A new report recently concluded that Japan has the potential to become a major international LNG bunkering hub, and a key place for East Asia and North America-bound trade vessels...
The movement of livestock at sea has been a long-standing point of concern for animal welfare groups. Recent footage detailed shocking conditions on board five voyages from Australia to the...
DFDS completed the purchase of 98.8% shares in UN Ro-Ro from Turkish private equity companies Actera and Esas for €950m, and Hyundai Merchant Marine selected Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering,...
The potential of Africa’s shipping sector is vast, but the continent runs the risk of sacrificing growth by not investing in sufficient port terminal infrastructure. Which African ports are most...
In this issue: Emerging ports in Africa, safety concerns around lithium-ion batteries, celebrating the Sailors’ Society, the IMO’s pledge to reduce emissions, the digital technologies helping ports to cut costs,...
In March, the Sailors’ Society celebrated its 200th anniversary. Patrick Kingsland sat down with the society’s CEO, Stuart Rivers, to look back on two centuries of service to seafarers, and...
Connected technologies are moving ports into the digital age and helping to boost productivity and cut costs. What are these technologies and where are they being used to good effect?
The International Maritime Organization has pledged to reduce carbon emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050. But is this goal ambitious enough, or will the sector still struggle...
As an international sector, shipping is often vulnerable to volatile political and economic forces that can threaten vital access points, shift the volume and direction of trade flows, or send...
In this issue: Vancouver gets ready for a cruise boom, Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas, new guidelines for man overboard systems, Disney Cruise Line’s LNG plans, and more.
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