation Strategy Opens

As a special meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (IMO, MEPC/ES.2) opens tomorrow in London, environmental organisation the Clean Shipping Coalition is...

Beyond Data: The Expanding Subsea Network of Oil, Gas, and Power Cables

The story of submarine infrastructure is a hidden narrative of global connectivity, beginning with a simple experiment and evolving into a vast, vital network...