Shipping

Hong Kong-registered Sea Legend Line has begun weekly sailings along Russia’s Northern Sea Route as the 1,740 teu Dubai Tower set sail from Ningbo-Zhoushan on 15 August. The service comprises calls at Felixstowe, Rotterdam, Hamburg […]

BIMCO says global grain shipments have increased 13% y/y so far this year. Specifically, grain shipments to China have jumped 15% y/y, supported by stronger soya bean, sorghum and barley imports. An improvement in trade […]

Statistics released by insurance giant Allianz reveal the full-blown disaster of incidents of containerships ablaze more than 20 times a year, largely due to misdeclared cargos. “Misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods are a known and preventable […]

The shipping industry has offered an ambiguous reaction to the announcement of a peace agreement between the US and Iran. The International Chamber of Shipping Secretary General Thomas Kazakos broadly welcomed the news, commenting: “This […]

Hong Kong-headquartered Wallem Group has today released details of an incident in May when a ship under its management rescued two Filipino fishermen from their sinking boat. The bulk carrier was underway from Abbot Point, […]

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and commodity trader BHP are trialling a multi-feedstock B100 bio-blend in an existing supply chain. The B100 bio-blend comprises biofuels derived from used cooking oil and waste animal fats. It […]

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published an updated edition of its Fuel for Thought: LPG report, produced jointly with the World Liquid Gas Association (WLGA), setting out how LPG can support the maritime sector’s transition to lower carbon propulsion with […]

Chen Te-sheng, founder and chairman of Hong Kong-listed TS Lines has announced he will step down from his role on June 1 and make way for his son Chen Shao-hsiang. Although the 74-year old founder […]

Wah Kwong NatPower Marine Ltd (WK NatPower), a joint venture between Wah Kwong Maritime Transport and NatPower Marine, is supporting a new initiative to develop zero-carbon shipping routes across China’s Greater Bay Area, following a […]

As part of Hong Kong ship manager Anglo-Eastern’s ongoing effort to deepen its engagement with the Greek market, Martin Rowe, Vice President of Business Development at Anglo-Eastern, has also permanently relocated from the Group’s headquarters […]