Navigation on parts of the Yangtze River by international-trading vessels has come to an abrupt halt following the Covid-19 quarantining of local pilots. Last week, maritime media reported that two pilots working on the Yangtze River had te

In the winter of 2020-2021, five vessels lost nearly 3,000 containers into the stormy Pacific. In just two months, those post-Panamax vessels accounted for more than twice number of lost containers in the previous year. Across widespread me

On January 4, a 86,000 m3 ultra-large dual fuel VLGC GAS CAPRICORN built by Jiangnan Shipyard for Southwest Maritime Limited was successfully christened and delivered. The ship was financed byCSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company LimitedforSout

AET, a leading owner and operator of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, took delivery ofEagle Campos, the first of another three Suezmax Dynamic Positioning (DP2) Shuttle Tankers purpose built for long-term charter to

Please note, November 2021 total fleet values in the Top 10 Ship Owning Nations Regions include the vessel types covered by VesselsValue: Bulker, Tanker, Container, Reefer, Small Dry, LNG, LPG, Vehicle Carriers, RoRo, Cruise, OSV, OCV, MODU

What are the technologies to watch in 2022? Alexander Buchmann, Managing Director, Hanseaticsoft shares his insights With confidence in shipping industry at a record high as the year ended, maritime software company Hanseaticsoft predicts a

On the first day of 2022, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding delivered a 210,000DWT Newcastlemax bulk carrier ALPHA TROPHY, kicking off the prosperous production of the year. ALPHA TROPHY has a total length of 299.88 meters, a width of 50.00 meters, a

NAVTOR and Ingenium Marinehave signed a term sheet under which NAVTOR will acquireIngenium Marine. The transaction is subject to execution of definitive agreements.Once completed, Ingenium will become a fully integrated NAVTOR company and c

On December 30, 2021, China State Shipbuilding Corporation issued an announcement stating that Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry and China Ship Heavy Industry (Qingdao) Rail Transportation Equipment have all transferred their equit

The annual order volume of South Korean shipping companies had ranked first in the world since 2018, but was overtaken by China in 2021. Although South Korea has extended significant effort to remain No.1, its shipping companies finally had

On December 30th, 2021, Ministry of Transport (MOT) of the Peoples Republic of China held a meeting at CCS Headquarters to announce its decision on the change of CCS top management. Mr. Sun Feng, former CCS Vice President, was appointed as

China has issued its first refined fuel import quotas for 2022, with gasoline and diesel volumes sharply up from a year ago, and naphtha, a petrochemicals feedstock, largely steady, according to industry sources and a document seen by Reute

The alarming reality about climate change is becoming increasingly clear, and the recently published sixth assessment report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) describes it in no uncertain terms; we face a climate eme

Commissioned by our entrusting party, Guangzhou Shipping Exchange Co., Ltd. (GSE) and Hang Qing Bao Auction Co., Ltd. determines to organize an online bidding for asupramax bulk carrier named Lan Hai Sheng Hui. The announcement is stated as

Chinas international goods and services trade surplus stood at 287.9 billion yuan ($45 billion) in November, official data showed on Thursday. Last month, the countrys trade income reached 2.19 trillion yuan and expenditure neared 1.9 trill