BEIJING : China has put out to sea a monster-sized cargo ship, as the world’s manufacturing hub sets out to show tariff-obsessed Donald Trump who the big guy is. The 1,310-ft-long vessel is said
GENEVA : Maritime transport moves over 80% of goods traded worldwide. Country-level seaborne trade data is vital for shaping better transport, trade and investment policies. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 15 April released
OSLO : Marinetrans, a global leader in logistics solutions for the maritime and offshore industries, has been awarded the project logistics contract for two Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel construction projects. The contracts,
SEOUL : In a major push toward decarbonizing maritime logistics, President Jae-young Byeon of the Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) and Chief Executive Sun-bae Hong of the Korea Maritime Cooperation Center (KMC) jointly announced the
LONDON : The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) welcomes the recent decision at the International Labour Organization (ILO) to officially recognise seafarers as key workers under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC). This
“A Historic Friendship; A Partnership for Progress” JEDDAH : At the invitation of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi
DUESSELDORF : Hapag-Lloyd customers have cancelled 30% of shipments to the United States from China, spooked by the trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies, a spokesperson for the German container shipping group
GENEVA : MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, led by Soren Toft, has partnered with Hengli Heavy Industry for a new series of LNG dual-fuel megamax containerships. The Swiss-based liner giant has recently signed up for
SEOUL : South Korea‘s flagship liner company, HMM, after increasing its fleet size by approximately 50% through another South Korean Shipping giant, SK Shipping, is currently planning to order more container ships. In fact,
SEOUL : KMTC Line has unveiled a new weekly shipping service that will connect Asia with Mexico, slated to begin operations on April 30, 2025. This service will navigate a route that includes Shanghai,