Maritime and Shipping News from Asia

Goodfuels, BHP and Oldendorff in Singapore biofuels trial

Apr 15, 2021

The first trial supply of biofuels in Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, has been successfully carried out.

Beibu Gulf fastest growing container port in China last year

Apr 15, 2021

China’s Beibu Gulf Port posted a container throughput of 5.05m teu in 2020, an increase of 32.23% year-on-year, making it to be the top coastal port achieving the fastest growth rate in China.

Missed positive seafarer COVID test costs $175,000

Apr 14, 2021

International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned of the importance of checking crew COVID test results after a missed positive caused vessel delays and substantial costs.

Larger container vessels are not less reliable

Apr 14, 2021

Analysis of historic schedule reliability data in the wake of the Ever Given grounding in the Suez Canal shows no link between vessel size and schedule reliability.

Bunker sales up 9% for Monjasa in 2020

Apr 14, 2021

Monjasa reported a 9% increase in bunker sales in 2020 with the most growth seen in the Americas and Southeast Asia.

1.9m teu of capacity from Suez Canal blockage set to swamp ports

Apr 14, 2021

Some 1.9m teu in capacity caught up in the closure of the Suez Canal is starting to swamp major container ports around the globe.

ONE Apus scheduled to berth in Long Beach

Apr 14, 2021

The ONE Apus was scheduled to berth in Long Beach on 12 April some six months after suffering severe storm damage while crossing the Pacific to the US West Coast port.

INFOGRAPHIC: Sea robberies in Singapore Strait eastbound to 12 April 2021

Apr 14, 2021

Infographic from Information Fusion Centre (IFC) summarising sea robberies and attempted incidents in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait as of 12 April 2021.

Ocean Alliance new service connects North China and Europe

Apr 13, 2021

Container shipping alliance, Ocean Alliance, has started a new service that connects the port of Tianjin in north China with Europe.

Zhonggu Logistics raising $461m to fund container shipping business

Apr 13, 2021

The Chinese liner service provider, Zhonggu Logistics, announced the plan to issue A-shares to raise up to CNY3bn ($461m) for its containership newbuildings project and container shipping related business.

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