LONDON : Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez will lead IMO’s delegation to the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP 29) to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. The 29th Conference of the
SEOUL : DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for its 15K ammonia fuelled container vessel design. This milestone follows the successful completion of a joint
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose on Thursday, supported by gains in the capesize vessel segment. The index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels,
ROTTERDAM : Certification institute LRQA (formerly part of Lloyd’s Register) has approved Shipping Technology’s CO2 Emission Reporting Module that calculates the CO2 emissions of inland navigation vessels and coasters. Inland shipping entrepreneurs are now
TOKYO : ClassNK has granted its ‘ELW (HP)’ (Excellent Living and Working Environment (Hydroponics)) notation to ‘ROYAL LAUREL’, a bulk carrier owned by Tokei Kaiun Ltd. The vessel becomes the first in ClassNK registry to
HAMBURG : Hapag-Lloyd has signed two contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new container ships. Of these, 12 newbuildings – each with a capacity of 16,800 TEU – will be
SINGAPORE : Strategic Marine is pleased to announce a new contract with OEG Renewables, part of the OEG Energy Group, for a next-generation Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) for Taiwan. This vessel, named Wey Feng, will
SHANGHAI : China Shipbuilding Trading, a subsidiary of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has held a naming ceremony for the final vessel of a series of ten 7,000 TEU containerships. The vessel, which
SINGAPORE / NORWAY : Reducing energy consumption and replacing fossil with renewable fuels within the maritime sector is a large and global challenge. Governments, industries and research organisations globally have been actively exploring green
RIYADH : The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has announced the addition of Emirates Shipping Line’s new shipping service ‘GRC’ to Jeddah Islamic Port. The new shipping route connects Jeddah Islamic Port to the ports