Chartering

The United States has experienced a rise in imports at various maritime ports across the country as the economy continues to open up following the lifting of COVID-19 related shutdowns. With more stores reopening and restocking inventories, ports around the country have seen an increase in import volumes. In Oakland, …

Oman has become the latest country to ban open-loop scrubbers in its territorial waters, joining a list of nations including China, Malaysia and Singapore, some of whom have chosen to ban open-loop scrubbers as a result of their potential impact on the marine environment. Scrubbers are used to remove harmful …

Panama sees rise in cargo volume in first half of 2020 – Good news for Panama’s shipping industry as Panama’s ports saw its cargo volume increase by 13.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2020, hitting 3.8 million teu (twenty-foot equivalent units) compared to the first half of 2019. This …

2nd Week of 2020 – Singapore based maritime eCommerce B2B platform, Marine Online (www.marineonline.com) announced today the launch of our “Chartering” services. We are all aware that the international shipping industry carries 90% of world trade. Hundreds of years past in the shipping tradition, especially in the dry bulk and tanker …