China Delivers “Smart” VLCC Tanker
China's Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) has delivered what local media are calling the first smart tanker in…
Autonomous Ship trial guidelines approved by the IMO
The 101st meeting of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the IMO approved the guidelines for the autonomous…
Evergreen & Hapag-Lloyd Seeking $2.2 Billion’ Megaships
Shipping lines Evergreen Marine Corp. of Taiwan and Germany’sHapag-Lloyd AG have put in separate requests to Asian…
USD 1 Bn Worth of Cocaine Seized from MSC Ship in Philadelphia
U.S. authorities have seized over 16 tons of cocaine from an MSC containership at the Packer Marine Terminal in…
Tanker Attacks Fulfill Iranian Promise
Two tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz on a south easterly course were attacked on Thursday, sparking…
World Container Index by Drewry
The World Container Index assessed by Drewry, a composite of container freight rates on 8 major routes to/from the…
Baltic Dry Index falls to 1062, down 18 points
Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as…
Alphaliner: China container exports to US down 6.5% during January-May
According to data by Alphaliner, the ongoing China-US trade war has hit container volumes from China to the US,…
Finland Inaugurates Biggest LNG Terminal in the Nordics
The biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Nordics was opened in Röyttä Harbour, Tornio, Finland, on…
Maersk, IBM to Pilot Blockchain Tech in Russia
Danish shipping major Maersk and the Russian Ministry of Transport signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the…