Tag: shipping industry

The European Commission has decided not to extend the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules (Consortia Block Exemption Regulation CBER). The Commission has concluded that the CBER no longer promotes competition in the shipping sector and therefore it will let it expire on 25 April 2024.

With the ring of the London Stock Exchange bell, the London International Shipping Week 2023 (LISW23) is now officially open.

The International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC), a mutual insurer that provides professional indemnity cover for transport intermediaries operating in the marine, offshore, renewable and aviation industries, has warned stakeholders to ensure measures are in place to cover additional financial obligations when settling unforeseen invoices.

On 4th of July 2023, at Istioploikos in Piraeus, the DNV-Jotun-Kongsberg Joint Norwegian Workshop, held under the auspices of the Norwegian Embassy in Greece, provided an insightful and productive platform for addressing emerging technologies, market trends, and regulatory changes impacting the maritime industry.

In order to hasten the early stages of shipping's decarbonization, nine key players from across the maritime value chain have released a joint statement outlining their commitment to creating and putting into place reliable book and claim chain of custody systems.

Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) published a Safety Notice in which has revealed that the crew and the shipping company have a lack of knowledge of the properties and hazards of hazardous substances that are brought on board.

DNV has published a study co-sponsored by the Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), examining the key drivers propelling the transformation of the maritime industry and assesses their impact on ship management and seafarers leading up to 2030.

In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines the sluggish development in spot Capesize rates despite the fact that demand for Capesizes outgrew supply in the first five months of the year.

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping and the Chilean Ministries of Energy sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further expand their partnership focusing on the development of green corridors.

Today sees the official opening of Nor-Shipping, with a high-profile event at Oslo City Hall, a bell ringing ceremony at Oslo stock exchange, a UN Global Compact high-level meeting, and a range of other partner and networking activities.