New Zealand operator orders plug-in hybrid fast ferry Auckland, New Zealand, operator Fullers360 has ordered its first plug-in electric hybrid ferry. Designed by Incat Crowther, the 34.6- by 9.5-meter vessel will carry 299 passenger and have a service speed of
Legislation to reform ocean shipping passes House As frustration with port delays and supply chain disruption grows, so does dissatisfaction with the nine carriers and three alliances that dominate the global container shipping market. Yesterday, the House of Representatives
VIDEO: Maersk rethinks the containership Maersk has taken the wraps off the design of its eight 16,000 TEU methanol-fueled containership newbuilds. And the decision to opt for methanol is just the start of the innovations they incorporate.
Marine Log to hold TTB 2022 in Mobile in March Registration is now open for Marine Log's annual TTB - Tugs, Towboats & Barges - conference, the only event dedicated exclusively to the tug, towboat and barge segments of the U.S. maritime
CSL completes world's largest B100 biofuel tests on marine engines Late last month, Montreal headquartered CSL Group, the largest owner and operator of self-unloading ships in the world, completed the world's longest-running trials of B100 biodiesel on marine engines, accumulating nearly 30,000
Another major P&I club announces a rate increase for 2022 On Tuesday, the Swedish Club celebrated its 149th birthday. Today, the insurer announced a general Increase of 12.5% for 2022, saying that the move reflects the unique challenges currently faced by the
Shipping urged to end human rights abuses In a report to mark Human Rights Day on December 10, welfare group finds seafarers still face abuses in several...
EU members fear contentious fuel limits could drive shipping away EU plan to limit the carbon intensity of future fuels has faced its first grilling by member states. Concerns were...
Costamare orders eight new boxships with charter backing Costamare has also confirmed seven new bulker purchases, taking newly-established dry bulk wing to 44 vessels
Governance reforms intended to make law firm more outward facing 'I don't think the way we are constituted will make a big difference to the partners. But the idea of...
Brussels makes case for fuel regulation Commission lays out the case for its FuelEU Maritime regulation for limiting greenhouse gases from ship fuels
Supply chain disruption affecting export cargoes Import containers may be moving through terminal gates but exporters are still struggling. Delays to vessel arrivals are preventing loading
Contships Management boosts fleet with two feeders from Vega Contships' latest acquisitions come after eight sales in last two years
Norden takes lead in carbon emissions calculations While the company had a C rating in the recent Carbon Disclosure Project, the transparency initiative, the first of its...
Container logistics industry faces another challenging year, finds survey Respondents expect supply chain performance will remain the same over the next 12 months, with 11% expecting it to deteriorate...
Maersk veteran joins BIMCO as chief shipping analyst Rasmussen will help the shipowners' association maintain its quarterly market while increasing focus on the solutions and impacts of decarbonisation
LNG: Energy crunch triggers record gas carrier rates Volatility peaks, with spots rates rising more than 3,636% in nine months and arbitrage profits exceeding $100m for one cargo
New freight index aims to help contract negotiations Xeneta hopes its new EU BMR compliant offer will be used as a basis for index-based rate calculations and derivatives
Fire continues to burn on cargo ship off Sweden Strong winds and icy conditions are slowing the operation to tackle the blaze on the German bulk carrier Almirante Storni...
Shipping finance: Making a comeback Bank lending to the industry and interest in the capital markets have enjoyed a resurgence in 2021 as the dry...
Dry bulk: Can this spectacular year be repeated in 2022? Continued demand growth - albeit at lower levels to 2021 - combined with low fleet growth could keep rates buoyant, though volatility...
China extends container-handling fees at ports One analyst said the latest mark-up on port fees signals that Chinese ports have entered a 'friendly policy period', indicating...
Daily Briefing Cyprus calls for further assessment of EU green shipping plans | EU's carbon market for shipping needs refining, says study...
House overwhelmingly passes bill to strengthen US shipping supply chain World Shipping Council says the bill had been passed 'without proper debate or committee process'
Air Canada rushes 1st freighter into service to supply flooded Vancouver Air Canada is deploying a new cargo jet to alleviate the cargo delays caused when flooding partially cut off the Port of Vancouver.
China terrestrial AIS data still blacked out; FMC looking into possible violations Not only critical for the safety of seafarers on vessels, the terrestrial AIS data provides specific commodity and port information so trading decisions can be...
A vision at sea: Maersk's methanol-powered vessels taking shape The unique design will improve port efficiency and increase capacity, according to Maersk.
Here comes the Airbus A320 converted freighter The A321 passenger-to-freighter aircraft is only a year old. Now its sister, the A320, is transitioning to an all-cargo configuration too.
Eagle Bulk Shipping partners with GoodFuels to complete first biofuel voyage "Basis the company calculations, the vessel well-to-exhaust CO2 emissions were reduced by approximately 90% during its voyage compared with utilizing traditional bunker fuel," it added.
Iran halts some gasoil exports to help supply power plants: report "With the objective to supply liquid fuel to power plants in the winter, maritime exports of gasoil have been stopped," Amirhossein Tebyanian, the state representative of the National Iranian Oil Co. on IRENEX, was quoted as saying.
Ningbo COVID-19 reemergence to have little effect on China's crude throughput Zhenhai Petrochemical plans to process 1.9 million mt of crude in December, with 83% utilization of its nameplate capacity, according the source. The operating rate is lower than 86% in October and November, when Sinopec had raised oil product supplies to meet domestic demand.
Pakistan refiners could cut runs, may face closures on rising stocks: OCAC As of Dec. 2, fuel oil stocks in refineries totaled 112,200 mt.
Cleaner refining in the future means biofuels and more efficient conventional fuels "Decarbonization is important, but we can't forget the basics," Florez said Dec. 7 at the 23rd World Petroleum Congress in Houston.
OPEC+ lifts crude output by 500,000 b/d in Nov amid omicron uncertainty OPEC 13 countries pumped 27.85 million b/d, up 300,000 b/d from October, while Russia and eight other partners produced 13.86 million b/d, up 200,000 b/d, the survey found.
Germany's Uniper eyeing more biofuel sales to Middle East shipowners Uniper, in partnership with Dubai-based Neutral Fuels, started this year supplying biofuels to shipowners from the UAE made from biodiesel blended with VLSFO.
HONG KONG DATA: Oct fuel oil imports rise 5.5% on year to 3.9 mil barrels Hong Kong has been seeing year-on-year rises in monthly fuel oil imports since June this year.
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