MSC recibe buque de 11.400 TEUs de propulsión dual GNL que operará en el servicio Carioca en …
“MSC Hortense” corresponde a la tercera unidad de una serie de diez naves gemelas
Tecnologías de velas automatizadas buscan reducir emisiones en el transporte marítimo
Método podría reducir consumo de combustible y emisiones entre un 20% y un 40%
Fuel oil demand defies forecasts due to Red Sea disruptions and shadow fleet expansion
Fuel oil used in ships and power plants is seeing unexpected demand, with efforts to curb its use more than offset by an expanding shadow fleet of oil tankers serving Russia and others, and longer shipping routes as vessels avoid the Red Sea. Instead of switching to cleaner-burning alternatives such as marine gasoil and low-sulphur …
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Legal issues and regulatory developments
This chapter provides an overview of important international legal issues and regulatory developments affecting maritime transport and trade. Part A focuses on recent IMO developments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, notably, the agreement on draft midterm measures in line with the 2023 IMO strategy on greenhouse gas emissions. Part B explores international regulatory …
A digital sea change
The push for digitalisation in shipping is less a gentle tide and more a high-stakes race against obsolescence, according to speakers gathered at London International Shipping Week (LISW). Two panels focused on the twin challenges of integrating advanced technology into a deeply fragmented industry while simultaneously battling existential threats ranging from data silos to hostile …
Baltic Index Posts Largest Weekly Drop In Over Eight Months
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, edged down on Friday and logged its steepest weekly decline in more than eight months. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, fell 8 points to 1,901 points, its lowest since …
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Asia Fuel Oil: Markets soften due to pressure from prompt supplies
Asia fuel oil markets softened at the end of the trading week, as ample prompt supply continued to weigh on recovery. Malaysia’s PRefChem continued to offer residual fuel. The refiner offered 540,000 tons of low-sulphur atmospheric residue for loading between October 12 and 13 in its latest tender, which will close next week, market sources …
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Suspected ‘shadow fleet’ tanker sets sail from western France
The Boracay, a tanker under Western sanctions on suspicion of being part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” and also facing a separate investigation by French authorities, has set sail from where it was anchored off western France, according to MarineTraffic data. It was unclear why the vessel, which was heading southwest down the Bay of Biscay …
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Baleària begins exclusive bioLNG use on three of its ships, which now sail with zero emissions
Baleària is taking another step forward in its roadmap towards decarbonisation and has begun regularly incorporating bioLNG in its operations. The Margarita Salas, Abel Matutes and Rusadir vessels, which have dual gas engines, have been powered exclusively by this renewable fuel since the beginning of September. The company has procured 132 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of bioLNG, which will allow the …
Maersk Asia-Pacific quarterly market update – Q3 2025
As we enter the final quarter of 2025, supply chains across Asia-Pacific continue to evolve amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and shifting trade policy. In this edition, we provide a snapshot of current conditions across ocean, air, inland, and contract logistics, along with the latest regulatory developments affecting regional and global trade. Maersk remains focussed on …
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