Tag: Asia

Asian Shipowners’ Association (ASA) held its annual general meeting virtually on 18th May 2021, focusing on the continuing difficulties of crew changes of seafarers.

On 24th March, 2021, Asia marked its first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering operation, undertaken by CMA CGM and FueLNG at the Port of Singapore.

From almost no offshore wind farms in 2015, Asia’s operational capacity has grown to more than 6 GW today, while China’s growth is expected to make the continent’s installed base rise sixfold by 2025, new analysis by Rystad Energy shows.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently designated six entities and identified four vessels related to the transport of North Korean coal.

Following EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to add greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector to Europe’s carbon market, Asian Nations expressed their concerns against this decision.

Following the increased demand for shipping fuel and with most ports back at pre-pandemic levels, Asian refiners’ profit from producing very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) climbed to six-month highs this week, Reuters reported.

In light of the crew change crisis, Asian Shipowners' Association (ASA) issued a letter to the Asian government and to the Thailand authorities to raise awareness on the stranded seafarers during the pandemic.

A group of leading shipping organizations has sent an open letter to Asian governments, calling them to resolve the crew change crisis by allowing, among others, temporary visa waivers and a visa free transit area in Asia for seafarers.

ReCAAP ISC expressed its concern over a trend of recent violence, specifically the latest situations of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia.

ReCAAP ISC expressed its concern over a trend of recent violence, specifically the latest situations of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia.