The Brazilian authorities are responding to an incident involving the Liberian-flagged oil tanker Minerva Rita, which suffered hull damage after running aground in a critical area along the Amazon River.

Indonesian teams have successfully freed the 23-year-old tanker Liberty, registered under the flag of Cameroon that run aground in the waters of the Singapore Strait.

ABS has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to Lemissoler Navigation for its design of a 65K DWT methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s shipbuilding industry. ABS has issued an approval in principle (AiP) to Lemissoler Navigation for its design of a 65K DWT methanol-fueled Ultramax bulk carrier, the first such methanol vessel for China’s shipbuilding industry.

Deltamarin has signed a design contract with China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd for the design and engineering of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s next-generation Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTCs).

BIMCO’s Documentary Committee adopted a new Emission Trading Scheme Allowances Clause for BIMCO’s ship management agreement, SHIPMAN, and three ETS clauses for Voyage Charter Parties which were published on 8 December.

MacGregor has received a significant order to supply RoRo equipment to Höegh Autoliners’ four environmentally friendly PCTC vessels. 

European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E) has published a paper which sets out the shipping pollution profile of selected developed countries and demonstrates policy actions they can take to address these emissions.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) highly welcomes the fact that the Transport Committee in the European Parliament adopted the own-initiative report building a comprehensive European Port Strategy. 

According to media reports, China has revealed the design of the world's largest nuclear-powered container ship.

Teck and Oldendorff have announced an agreement to use wind propulsion to reduce CO2 emissions in Teck’s supply chain.