Tag: shipping industry

The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) published data and process standards for the submission of shipping instructions and issuance of the bill of lading.

According to recent data issued by BIMCO, approximately 47% of all newly built dry bulkers delivered during 2020, are installed with exhaust gas cleaning systems, known as scrubbers.

In light of COVID-19 second wave and the vaccine development stage, DP World-owned ro/ro and freight ferry operator P&O Ferries plans to deliver the vaccines to the UK, for free.

Chinese authorities informed that cruise industry plans to get back to business after a 11-month suspension period due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an effort to reduce plastic at sea and reach "ZERO-pollution" from ships UK Chamber of Shipping has launched its new Single-Use Plastic Charter along with a guide in order to assist the shipping industry reach its green goal.

Amid the second wave of the pandemic, catering management and training provider MCTC, urged that seafarers' health needs to be a priority for shipping, despite the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine.

In its latest digital bulletin, BIMCO focused on the challenges that shipping players are facing around COVID-19 and the crew changes operations.

The Home Furnishings Association (HFA), the trade group for U.S. home furnishing retailers, and other industry groups joined together in a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) seeking actions to clear the bottlenecks at the ports.

In order to enhance maritime's digitalization and meet the growing threat of cyber crime, Norwegian shipping industry is currently in the process of establishing an internationally cyber center.

During a regular press conference of China's Foreign Ministry, the Spokesperson Hua Chunying accused U.S. law enforcement officials of harassing the crewmembers of Chinese vessels during port calls in the United States.