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The newly amended Maritime Law will help advance the high-quality development of China’s shipping and trade sector, strengthen marine environmental...

Shipping has entered a Maritime 5.0 world defined by rapid change, artificial intelligence, advanced fuels, and digital ecosystems, where decisive...

IMO participated in the WISTA International Annual General Meeting and Conference held in Barcelona, Spain (20-24 October), under the theme...

Major domestic shipbuilders have recently won a string of orders for large container carriers. Domestic shipbuilders had focused their orders...

The picture is hard to ignore: In 2024, US commercial shipbuilding represented just 0.1% of global shipbuilding output. That same...

As the Trump administration dismantles climate action at home, it has demonstrated that it’s also prepared to try to derail...

The decision made during the MEPC meeting in October 2025 to delay the IMO’s Net Zero Framework, by one year,...

The latest round of US-China tensions seems to be over, with what appears to be another “good deal”, thus ending...

Drewry’s World Container Index increased 4% to $1,822 per 40ft container this week. Our detailed assessment for Thursday, 30 Oct...

The US and China reached a 12-month trade war truce this week, including lowering fentanyl tariffs by 10% and suspending...

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (“Yang Ming”) signed contracts for six 8,000 TEU-class methanol dual-fuel-ready containerships with Nihon Shipyard Co.,...

Samudera Shipping Line has released its 3QFY2025 ended Sept 30 business update, which saw container shipping volumes rise to 503,000...

Australia has maintained its leading position in the seaborne iron ore trade, as over half of the global iron ore...

In a time of regulatory uncertainty and evolving fuel options, shipowners like Great Eastern Shipping are taking a pragmatic route...

China’s imposition of new “Special Port Service Fees” on US-linked vessels is more than trade retaliation — it’s a further...

American shippers were already unhappy about their business outlook after President Donald Trump imposed steep new tariffs on China in...

Asia’s spot differentials for fuel oil logged narrower discounts on Friday, though the prompt market continued to hold in a...

Ridderkerk-based maritime supplier Ned Marine Services has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Drewil Entership, a Polish manufacturer of high-quality...

Companies operating in Brazil have expanded the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification infrastructure since 2020, more than doubling its...