The container shipping unit of COSCO Shipping Group, COSCO Shipping Lines, launched its first direct route connecting the North America East Coast to the West Coast of South America.

Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard announced an order for two 115,000 tonnes-class LR2 tankers from Greek owner Navios Maritime Holdings.

Progress towards delivering the IMO’s revised GHG strategy was made at the latest meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee, MEPC 81, but plenty remains to be done ahead of the crucial MEPC 83 meeting in spring 2025.

AD Ports has invested in an intermodal logistics hub in Georgia which is due to come online later this year.

Associated British Ports (ABP) in Southampton and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) are to explore collaboration on green and digital shipping.

Taiwan International Port Corporation (TIPC) is planning to upgrade the container terminals at the port of Kaohsiung to strengthen its competitiveness.

The north Chinese port group of Shandong is enhancing collaboration with leading shipping lines targeting electric vehicles (EVs), lithium-ion batteries and photovoltaic products.

Eight crew are reported dead with a further two still missing following the capsizing of a South Korean chemical tanker off the coast of Japan at around 7am local time on 20 March.

Singapore based Studio 30 50 is expanding into Europe launching its first cohort of start-ups in Copenhagen.

K-Line and Tokyo Gas are to work on a joint study of liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) marine transportation for carbon capture and storage (CCS).