Asia
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RCL in for another 7,000 teu pair at Shanghai Waigaoqiao
Thailand’s Regional Carrier Lines (RCL) has returned to CSSC-affiliated Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding with a new contract for the construction of…
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Petronas selects three owners for nine-ship LNG expansion
Petronas has fixed its shipowners it will work with for the next chapter of its LNG carrier expansion plans. The…
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Silk Alliance created to develop green corridors across intra-Asia container trades
The intra-Asia trades, container shipping’s pipelines, are set to get the green corridor treatment.Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub announced today…
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Leaders of Quad nations unveil security initiative to track dark ships in Indo-Pacific
The leaders of the Quad nations—Australia, India, Japan, and the United States—on Tuesday unveiled a maritime security initiative that will…
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German shipbuilders warn of risks of being too reliant on China
The German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) has issued a very strongly worded release, demanding Berlin and other European…
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Trafigura debuts commodity supply chain emissions calculation platform
Commodity trading giant Trafigura has teamed up Denver-headquartered Palantir Technologies to bring to market a platform for carbon emissions calculation,…
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Keppel seals two more jackup charters
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has sealed contracts for the bareboat charter of two jackup rigs to be deployed in…
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Miclyn Express Offshore expands fleet with five new crew boats
Singapore-based offshore vessel owner Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) is pressing ahead with its fleet rejuvenation programme having placed an order…
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Japanese power transfer ship developer seals $32m funding
Japanese power transfer vessel developer PowerX has raised ¥4.1bn ($32.5m) to fund its project to carry electricity from offshore wind…
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Gangavaram Port to debut box terminal
Gangavaram Port in India will build its first container terminal, which is scheduled to be operational by next year. The…
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MOL joins carbon removal scheme
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is among five founding buyers of credits from a facility established by a Swiss carbon…
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Indonesia to lift palm oil export ban
Indonesia will lift its ban on palm oil exports next week, President Joko Widodo said yesterday. The ban in place…
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Yards brace for Sovcomflot order cancellations
As well as selling a chunk of its existing fleet, Russia’s Sovcomflot is starting to jettison some of its orderbook…
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Enviva signs up for multi-sail bulk carrier project with MOL
New York-listed wood chip producer Enviva has signed up for a sail-assisted bulk carrier to be ordered by Mitsui OSK Lines…
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Jurong Port teams with Skyports for cargo drone delivery
Singapore’s Jurong Port has teamed up with advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer and drone operator Skyports to explore the…
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Grindrod Shipping exits tanker sector with final sale
Singapore-based Grindrod Shipping is exiting the tanker sector and remains solely focused on dry bulk following the sale of the…
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Allseas adds Bangladesh to its liner coverage
UK-based shipping agent DKT Allseas turned liner operator is now giving Bangladeshi exporters their first direct sailing to North Europe.…
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GoodFuels and Itochu partner in Asia
European biofuel producer GoodFuels has teamed with Japanese trading house Itochu to scale sustainable marine biofuel in Singapore, Japan, and…
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Eastern Pacific to install carbon capture device on two tankers
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a definitive agreement with Rotterdam-based Value Maritime to install carbon capture and filtering systems…
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Euroseas in for two more eco feeder boxships at Hyundai Mipo
Greek boxship owner Euroseas has exercised its option at South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard for the construction of two additional…
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