The Covid-19 pandemic caused a dramatic stir in the shipping industry when it came to container availability, leaving many companies unable to ship products and others […]
Global Shipping Container Shortage
Fighting Fuel Fraud With AI
Start-up company FuelTrust has been using blockchain and AI technology to assist the industry when it comes to tracing the source point of marine fuels. The […]
IMO sets International Day for Women in Maritime
The IMO Assembly has adopted a resolution proclaiming an International Day for Women in Maritime, to be observed on 18 May every year. The Assembly is meeting for its […]
The importance of AIS in times of a supply chain crisis
The challenges faced by those providing maritime transport services are getting more complex by the day. by Jan Hoffmann UNCTAD’s Review of Maritime Transport 2021 (RMT) was launched […]
Top 10 Ship owning nations in the world
November 2021 total fleet values in the following Top 10 Ship Owning Nations list include the following vessel types: Bulker, Tanker, Container, Reefer, Small Dry, LNG, […]
Container lines report record profitability in the third quarter
Αll global ocean carriers saw revenues increase substantially as a consequence of the record-high freight rates, with year-on-year revenue growth ranging from 83.9% for Maersk to […]
New report examines sea-based sources of marine litter
The sources and impact of sea-based marine litter form the focus of a new report by the Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine […]
Asia Expands Its Lead in Maritime Trade and Business
Asia remains the largest seafarer-supplying region in the world. Four of the top five countries supplying seafarers in 2021 were from the region. Geneva, 18 November […]
Covid-19 Lowers Maritime Freight in Latin America and The Caribbean
Slow progress in digitalization and paperless transactions, lack of transparency in regulatory procedures and weaknesses in long-term planning are among the issues holding back port performance […]
AFCFTA Could Boost Maritime Trade in Africa
UNCTAD says the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)could boost intra-African trade by up to 33% and cut the continent’s trade deficit by 51%. Geneva, 18 […]