Michelle Wiese Bockmann
Markets Editor
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China port congestion threatens more schedule disruption
The queue of vessels waiting to berth in southern China’s box ports is increasing. The capacity removed from the market could further reduce service reliability
Greek tanker owners in apparent Venezuela U-turn
Mysterious Piraeus-based Edge Maritime has four suezmaxes shipping Venezuelan crude
End-of-life registries scrap one in six ships
Data indicates that ownership of elderly tonnage most likely to use end-of-life registries are connected to owners outside Europe
Boxship daily rates hit record high with six-figure sum fixed for single voyage
Charterer playing ‘truly stratospheric’ level is undisclosed but China’s CU Line could be possible taker of tonnage
Clément Galic, Unseenlabs
Unseenlabs launched the company’s second and third maritime geolocation nano-satellites in November last year. The first went into orbit in 2019.
Governments collaborate on zero-carbon fuels as Nordics back ammonia
Three governments announce today they are collaborating on a zero-carbon initiative to shift 5% of the global fleet to zero-carbon fuels by 2030 by supporting projects in marine fuels, vessel technology and port infrastructure