17 Days at Sea – what does it mean for a Crew?
Captain Piotr Orzolek is master of Hapag-Lloyd’s “Tsingtao Express”. The vessel is sailing in the IOS (Indian Ocean) service and sometimes spends 17 days at sea without berthing
UK unveils plans to reduce shipping emissions
The United Kindom’s (UK) Government Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched plans to examine the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the shipping sector to the minimum.
MSC and Oldendorff Carriers associate with the Methanol Institute
GENEVA : The world’s second-largest container shipping company, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the German drybulk shipowner and operator Oldendorff Carriers will join the Methanol Institute (MI) in
Does location matter anymore?
For centuries the great port cities analysed in the recent Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index report were built on the confluence of trade, people and ideas. Centred around ships
CMA CGM suspends bookings to Tunisian ports
MERSEILLES : CMA CGM has decided to stop accepting bookings for the ports of Tunis and Rades in Tunisia “with immediate effect and until further notice” due to
How Maersk dominates the global shipping industry
COPENHAGEN : With surging consumer demand, bottlenecks at ports and a shortage of containers, it’s a tumultuous time to be an ocean carrier. Maersk, the world’s largest container
Qatar, India and Sri Lanka made X-Press Pearl disaster inevitable
THAILAND : Russian national newspaper Novaya Gazeta published a report, an investigation into X-Press Pearl fire and disaster, based on available documents and reports, and interviews with seamen involved in
Seaspan completes upsized US$750 million offering of blue transition bonds
Canadian container ship owner and operator, Seaspan Corporation has successfully closed its previously announced issuance of US$750 million in senior unsecured notes, upsized from the original offering size
MSC and Shell start shipping decarbonisation partnership
GENEVA : Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) have announced a long-term collaboration over the decarbonisation in the global shipping sector. The long-term
Japan’s First Containership Recognized for Its Historical Contribution to Maritime Transportation
Hakone Maru, a container carrier formerly owned and operated by NYK, has been recognized by the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE) as “Japan’s first