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• 10 October 18 Impact of the Carat canal on the evolution of hub ports under China’s belt and road initiative Under China’s Belt and Road (B&R) initiative, Carat Canal, a potential new channel of the Century Maritime Silk Road, will have a great impact on the shipping networks and the evolution of hub ports.... Read more ›
• 08 October 18 Trade war threatens outlook for global shipping, warns new report Seaborne trade expanded by a healthy 4% in 2017, the fastest growth in five years, while UNCTAD forecasts similar growth this year, according to its Review of Maritime Transport 2018. Volumes across all segments... Read more ›
• 08 October 18 Market Consolidation In Container Shipping: What Next? Over the past two years, a wave of market consolidation has transformed the global container shipping industry, leading to mergers and acquisitions between container lines, a reshuffling of shipping alliances and the expansion of... Read more ›
• 03 October 18 Scrubber Observatory Platform -Workshop on sustainable shipping technology to reduce air emissions from ships   Tuesday 16 October 2018 10.00 – 16.00, Region Västra Götaland, Nordic House (8th floor)  Rue du Luxembourg 3, Brussels, Belgium To register, please email stena@ads-insight.com or telephone +32 (0) 2 609 54 42... Read more ›
• 03 October 18 Digital container exchange service reaches 200 members The online platform Container xChange, which aims to tackle the issue of repositioning containers by digitising the process, has reached a total of 200 members. xChange was launched in Hamburg, Germany in 2015 by... Read more ›
• 26 September 18 METHANOL as fuel: creating a pathway to cleaner ports and shipping The maritime and ports industries are facing a future increasingly defined by environmental regulations which require progressively cleaner fuels to improve air quality, writes Chris Chatterton, chief operating officer, The Methanol Institute. The maritime... Read more ›
• 18 September 18 Special Interest Group Investigates Autonomous Ships The IMarEST’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Special Interest Group has sought to gauge the potential impact of self-governing ships and plot out a new course for the shipping industry’s workforce. In its role as... Read more ›
• 14 September 18 DNV-GL and Dalian Shipbuilding to develop 23,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ship At last week’s SMM trade fair today in Hamburg, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Ltd and classification society DNV GL announced the signing of a joint development project agreement to develop a new 23,000 TEU... Read more ›
• 12 September 18 Shippers Fear Engine Failures as Industry Forced to Upgrade Fuel Add oil tankers breaking down at sea to the list of things shipping companies are worrying about as they brace for a once-in-a-generation overhaul to the kind of fuel the industry must consume. From... Read more ›
• 12 September 18 Fossil fuels will peak in the 2020s as renewables supply all growth in energy demand: Trillions of dollars at risk as energy transition disrupts entire sectors The rapid global growth of clean technologies will see fossil fuel demand peak in the 2020s, putting trillions at risk for unsavvy investors oblivious to the speed of the unfolding energy transition, finds a... Read more ›