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Belgium Bans Exports of “Dirty Fuels” to West Africa

Belgium Bans Exports of “Dirty Fuels” to West Africa

The Port of Antwerp will no longer be used by oil companies and traders to export so-called dirty fuels to West Africa. The Belgium government banned the export of toxic motor fuels that are highly harmful to public health and the environment. Belgium’s Minister of...

IMO Urges More Efforts as World Marks Women in Maritime Day

IMO Urges More Efforts as World Marks Women in Maritime Day

Organizations around the globe marked the annual Women in Maritime Day, on May 18, highlighting the advancements women are making in the field while calling for continued actions for training and to support equality. The International Maritime Organization marked the...

Explosive charges set to bring down Key Bridge section

Explosive charges set to bring down Key Bridge section

Small explosive chargers are being set for the controlled demolition of the piece of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge which lays across container ship Dali. The Key Bridge Response Unified Command said precision cuts to the bridge section and small charges was the...

Future proofing shipping against the next crisis

Future proofing shipping against the next crisis

Turbulence across global supply chains is nothing new. But escalating geopolitical conflict and unpredictable weather events are raising the risks for ships, crew and cargo, demanding new levels of awareness and speed of response from both Masters and shipping owners...

Red Sea rerouting causing Asian port congestion

Red Sea rerouting causing Asian port congestion

Fluctuating services configurations has seen congestion building at some ports as a combination of unexpected events and higher volumes increases pressure on infrastructure and the inland operations whose ability to cope with changeable volumes is causing backlogs and...

DP World makes first foray into landlocked Laos

DP World makes first foray into landlocked Laos

Savan Logistics operates Savannakhet dry port part of the Savannakhet Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos, the first SEZ in the country. The 140,456 sq metre dry port includes 23,000 sq metres of warehousing with 11,000 sq metres of bonded space. Related: DP...

Shipping Trade Groups Call on UN to Protect Seafarers

Shipping Trade Groups Call on UN to Protect Seafarers

Sixteen commercial maritime industry associations joined together in a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres calling for action while saying the current situation where merchant ships and their crews are being targeted is “intolerable”...

Danish Ferry Forced to Maneuver to Avoid Russian Warship

Danish Ferry Forced to Maneuver to Avoid Russian Warship

Danish media is widely reporting an incident this morning that involved a high-speed passenger ferry that was forced to maneuver when a Russian warship failed to yield or acknowledge the ferry which was underway at full speed. Shipping operator Molslinjen is...

Is China Ready to Put Solar Panels Out at Sea?

Is China Ready to Put Solar Panels Out at Sea?

China is increasingly seeking to put solar panels on the seas off its coastline, with some state-run companies experimenting as far offshore as 30 kilometers. A global leader in renewable energy, China has already been looking to the ocean to meet its future power via...

Red Sea crisis has negative impact on gas ship CII ratings

Red Sea crisis has negative impact on gas ship CII ratings

The firm’s statistics recorded 64 LNG carriers navigating through the Gulf of Aden and Suez Canal during January and February 2023. In the same period this year, the number had fallen to just seven. In the reverse direction, 59 vessels took the Suez/Gulf of...

Tangshan port adds two large bulker berths

Tangshan port adds two large bulker berths

The northern Chinese port of Tangshan in Hebei province is planning to build a 300,000 tonnes-class bulk cargo berth and a 300,000 tonnes-class ore berth. These two new berths will bring 25.6 million tons annual cargo handling capacity to the port having a...

T&E survey shows lines profiteering over EU ETS charges

T&E survey shows lines profiteering over EU ETS charges

A study by the Brussels-based Transport & Environment group analysed 565 journeys taken by 20 vessels to and from Europe operated by four of the world’s largest carriers, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and CMA CGM, and found that the lines were over-charging in more...

Wartsila says fuel price parity possible by 2035

Wartsila says fuel price parity possible by 2035

In its report – ‘Sustainable fuels for shipping by 2050 – the 3 key elements of success’ – the Helsinki-based company declared that decisive emissions policies such as the inclusion of shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) from January this year, and...

OceanScore boss warns of ETS compliance issues

OceanScore boss warns of ETS compliance issues

Grell cites demarcation of responsibility between owners, managers, and charterers, the buying and selling of EU Allowances (EUAs), charter party terms, and data management, as some of the issues that have not yet been properly addressed by many shipping firms. ...

Ports of Southampton and Singapore explore green partnership

Ports of Southampton and Singapore explore green partnership

The two ports discussed various areas of potential cooperation regarding sustainable maritime transport during the UK-Singapore Green Economy Framework (UKSGEF). The meeting was seen as paving the way for further discussions on green and digital shipping cooperation...

Documentation delays push industry costs to $3bn

Documentation delays push industry costs to $3bn

However, some shippers and forwarders believe an electronic payment system favours the shipping lines, who can use the system to make late payment charges, adding another minor revenue stream to their income. Container Trade Statistics calculates that around 173m...

Port of Los Angeles container volumes up 60% in Feb

Port of Los Angeles container volumes up 60% in Feb

The Port of Los Angeles handled 781,434 teu in February this year compared to 487,846 teu in February 2023. “Market confidence in our gateway is as strong as it’s ever been,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka at a media briefing. “We’ve...

Wartsila says fuel price parity possible by 2035

Wartsila says fuel price parity possible by 2035

In its report – ‘Sustainable fuels for shipping by 2050 – the 3 key elements of success’ – the Helsinki-based company declared that decisive emissions policies such as the inclusion of shipping in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) from January this year, and...

Saudi launches port community system

Saudi launches port community system

The President of the General Ports Authority,  Omar bin Talal Hariri, explained that the launch of the PCS is part of MAWANI’s effort to channel technology to serve the maritime transport system, raise the efficiency of the operational performance of the Saudi...

DP World launches global freight forwarding network

DP World launches global freight forwarding network

DP World said that with businesses seeking increased control over their supply chains, its expansion comes at a pivotal time for the global logistics and supply chain industry. By expanding its freight forwarding offering, with a focus on air and ocean freight. DP...

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Young NSP ambassadors tour Malaysia, Thailand

Young NSP ambassadors tour Malaysia, Thailand

Two groups of 12 young Taiwanese agricultural ambassadors are touring Malaysia and Thailand as part of a New Southbound Policy exchange program. Accompanied by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the two groups left...

Malaysia’s MITEC hosts 11,000 finance leaders

Malaysia’s MITEC hosts 11,000 finance leaders

The Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) recently hosted The 15th Worldwide Chinese Life Insurance Congress & 2024 IDA Annual Conference, which brought together 11,000 global financial insurance elites for a mega convention across four days....

Malaysia begins exporting fresh durians to China

Malaysia begins exporting fresh durians to China

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia has started exporting fresh durian to China, with 40 metric tons of the popular tropical fruit to be sent in three phases starting Saturday, according to Agriculture and Food Security Deputy Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup. The...

Malaysia’s economy grows 5.9%

Malaysia’s economy grows 5.9%

Malaysia’s economy grew 5.9% in the second quarter from a year earlier, surpassing market expectations, the government and central bank said on Friday. The growth in the April-to-June period compared with annual growth of 4.2% in the first quarter. Shipping containers...