29 APRIL 2021 China took a step forward in the race to develop commercial hydrogen technology for the shipping industry. The China Classification Society awarded China’s first certificate of type approval for a marine fuel cell product. CCS says that the approval marks a major milestone in China’s pursuit of …
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28 APRIL 2021 On April 16, ReCAAP released its first quarter report on piracy and armed robbery targeting ships in Asia. The report marks a 39 percent decrease in the total number of incidents. ReCAAP had previously warned of kidnapping dangers near the southern islands of the Philippines last month. …
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25 APRIL 2021 Taking into account MSC’s new orders, as well as the company’s active involvement in the secondhand tonnage market, it can be said that it is all set to overtake Maersk on a capacity basis sometime next year, becoming the largest container line in the world. According to …
Read More »24 APRIL 2021 UK Club, an insurer of the Ever Given cargo ship which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, said on Friday it had filed an appeal in an Egyptian court over the detention of the vessel by authorities. The Ever Given has been anchored in a …
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22 APRIL 2021 The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index surged to its highest in over a decade on Wednesday, powered by a jump in the larger capesize vessel segment on increasing iron ore shipments from Brazil. * The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax …
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27 APRIL 2021 More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, you’ve probably at least heard of Zoom fatigue – if not experienced it yourself – and now a new study has dug deeper into the reasons for it happening. One of the primary drivers behind this video calling weariness seems to be what the …
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