ESPO congratulates Niedersachsen Ports (Germany) for being certified once again through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). With a total of 15 port locations, Niedersachsen Ports is the largest operator of public seaports in Germany. A committed member of the EcoPorts Network, various Niedersachsen ports have been part of the Network since 2015, first becoming PERS-certified in 2016.

Wang Yi, the foreign minister of China, warned Thursday that the United States will pay an "unbearable price" for supporting Taiwan.

Critics of Russia's Nord Stream 2 subsea gas pipeline have warned for years that the Kremlin could use its energy supply for political leverage over European customers. Though Russia has always insisted that Nord Stream 2's gas is strictly business and will never be used for negotiation, its critics say that Moscow is already using its gas supplies as a bargaining chip - to ensure approval of Nord Stream 2.

There have been many reports recently of coffee traders choosing to ship their cargo in bags on breakbulk vessels over standard containers in container ships.

THE New Zealand Commerce Commission has filed civil proceedings in the nation's High Court against Mondiale Freight Services and Oceanbridge Shipping Limited for accusations of cartel activity, reports London's Air Cargo News.

DELTA flights to China remains uncertain after a Seattle-Shanghai flight was turned back because of the needed to clean and disinfect the plane, Bloomberg reported.

HONG KONG will mandate three-day hotel quarantines for air cargo crew, as the Asian city steps up efforts to prevent any local transmission of the contagious omicron Covid-19 variant.

The Central Oceans team in Singapore and Thailand assisted with the return movement of a tunneling machine from Singapore to Thailand. The machines completed the tunnels for a new underground section of the metro system in Singapore.

The SAL ship carrying 17 nacelles and 30 blades arrived from the Port of Esbjerg in Denmark to Akita Port this week.

OCEAN carriers will blank up to quarter of TEU capacity to North America's west coast ports in response to port congestion, reports Fort Lauderdale's Maritime Executive.

THE UK and Australia have finalised a post-Brexit trade deal, the first post-Brexit deal that goes beyond rolling over a previous EU relationship, reports Bloomberg News.

BRITISH Airways has put flights to Hong Kong on hold until March after strict quarantine rules from Hong Kong which resulted in airline crews forced to isolate in makeshift camps, reports Bloomberg News.

MIDDLETOWN, RI – December 21, 2021 – KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), a leading global maritime VSAT provider, has announced the launch of satellite connectivity services that will allow vessels to use KVH connectivity while operating in Indian territorial waters. In addition, KVH will offer satellite connectivity services to Indian flagged vessels. Station Satcom Private Ltd, an existing KVH service provider based in Mumbai, will be KVH's distribution launch partner in India.

Singapore-based consultancy says price remains key factor for scrapping decisions but sees turn of toxic tide amid growing market pressure

Singapore, Thursday 16th December 2021: In October, AAL Shipping (AAL) freely donated its operational and engineering expertise to help re-launch a historic Australian sailing ship, the Alma Doepel, a 118-year-old three-masted topsail schooner that was in dry dock for rebuilding, having served the Victoria Community as a youth training vessel with over 4,000 young local cadets to her credit. Approximately AUD $3.5 million and over 80,000 volunteer hours have been spent on returning the Alma Doepel to its former glory, and it is expected to take another two years and AUD $1.5 million to complete the restoration work.