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Shipping Jun, 28, 2023 0

Asia Shipping LCL service in Rio Grande do Sul reduces costs by 22%

The Porto Alegre branch of Asia Shipping has expanded its LCL service via Itapoá, leveraging its efficient connection capacity between ports in the south of Brazil and ensuring high-quality end-to-end…
Shipping Jun, 28, 2023 0

Brazil records over 38 million tonnes of goods through waterway network

More than 38 million tonnes of goods were transported through Brazil’s waterway network in 2022, according to data from the National Waterway Transport Agency (ANTAQ). The report highlights a 5.36%…
Shipping Jun, 27, 2023 0

Maersk orders six methanol powered vessels

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has made an order of six mid-sized container vessels – all having dual-fuel engines able to operate on green1 methanol. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will build…
Environment Jun, 23, 2023 0

MOL and Chevron join forces to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a strategic alliance aimed at lowering the carbon intensity of the marine energy industry. In…
Shipping Jun, 21, 2023 0

Maersk to pioneer first container vessel conversion to methanol dual-fuel engine

As the first in the shipping industry, A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) will retrofit an existing ship to a dual-fuel methanol powered vessel and thereby able to sail on green…
Shipping Jun, 21, 2023 0

New Pacific route offers alternative for exports leaving Amazon-based Manaus

A new route connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Manaus Free Trade Zone is a promising alternative for exports. The existing route from Asia to Manaus via the Panama Canal…
Shipping Jun, 20, 2023 0

Ships run aground as low water levels pose threat to navigation in Argentina

The bulk carrier Berge Tateyama ran aground near kilometer 311.5 of the Paraná River while sailing downstream from San Martín. Multiple reports indicate low water levels at various points of…
Shipping Jun, 16, 2023 0

Brazilian gov’t to reassess coastal shipping regulations

Brazil’s National Waterway Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) wants to revise the regulations governing coastal shipping in the country. This announcement was made by Eduardo Nery, the agency’s general director, during the…
Shipping Jun, 16, 2023 0

China-assembled FPSO vessel shipped to Brazil

China-assembled “SEPETIBA,” one of the world’s largest FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading) vessels, was shipped from north China’s port city of Tianjin to Brazil on Friday. According to its…
Environment Jun, 16, 2023 0

World Bank lays out its shipping carbon tax concept

The World Bank is the latest high-profile name to make the case for a carbon tax for shipping ahead of next month’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) gathering at the…