UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2022, an annual comprehensive review of global maritime transport, warns that the maritime sector will require greater investment in infrastructure and […]
UNCTAD Calls for Investment in Maritime Supply Chains
Asia Remains World’s Leading Maritime Cargo Handling Centre – UNCTAD
UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2022: Facts and Figures on Asia and The Pacific The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development releases today the Review […]
Fewer seafarers, higher inflation – where are ship operating costs heading?
Demand for seafarers is still on the rise, while increase in supply is expected to be weaker in the future. At the same time, consumer price […]
Rules on ship carbon intensity and rating system enter into force
IMO regulations to introduce carbon intensity measures enter into force on 1 November 2022. Amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) […]
Port optimisation through trade and technology
Efforts are being made to establish digitalisation in port operations, significant progress has been made in the Saudi region. by Jasleen Mann At the Saudi Maritime […]
Dumping of sewage sludge at sea to be prohibited worldwide
Amendment to treaty on dumping of waste at sea will remove sewage sludge from list of wastes which may be given dumping permit. The amendment to […]
“Super-Year’ For the Ocean
Following excerpts adapted from the speech by IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim at the International Marine Debris Conference, Busan, Republic of Korea on 19 September 2022 The […]
Safety, legal and facilitation aspects of autonomous shipping discussed
Regulating Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) has implications for safety, legal and facilitation instruments under the purview of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The first session […]
Empty container problem intensifies, reports Sea-Intelligence
Sea-Intelligence revisited its analysis of the eventual normalisation of supply chains and the potential impact on empty container flows. The underlying data for this model comes […]
Container shipping profits will drop by 80% in 2023/24: HSBC report
A downcycle is unavoidable for container shipping in 2023-24 and profits will fall by 80%, a report by HSBC Global Research forecasts. After two years of […]