Fabrication work has started on the world’s first containership methanol dual-fuel retrofit for Maersk at Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard.

Cosco Shipping Group’s President Zhu Bixin is proposing the introduction of a Seaman Law to improve seafarer benefits at China’s legislative 'Two Sessions' congress in Beijing.

The Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) has launched the Ports Community System (PCS) under the umbrella of the unified logistics window ‘Logistics’.

All 11 crew were rescued from a Vietnamese general cargo vessel that sank in Southeast Asian waters on 10 March.

As another round of critical discussions on shipping regulation get underway at the IMO, environmental organisations have called for action on fuel standards, an emissions levy, and CII improvements.

The US military says some 28 drones were downed in less than five hours on 9 March fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen at vessels in the Red Sea.

Chinese automotive carrier Cosco Shipping Car Carrier has opened a Southeast Asia regional office in Singapore.

Geopolitics and firm charter markets have forced subcontinent recycling yards to focus on small ships of relatively poor quality.

The Argentinian government has announced plans for a $550 million investment to build a new port in the agricultural region of Rosario.

Trade union Nautilus International has called for a halt to Red Sea transits to protect the lives of seafarers.