ONE expands global fleet with new vessel
Ocean Network Express has officially added ONE Singapore to its growing fleet, marking the sixth unit in a series of 20 next-generation, ammonia- and methanol-ready containerships. The naming ceremony was held at the Hiroshima Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan. The new vessels has a capacity of 13,900 TEU and it’s methanol and ammonia-ready. ONE […]
Laden Frontline VLCC collides with shadow aframax tanker off Khorfakkan
A collision occurred at 1:14 am Dubai time overnight between two tankers, the Antigua Barbuda-flagged Adalynn aframax, part of the shadow fleet, and the Liberian-flagged Front Eagle VLCC, near the Khorfakkan anchorage in the Gulf of Oman. The impact resulted in a fire aboard the Adalynn and prompted the swift evacuation of its entire crew. […]
CMA CGM announces new FAK rates from Asia to North Europe
CMA CGM has released updated Freight All Kinds rates effective from July 1, 2025, until further notice, but not beyond July 15, 2025. These rates apply to shipments on vessels departing from all Asian ports, including Japan, Southeast Asia, and Bangladesh to all North European ports, covering the full range from Portugal to Finland and […]
New container movement equipment released
Norwegian equipment supplier Wee.no has launched ContainerWheels 2-in-1, a patented system designed to make container transport more flexible. The system allows for lifting and towing containers, slashing the need for heavy machinery or permanent infrastructure. ContainerWheels 2-in-1 consists of two galvanised modules and a front drawbar. Each module features dual solid wheels and a manual […]
Shipping needs its own whistleblowing system
Captain Kuba Szymanski, secretary-general of InterManager, writes for Splash today. I think we have all seen the nature of news these days has changed a great deal in the past 20 years, with the dawn of the internet and the information revolution. Instead of the daily newspaper and news programming on a small number of […]
Agricore sells kamsarmax
Chinese dry bulk heavyweight Agricore has divested one of its older assets, offloading the 14-year-old kamsarmax bulker ASL Venus in a move that underscores its ongoing strategy to modernize and upscale its fleet. According to multiple shipbroking sources, the 82,000 dwt vessel, built in 2011 at Tsuneishi Zhoushan, was sold for approximately $14.5m. This marks […]
K Line and Yinson Production partner to jointly develop liquefied CO2 carrier solutions
K Line Energy Shipping (KLES), a London-based subsidiary of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), and Yinson Production have entered into an agreement to jointly develop and market solutions for the transportation and injection of liquefied CO2. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), KLES and Yinson Production will jointly develop and market a floating storage and […]
Shanghai Minsheng books feeder duo at New Dayang
Shanghai Minsheng Shipping has signed a deal with Chinese shipbuilder New Dayang for the construction of two feeder container vessels, each with a capacity of 1,100 teu. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in September and December of 2027, according to industry sources familiar with the deal. Newbuilding brokers estimate the price per vessel to […]
IQAX goes live with DCSA’s Electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) 3.0 API on GSBN network
The DCSA eBL 3.0 API is the latest version of a global technical standard designed to enable the reliable exchange of electronic Bills of Lading across carriers, shippers, forwarders, and trade platforms.. A common API structure supports automation, reduces errors, and enhances legal compliance, especially in jurisdictions that have adopted laws recognising the legal validity […]
Thành lập Khu thương mại tự do thành phố Đà Nẵng với quy mô hơn 1.881ha
Mục tiêu dài hạn là xây dựng Khu thương mại tự do thành phố Đà Nẵng trở thành một mắt xích quan trọng trong mạng lưới chuỗi cung ứng toàn cầu và khu vực châu Á-Thái Bình Dương. Phó Thủ tướng Thường trực Chính phủ Nguyễn Hòa Bình đã ký Quyết định 1142/QĐ-TTg ngày 13/6/2025 […]