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New research into container port performance last year has thrown into relief recent efficiency gains achieved by Middle East ports, with four facilities in the region positioned in the global top five.

Regional Container Lines (RCL) has inked a contract with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for the construction of two more 7,000 teu containerships.

Chinese international ship registry Yangpu now has over 10m dwt of vessels on its books.

The former head of US shippers’ organisation National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) Ed Emmett describes OSRA 2022 as a “cure worse than the disease”.

The UK government has confirmed £12m in funding to accelerate the research and development of zero emission maritime technologies.

Crowley has inaugurated an LNG loading facility in Puerto Rico.

Affected by the bad weather in early May, container volume for eight major Chinese ports declined by 0.4% year-on-year.

China Development Bank Financial Leasing is acquiring two LNG carriers from GasLog at a total cost of $270.4m.

The strength of the Greek-controlled fleet is at an all-time high, reflecting Greek shipowners' activity in the newbuilding and sale and purchase markets.