WORLD-FIRST: HYDROGEN-POWERED PUSH BOAT
A new vessel being built to operate along the Rhône River in France will be the world's first push boat to run entirely on...
India’s first Inland Cargo Vessel Inaugurated from Bengal
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the inland port, the first ever string of inland waterways and terminals that the central government aims to...
CHINA SHIPS WORLD’S FIRST “SMART” VLCC
China’s largest shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industries (DSIC) has delivered the world’s first “smart” Very Large Crude Oil Carrier to China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES).
The...
THE PANAMA CANAL WITNESSES RECORD TONNAGE IN FY – 2018
The Panama Canal crossed a record tonnage of 442.1 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS), with a rise of 9.5 percent over the last year....
INDUSTRY MUST BE READY FOR IMO 2020 TEETHING PROBLEMS
The Advancement of the global sulphur cap is a change of a magnitude never attempted before on a global basis.
Under the new regulation, the...
RECORD HANDLING OF CARGO AT INDIAN PORT
V.O. Chidambaranar Port created a new record by handling 1,80,597 metric tonnes of cargo in a single day on 27th July 2019, surpassing the...
SHIPPING SECTOR SETS COURSE FOR ZERO CARBON
The top ports, banks, oil and shipping companies on Monday launched an initiative which aims to have ships and marine fuels with zero carbon...
Hanjin Collapse an Eye-opener for the Global Container Shipping Industry
How do you kill the business of your competitors in the container shipping business? Well, you just increase the capacity of your own ships...
BIMCO OFFERS NEW REGULATIONS IN FIGHT AGAINST EMISSIONS
International shipping association BIMCO has introduced a new option that could help in the shipping industry’s quest to reduce its emissions.
While limiting the speed...
HAPAG-Lloyd SETS GREEN TARGETS
Moving forward with its sustainability activities, German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has presented ambitious green targets for the coming period.
In its latest sustainability report,...
