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WinGD records successful early running on X-DF-A ammonia-fuelled engine

Swiss marine power company WinGD has seen key parameters in line with expectations during early testing of its new X-DF-A...
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Major Chinese port hit by congestion ahead of holiday, Trump tariff threat

Exporters this week jostled to load and ship cargo from Shenzhen’s Yantian Port, one of the world’s largest container ports,...
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DNV, HD Hyundai Mipo and KSOE sign MoU on new standards for using digital twins to test electric propulsion systems

DNV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HD Hyundai Mipo (HMD) and HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering...
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VLSFO softens; market eyes tepid bunker demand

Asia’s very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) market weakened on Friday, while trade sources eyed lukewarm bunker demand this week....
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Drewry: World Container Index Down 11% Last Week

Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 11% to $3,445 per 40ft container this week. Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 23 January...
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India says sanctioned Russian oil tankers can discharge before Feb 27

The United States has clarified to India that tankers loaded with Russian oil have to discharge by Feb. 27 under...
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Major oil tanker operators await insurers’ nod to resume Red Sea transit

Sources from at least two major oil tanker companies said Jan. 24 that their fleets have yet to resume transits...
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Russian oil freight rates soar on sanctions-driven tanker shortage

Freight rates for Russian ESPO Blend oil loading from the Far Eastern port of Kozmino have jumped fivefold amid a...
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Tighter supply drives Asia’s HSFO cracks to 17-month high; strong bunker demand boosts market

Asia’s high sulfur fuel oil refining margins have surged to a 17-month high, driven by limited prompt availability and expectations...
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Baltic index logs third weekly loss on weaker rates across vessel segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Friday...
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Danelec and Thetius Prepare to Launch Groundbreaking Report on the Application of High-Frequency Data for Safer, Greener Shipping

Danelec, a leader in maritime digitalization and performance optimization, has collaborated with maritime technology intelligence firm Thetius to publish a...
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HD Korea Shipbuilding To Build 12 LNG Dual-Fuel Container Ships

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai specialized in shipbuilding, signed its first order...
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Soft skills training can lead to solid commercial benefits says The Nautical Institute

The maritime industry is experiencing a pivotal shift, with the rising recognition that soft skills are just as critical as...
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Asia Fuel Oil: Premiums rangebound; inventories at four-week high

Spot fuel oil premiums were little changed on Thursday, while onshore inventories at Singapore edged up to a four-week high....
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World Shipping Council: EU must take customs reform opportunity

Ahead of World Customs Day 2025, the shipping, logistics, and trade industry has issued a joint statement calling for customs...
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European Shipowners and the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) launch European Maritime Skills Forum

This initiative aims to identify skills gap emerging from the digital and green transition and discuss the shortage of maritime...
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MABUX: Bunker Prices To Continue Trending Lower Next Week

Over the 04th week, the MABUX global bunker indices continued a moderate upward movement. The 380 HSFO index increased by...
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Focus on practicality drives LNG pathway growth in 2024

Industry coalition SEA-LNG has published its annual ‘View from the Bridge’ report, highlighting 2024 as another year of growth for...
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The cost of the Suez Canal blockage

The 2021 Suez Canal blockage resulted in a loss of nearly $89 million for the shipping company Maersk Line. This...
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Normal shipping via Suez Canal may resume as Singapore-bound oil tanker makes transit

In one of the first instances of an oil tanker transporting Southeast Asia-bound crude through the Suez Canal following the...
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