NYK is delighted to announce the order of its fifth liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) dual-fuel very large LPG / liquefied ammonia gas carrier (VLGC) from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI). The ship will be built at the KHI Sakaide Works shi

Investors in middle aged dry bulk tonnage may be cheered by the impact of sustained higher recycled steel values, according to research commissioned by the Baltic Exchange. Analysis of the dry bulk carrier values undertaken by consultancy Z

USA-based Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) is further reinforcing its position as the prime protective tank coating company in Turkeys maritime sector with a series of high-profile deals. The manufacturer, which already holds 80 per cent of

Cold reception for reefers in China sees volumes, and rates, slip on main Europe to Far East trade The traditionally resilient trade in reefers from Europe to the Far East appears to be slowly succumbing to the same market forces as the res

In an era of ever-smarter shipping, one key area of vessel and fleet administration appears stuck in the dark ages. Pierre Domin explains why Stolt Tankers is rapidly transitioning to digital logbooks, unlocking a broad range of big data be

Through the CMA CGM Fund for Energies, CMA CGM is supporting the construction of Neoliner, the first ro-ro sailing ship to be built by the RMK MARINE shipyard for the shipowner Neoline, to be launched in June 2025 on transatlantic routes. T

Bertrand Chen, CEO at GSBN Hong Kong incorporated Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) has announced that COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has joined the consortium as a member and successfully issued the first electronic bill of ladi

Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced that we will launch 3 new Southeast Asia to Australia Services. These services will be a direct replacement of our existing services in order to improve service reliability. ONE will continue to deploy

On December 26th, 2022, the National Health Commission of the P.R.C. issued theOverall Plan on Managing the Novel Coronavirus Infection with Measures against Class B Infectious Diseases(hereinafter referred to as the Overall Plan). In accor

Four dry bulk sector rates since 3 January Welcome to 2023 and the first Baltic Asia Freight Report of the year. The decline in dry bulk freight rates in the first week of the year was no surprise to the market, due to lackluster activity a

Tianjin Port announced on Tuesday the inauguration of the worlds first container terminal empowered by the internet of things and the first batch of the zero-carbon ro-ro terminals. The IoT-driven container terminal is an upgraded version o

As sustainability climbs higher on both corporate and consumer priority lists, companies are looking for more sustainable solutions in all aspects of their supply chain including warehousing and storage. While the sustainability agenda migh

According to Alphaliner, Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming is set to increase scrubber investment to retrofit scrubbers on the remainder of the lines eight owned 8,626 TEU units. Currently five of the carriers 8,626 TEU ships are fitted with the

Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has selected TMC Compressors to deliver the marine compressed air system to seven LNG carriers the shipbuilder is constructing for Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL). Upon completion, all seven ve

2023 ushers in a new era for the shipping industry with the introduction of the carbon intensity regulations. These are just some of the many regulations that enter into force this year. Below, we look at a number of the more important dome