Dire development driven by the continued rise in Covid-19 cases and the spread of new variants in major seafaring nations, leading to increased government restrictions in important crew change hubs, and limited opportunity to perform crew c

Baltic Exchanges main sea freight index , which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a five-session winning streak on Wednesday as demand for capesize vessels weakened. The overall index, which factors in rates for

On June 30, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Chinas largest private shipbuilding enterprise, announced that the company received 100 new ship orders in the first half of 2021, totaling over 5.5 billion U.S. dollars, and holding orders over 7.7 bil

The TU Delft Solar Boat Team has spent a year working towards their dream: realizing the first flying hydrogen boat with their project Hydro Motion. The 20 students have pulled it off: a seaworthy boat, fully equipped with a hydrogen system

In June 2021, five incidents occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam,Bintan Island, Indonesia. The incidents occurred on 2 Jun, 5 Jun, 26 Jun (two incidents) and 30 Jun, and in close proximity to each other in the eastbound lane

A consortium of 26 leading companies and associations, led by DNV, has launched the Handbook for Hydrogen-fuelled Vessels to address the uncertainties surrounding hydrogen as ship fuel. The MarHySafe joint development project (JDP) aims to

In June 2021, LGM Engineering and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding signed a general contract for the LNG gas supply system for four 190,000DWT dual-fuel bulk carriers. This is the second series of ship orders for LGM Engineering and Shangha

On June 28, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding held a christening ceremony for the 180,000DWT capesize bulk carrier SHANDONG DE TAI built for Shandong S

The other short term measure agreed at MEPC 76 is broadly termed CII, short for Carbon Intensity Indicator. For CII, there have also been suggestions that requiring an 11% reduction in 2026 is no better than business as usual and therefore

The Isle of Man Ship Registry (IOMSR) has been appointed by its first Chinese shipowner to flag the 82,000 DWT bulk carrier Transcenden Wisdom presently under construction at Tsuneishi Groups Zhoushan shipyard in China. The ship will regist

Asian feeder ship boss Wan Hai Lines continued to invest heavily in ordering and expanding, adding 12 3055TEU container ships to Japanese shipyards. In the first half of the year, it has spent nearly US$2.6 billion on ordering 37 ships in J

Swiss based engine developer WinGD has seen more than 80 orders of its largest engines in 2021 as shipowners continue to invest in big containerships. The orderbook for WinGDs 920 mm bore X92-B engine has grown six times compared to the num

The supply-demand relationship was trending well, and some routes were planned to rise Ningbo Containerized Freight Index: In the week ending Jun-25, Ningbo Containerized Freight Index (NCFI) issued by Ningbo Shipping Exchange (NBSE) quotes

Global bulk and liner operator will further embrace digitalisation in bridge operations and improve cyber security of navigation data Sperry Marine has received a fleet-wide order for its new SperrySphere Connected ECDIS, with a roll-out to

On June 28, Chinas first 174,000 m3 LNG-FSRU, independently developed, designed and built by Hudong Zhonghua, was christened TRANSGAS POWER. It marks that CSSC has made another major breakthrough in the field of high-end marine equipment RD