Ports & Terminals
Containers
RCL’s Orderbook Reach 1.6 Times Its Existing Fleet After Four-Ship Wenchong Deal
Shipbuilding
Centrofin Makes First Move into Containerships With Two 6,000 TEU Newbuildings at Hengli
Ports & Terminals
Global No. 2 Changes Hands: Ningbo-Zhoushan Overtakes Singapore for the First Time in H1
Sustainability
$444 Million More: ADNOC L&S Lifts Its Jiangnan LNG Carrier Programme to 12 Ships as Wider Partnership Reaches 30 Vessels
Ports & Terminals
Ningbo-Zhoushan Edges Singapore for No. 2 Boxport Spot in First Half
Finance
Sinotrans underlying profit rises 17% as revenue contracts
ACTIVITIES
SHIPBUILDING
Shipbuilding
Centrofin Makes First Move into Containerships With Two 6,000 TEU Newbuildings at Hengli
Shipbuilding
A Small Chinese Private Shipyard Is Now Building 5,000 CEU PCTCs — China’s Car Carrier Capability Is Expanding Beyond Major Yards
Shipbuilding
Chinese Shipyard Starts Work on First Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia Newbuild: Not Just “Ready”—It Will Run on Ammonia from Day One
Shipbuilding
8 more!Wan Hai Steps Up Fleet Expansion with 50-Vessel Newbuilding Programme
Shipbuilding
“The Whole World Is Asking for Chinese Cars”: Why PCTC Capacity Is Still Tight Despite Record Deliveries
Shipbuilding
Up to $489 Million, 17 Yards in the Running: Why Norway’s High-End Wellboats Are Heading to China
CONTAINER SHIP
MORE
RCL’s Orderbook Reach 1.6 Times Its Existing Fleet After Four-Ship Wenchong Deal
- MSC’s 500-Ship Secondhand Buying Spree Pushes Fleet Capacity Close to 7.4 Million TEU
- Maersk Opens the Door to Fleet Growth as 20,000-TEU Newbuilding Talks Gather Pace
- When the Market Turns, Who Turns Fastest? Maersk’s Lesson in Shipping Agility
- From a $256m Loss to an $83m Profit: Hapag-Lloyd Turns the Corner in Q2 as Gemini Gains Traction
BULKER CARGO
MORE
China’s Steel Demand Is Weak — So Why Are Capesize Ships Still Earning $30,000 a Day?
TANKER & OIL
MORE
TORM Posts Record $338m Profit and Confirms Six MR Newbuildings
- Dubai-Based SPM Shipping Enters VLGC Market with $91 Million Acquisition from Dorian LPG
- VLCC Earnings Hit $624,000 a Day as Hormuz Redefines “Available Tonnage”
- $800,000-a-Day VLCC Earnings: Real Freight Rate for Hormuz Risk Price?
- VLCC Freight Hits Record Territory: Why Two US Gulf-China Voyages Are Worth $51 Million
GREEN SHIPPING
Sustainability
$444 Million More: ADNOC L&S Lifts Its Jiangnan LNG Carrier Programme to 12 Ships as Wider Partnership Reaches 30 Vessels
Sustainability
33 Reports and RMB 1.5 Billion in Giving: COSCO SHIPPING Embeds Responsibility Across Its Global Network
Sustainability
Another Chinese Chemical Shipping Company Moves into Singapore as GGT Launches Regional Platform
Sustainability
Beyond Fuels: The Efficiency Battle Inside the Engine Room
Sustainability
Replacing debate on emissions performance with shared, verifiable data
Sustainability
Up to $380 per Tonne of CO₂e: Four Rival IMO Proposals Raise the Stakes for Chinese Shipping
Sustainability
US Begins to “Dismantle” the Shadow Fleet as Seized Tankers Head for Scrap
Sustainability
Chinese Mooring Rope Maker Joins UN Global Compact in ESG Push
Sustainability
First public appearance of Shandong Shipping’s new-generation 325,000-dwt Guaibamax
MARITIME SAFETY
Safety
Collision-Damaged 181,000-dwt Capesize CAPE XL Safely Berthed in Qingdao — Three Months After Singapore Strait Collision
Safety
CDB Leasing Moves to Auction Fire-Damaged LNG Carrier GasLog Salem as Lease Nears End
Safety
Rescued From One Drone Attack, Turkish Cook Dies in Second Black Sea Strike
Safety
Panama-Flagged Bulker Sinks in Bay of Bengal; 2 of 24 Crew Rescued, 20 Chinese Nationals Missing
Safety
Five Grain‑Carrying Bulkers Hit in Succession; Novorossiysk‑Tuapse Shipping Route Under Siege
Safety
Somalia‑based Pirate Attacks Resurge in Gulf of Aden
Safety
ClassNK offers human perspective on the future of maritime safety
Safety
Explosion at a shipyard in Fujian, China leaves 12 injured
Safety
Gantry crane collapses at shipyard in China’s Zhejiang Province following Typhoon Dolphin
PERSONAGE
People
Klaus-Michael Kühne, one of the most influential figures in global shipping and logistics, has died at the age of 89
People
Crew management challenges under spotlight at Crew Connect Global 2026
People
Nautical Institute (Singapore) Conference 2026 Brought Seaworthiness and the Future of Seafarers to Centre Stage
People
Why MOL Is Moving Beyond the Traditional Shipowner Model
People
Thailand to Welcome the Global Energy Community to Bangkok This September for Gastech 2026
People
Gu Weidong officially appointed General Manager of COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers
People
Boudewijn Siemons elected to the IAPH board as vice-president for Europe
People
Chen Shuai appointed Chairman of COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers
People