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Indonesia strives to reduce high logistics cost

Indonesia, U.S deepen clean energy partnership



Japan, U.S. navies conduct flag talks

U.S.’ Covid-19 aid to Philippine exceeds US$50 million

RIMPAC 2022: World’s largest maritime exercise concludes

Covid-19 medical waste: Indonesia can do more to stem microplastics flowing into ocean
As Covid-19 is becoming endemic and the world has learned to live with it, many governments, including Indonesia’s, have mandated

Indonesia, U.S deepen clean energy partnership
On August 3, Indonesia, through its national power utility company, PT PLN Persero, and the United States, through the United

Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach must mitigate high carbon emissions amid record cargo volume, says activist group
The San Pedro Bay Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced that they continued their record high volume streak

U.S announces partnership to reduce ocean plastic pollution in Indonesia
On July 27, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Clean Cities, Blue Ocean program, joined

Singapore, Rotterdam set up world’s longest green, digital shipping corridor
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the world’s longest

ClassNK gives Approval-in-Principle to ammonia-fueled tugboat
On July 11, NYK Line and IHI Power Systems (IPS) obtained AiP (Approval in Principle) from Japanese classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for an

NYK uses energy-saving devices to reduce GHG emissions from existing ships
On July 7, NYK signed a business alliance agreement with Nakashima Propeller and Fluid Techno to verify the effects of energy-saving devices that enhance vessel

Container shipping’s equipment surplus is manageable and will recede, says Drewry
The global pool of shipping containers increased by 13% to almost 50 mteu in 2021, which was three times prior growth trend. This reflected lessors

Korean Register issues AIP for LNG-fueled LCO2 carrier
As a way of tackling global climate change, the ‘CO2 Capture, Transport, and Burial’ method has attracted attention as an intermediate step to achieving carbon

TT Club urges IMO Member States to increase container, cargo inspections and submit reports urgently
Past reporting of inspections carried out has been sparse. In welcoming the IMO’s revised guidelines for inspections, the international freight transport insurer TT Club exhorts governments

Tokyo, Paris MoU in joint concentrated inspection campaign on STCW
Member Authorities of the Tokyo and the Paris Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a joint Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on

Seafarers’ input on working hours, workload needed to trigger improvement
The World Maritime University (WMU), the International Federation of Shipmasters’ Associations (IFSMA), the Nautical Institute (NI), the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST),

Singapore organizes container shipping exhibition for youths to attract new blood
S Iswaran, Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations, launched the ‘50 Years of Singapore’s Container Shipping Journey Exhibition’ at Singapore Polytechnic (SP) August

Japan ratifies convention to fight forced labor
On July 19, the Government of Japan deposited with the International Labor Office the instrument of ratification of the Abolition of Forced Labor Convention, 1957

More food companies transition to cage-free egg supply chains
A new report by the international NGO Sinergia Animal has surveyed more than fifty food companies and highlights that 70% of them (thirty-five) are already

Reinvent supply chain for new economic order, suggests new report
Supply chain challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could result in a potential €920 billion cumulative loss to gross domestic

U.S. highlights China’s total control of container manufacturing
On March 30, U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Commissioner Carl W. Bentzel released his report “Assessment of the People’s Republic of China’s Control of Container and

Inventors want fishermen to benefit from green technology
Protecting livelihood and environment.

Seafarer’s diaries: Day in the life of a marine engineer
Syed Zain Ali Shah, 32, graduated from Pakistan Marine Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Maritime Studies and Marine