The global shipping terminal industry is urged to work on standardisation in order to create interoperability amidst a need to incorporate the use of new technologies and standardised data, according to a webinar panel of leading industry executives.

As container lines struggle with a huge surge in volume and a shortage of equipment schedule reliability dropped to just 44.6% in December 2020, according to analysts Sea-Intelligence.

Infographic from Information Fusion Centre (IFC) summarising sea robberies and attempted incidents in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait in January this year (up to 29 January).

ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) has issued an alert over three boardings of vessels this week in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait.

Container volume at eight major Chinese ports increased 3.3% year-on-year in mid-January, according to statistics released by China Ports and Harbors Association.

Ocean Network Express (ONE) said that around 15% of its fleet of containerships made extra calls last year to conduct crew changes.

Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has bid farewell to the first and oldest LNG carrier in its fleet – the 1984-built Senshu Maru.

Bestway Marine & Energy Technology has invested in CNY5m ($770,000) to set up a specialist equipment subsidiary at Taizhou, Jiangsu province.

Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is planning to exit the offshore rigbuilding business and focus on the offshore renewables and natural gas industries.