Plans were unveiled for the world’s largest floating solar power and energy storage system. At a cost estimated at $2 billion, the system will be developed by Singapore’s Sunseap Group in cooperation with Badan Pengusahaan Batam (BP Batam) operators of a free trade zone in Indonesia and installed at Batam Island.

The much-scrutinized journey of the Iranian logistics platform IRINS Makran has taken a new turn - into the Baltic.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) today announces that it has recognised the Seafarer Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing course offered by Isca Wellbeing as complying with the requirements set out by The BMA. The course, which is non-STCW or other convention-related, is the first seafarer mental health training recognised by The BMA.

Port can make genuine contribution to Dutch prosperity and reducing carbon emissions

In the first six months of 2021, throughput in the port of Rotterdam was 231.6 million tonnes, a rise of 5.8% compared with the same period last year. Despite this increase, throughput volume has not yet recovered from last year's corona dip. In the first half of the year, there was primarily an increase in incoming and outgoing flows of iron ore, coal and containers. The Port Authority's financial results were good.

RINA has signed an agreement with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for the classification of the largest ever cruise ship to be built in China.

Zurich / Colombes, 21 July 2021 – French Specialty Materials manufacturer Arkema is now harnessing the capabilities of Swiss 'trade tech' pioneer Nexxiot. The two companies have joined forces to digitize Arkema's Isotank (Tank Container) and rail freight wagon fleet using Nexxiot's cutting-edge IoT devices and intelligent cloud platform. This partnership will deliver end-to-end visibility for Arkema customers to improve quality standards and trans-form the overall service experience.

In a new effort to pressure the shipping industry to accelerate its efforts to improve the environmental performance of large containerships, two environmental NGOs issued a new report which they say “exposes the environmental and public health impacts of retailing companies’ reliance on fossil-fueled maritime shipping to bring products into the United States.” The groups Pacific Environment and Stand.earth, are focusing on the retail industry, including Walmart, Ashley, Target, Home Depot, Ikea, and Amazon, as the top maritime polluters as the NGOs launch a new campaign calling for the carriers and their customers to stop moving commerce on fossil-fueled ships.

Responding to the ongoing complaints from shippers regarding fees being charged by the liner companies and terminal operators, the Federal Maritime Commission has established a new audit program focusing initially on the nine largest ocean carriers along with a dedicated audit team to assess carrier compliance with the rule on detention and demurrage. The FMC has recently announced a series of efforts, including partnering with the US Department of Justice, while President Joe Biden has called for actions to ensure competition, reduce monopolies and unfair pricing practices among the large carriers.

Marine scientists often feel like they’re fumbling in the dark. The global ocean covers about 71 per cent of our planet and is central to life as it exists on Earth. But only about 20 per cent of the seafloor has been directly mapped so far.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) once again demonstrates its commitment to seafarer safety by being the first registry to instigate a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) for pilot transfer arrangements.  It will continue to run until the end of 2021.

HONG Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific carried a total 109,423 tonnes of cargo and mail in June, an increase of 17.4 per cent compared to the same month last year.

TAIWAN's Evergreen Airways (EVA) has launched a digital platform for passengers to upload Covid crisis test results and proof of vaccination, reports Taipei Times.

ETHIOPIAN Airlines Cargo has signed up for another five years at Belgium's Liege Airport, thus continuing its role as a freighter gateway between Africa and Europe until 2026, reports London's Air Cargo News.

On Saturday evening, an appeals court in the U.S. 11th Circuit ruled that the CDC will still be able to impose COVID-19 health and safety restrictions on the cruise industry, at least for now.

Fully 247 out of the 301 personnel aboard the South Korean destroyer Munmu the Great have tested positive for COVID-19, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.