Maritime Economy
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2021
Jan 16
Port of Long Beach Reports Busiest Year in 2020 Despite Headwinds
The Port of Long Beach moved a record 8.1 million TEUs in 2020 despite facing headwinds from the...
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2021
Jan 16
MSC Joins Hydrogen Council To Collaborate On Decarbonisation
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has joined the Hydrogen Council, a global industry body, as a...
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2021
Jan 09
Could Flow Battery Technology Help Shipping Decarbonize?
Canadian mining company VanadiumCorp announced this week that it has reached an agreement with a...
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2021
Jan 09
Oil Has Best Week in Four Months With Saudi Cut Buoying Prices
Oil posted the biggest weekly gain since late September as Saudi Arabia’s plan to slice output spurred a...
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2020
Dec 31
China issues five million tonne clean marine fuel export quotas for 2021: traders
China has issued 5 million tonnes of clean marine fuel export quotas in the first release for 2021, to five...
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2020
Dec 31
Growth in the LNG Bunker Vessel Fleet
Globally the number of vessels in the LNG bunker fleet continues to grow in response to the increasing number of LNG-powered vessels in...
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2020
Dec 31
Maersk Elba loses power after fire off Portugal
A Denmark-flagged containership lost power due to a fire in the engine room off the coast of Portugal on 26 December, Portuguese National Maritime Authority (AMN) said.
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2020
Dec 23
U.S. Congress Approves Funds for Fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel
The United States Congress has approved $390 million to fund the construction of a fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) to be...
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2020
Dec 23
‘Matsonia’ Delivered to Matson, Completing Hawaii Fleet Renewal
U.S. carrier Matson Inc. has taken delivery of the M/V Matsonia, the second of two new Kanaloa Class “con-ro”...
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2020
Dec 15
Qatar Condemns Attack on Oil Tanker in Saudi Port of Jeddah
Qatar, the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporter, condemned the attack on an oil tanker off the...