Hapag-Lloyd Explores Ammonia Bunkering in Germany and US with Mabanaft
Hapag-Lloyd is joining a project underway in Germany to evaluate options for the supply of ammonia as bunker fuel. Germany’s Mabanaft, through its subsidiary Oiltanking Deutschland, is working with AirProducts to develop Germany’s first large-scale, green energy import terminal at its current facility in Hamburg. Hapag is joining in the effort by signing a Memorandum […]
EU Plans to Set Price Cap on Russian Diesel at $100 Per Barrel
The EU’s shipping price cap on Russian diesel and fuel oil takes effect on February 5, and the European Commission is thinking of setting the initial cap level at $100 per barrel, according to Bloomberg. Unlike the G-7 Russian oil price cap, which is a broad multilateral measure, the EU is taking its own steps […]
DP World and Maersk step up green drive at Jebel Ali
Dubai-based terminal operator DP World is joining forces with Danish liner giant A.P. Moller – Maersk to boost operational efficiencies and deliver decarbonisation solutions at Jebel Ali port in the United Arab Emirates. The long-term strategic partnership will provide support for Maersk’s customers by implementing new processes to improve quayside productivity, which should result in […]
Sea-Intelligence sees deployed capacity remain high during CNY 2023
Chinese New Year (CNY) sees a production slowdown in Asia while the major shipping lines announce blank sailings in order to bring supply in line with demand. According to Sea-Intelligence, in 2020, the CNY extended due to the Covid outbreak, while in both 2021 and 2022 the shipping lines kept capacity high in order […]
Recycling sector beset by regulatory and capacity challenges
The IMO’s imminent carbon efficiency regulations could generate a wave of ships heading for recycling yards in the months ahead, some analysts have suggested. But others question whether there would be sufficient capacity to handle an influx of vessels if the flood gates open. Although the IMO’s carbon intensity indicator (CII) is due to enter […]
MSC strengthens NWC to South Africa service
MSC has announced the update of its NWC to South Africa service, revising the port rotation in Northern Europe and call at Cape Town on the Northbound leg. With this change, the largest container line in the world aims to improve transit times and schedule reliability. MSC noted it will continue to serve its customers […]
2022: The year shipping made do without China
Shipping is never dull, and the moment you feel it might be is probably the time to seek a different career. Being in this industry gives those curious enough an advanced view from the bridge of geopolitical and economic forces shaping the world. Unquestionably the biggest news story of the year – the one that […]
Container shipping to hit bottom in mid-2023 forecasts
Container freight rates are expected to hit a trough in mid-2023 forecasts HSBC Global Research as spot rates fall at 7.5% a week. Parash Jain, Head of Shipping & Ports & Asia Transport Research, was one of the first to flag a sharp decline ahead in container shipping’s fortunes at the start of September when […]
China’s Lockdowns are Over, but its Shipping Outlook is Still Mixed
Beijing’s on-and-off COVID lockdowns created serious challenges for shipping in 2022, and even though pandemic-era controls have eased, the trade outlook for China looks mixed. Demand from American importers has fallen; new competitors in Southeast Asia are luring away manufacturers; and high-tech chipmakers are headed for the exit. Still, China is poised for an economic recovery […]
CMA CGM and Shanghai port develop cold ironing infrastructure
French liner CMA CGM and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have signed today a long-term strategic collaboration to develop the mass scale use of cold ironing technology, the use of onshore power supply for containerships at the Port of Shanghai. From today all fully-fitted CMA CGM containerships calling at the port of Shanghai will systematically […]
