Singapore-listed Marco Polo Marine is venturing into green ship recycling at its shipyard in Batam, Indonesia.

Jan Holm, head of Maersk Drilling in Singapore, is switching from traditional offshore oil and gas to nuclear power barges with Seaborg Technologies.

Recycling rates softened somewhat in the last weeks of 2021, but latest indications suggest that the bull run is not over yet.

Bangladesh ship recyclers are warning sellers of vessels for scrap to ensure they are clean and gas free following a Christmas Day explosion on a VLCC being broken up at one of the country’s yards.

China’s largest shipbuilding corporation China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has relocated its headquarters from Beijing to Shanghai.

China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port has maintained steady operations during the latest Covid-19 outbreak that started from the beginning of the new year.

Hor Weng Yew, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) has been appointed the new Chairman of the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF).

TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services Inc’s (ICTSI) business unit operating at the Port of La Plata, Argentina, and the Port of Santa Fe have launched a barge feeder service, creating a new and direct link to Brazil and Asia.

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Container volume at eight major Chinese ports increased 4.1% year-on-year in early December.