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One of the many benefits of recent bridge improvements is that displays can now be replicated in real time on...
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Good Samaritans Save Family of Four From Burning Yacht
On Saturday, a family of four had a narrow escape from a yacht that caught fire in the harbor at...
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Limited Sovereignty As African Countries Mortgage Resources To China
Governments in Africa have been mortgaging their natural resources to secure loans from China, a trend that often ignites debt...
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STI In Chile First With Dual Berthing Of Neo-Panamax Boxship
The containerships MSC Katrina and MSC Rene y measure 366m in length and span 48m in beam with a cargo...
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Singapore To Continue STCW Certificate Validity Extension
In a circular the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) noted...
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Biden Gives Full Power To US Offshore Wind
The Biden administration continues making its renewable energy moves and has set a goal of deploy 30 gW of power...
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Hapag-Lloyd Launches New Service Connecting Asia And East Africa
Hapag-Lloyd is to launch a new service connecting Asia and East Africa in late April. This new East Africa Service...
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Egypt To Seek Over $1 Billion In Compensation For Suez Blockage
Egypt will ask for over $1 billion in compensation for damages caused by Ever Given's grounding and the resulting blockage of the...
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Seaspan Orders Six Boxships At CSSC Yards
The containership owner Seaspan has placed orders at Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Jiangnan Shipyard, two major shipbuilding arms of China...
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MOL Sets Fueling Process For LNG-Powered Ferries Under Construction
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is continuing preparation for the launch of Japan’s first LNG-fueled ferries due to enter service in late...
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Biden Appoints New Chair Of Federal Maritime Commission
Commissioner Daniel B. Maffei has been designated as the new chairman of the US Federal Maritime Commission, an independent federal...
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International Seaways And Diamond S In $2 Billion Tanker Mega-Merger
In a mega-merger, two US-listed tanker operators have agreed to combine to create one of the world’s largest energy transportation...
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Maersk Injects New Asia/US East Coast String To Bolster Transpacific Supply Chains
Florham Park, New Jersey USA – Maersk Inc. North America has announced the start of a new service linking ports...
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Panama Launches Investigation Into Ever Given’s Grounding
The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has started an investigation into the grounding of the Ever Given containership in the Suez...
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IMO Publishes Short List Of Actions For Quick Carbon Footprint Reduction In Shipping
To support the Low Carbon Shipping effort, the IMO Global Industry Alliance (GIA) published a guide with eight practical measures...
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World Bank Sees Western Balkan Economies Rebounding To Growth In 2021
The economies of the six countries in the Western Balkans could grow by 4.4% in 2021, up from a 4.8%...
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Meriaura Group Working On A 100% Carbon Neutral Transport Concept
Finnish shipping outfit Meriaura Group has started the preparation and design of a transport concept that is to achieve 100...
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Meyer Werft Wins Rare Cruise Ship Order From Japan
Japanese cruise shipping company NYK Cruises, part of the NYK Group, has ordered an LNG-powered 51,950 GT cruise ship from...
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Seaspan Announces Newbuild Order For Six 15,500 TEU Containerships
Seaspan Corporation (“Seaspan”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. (“Atlas”) (NYSE: ATCO), today announced that it has entered into an...
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Qingdao Shipyard Inks Contract For 5,900 Teu Boxship Quartet
Qingdao Shipyard announced it had entered into the shipbuilding contract with a Belgian shipowner for the construction of four 5,900teu...
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