Shanghai takes first place in the 2022 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Development Centre Index Report. Image: Shutterstock For the ninth year in a row, Singapore has been ranked as the top maritime shipping centre in the world in a yearly report jointly published by the Baltic Exchange and Chinese state media[…]
Best News
The MarineTraffic participation in Posidonia 2022, in retrospect
It’s been a long time since we were able to connect with our customers and partners face to face so we took the opportunity to welcome new and old friends at our booth in Posidonia 2022, earlier this June in Athens, Greece. We spent a whole week reconnecting, networking, and[…]
Containerships can cut emissions by 14 per cent through Just In Time arrivals
Containerships can reduce fuel consumption and resulting carbon dioxide emissions by 14 per cent on a per voyage, a new study has found. The study, commissioned by the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050’s Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA), is centered on Just In Time (JIT) arrivals. (JIT)[…]
Breakthrough Posidonia for MarineTraffic
International maritime analytics platform MarineTraffic will be promoting its services under the “Shipping is Here” tagline at Posidonia, the world’s most important maritime event (6-10 June) in Athens. The company has created a maritime data ecosystem which includes vessel positions, meteorological forecasts, asset values, container tracking, nautical charts and is[…]
Live vessel values now available on MarineTraffic
The 182,674 dwt bulk carrier Coronet at Rotterdam. Credit: MartinLueke/ Shutterstock MarineTraffic, the world’s leading provider of ship tracking information and maritime analytics, has partnered with maritime data specialists Signal Ocean to provide vessel valuations on its platform. MarineTraffic users will now see Signal Ocean’s estimated value of the ship[…]
The big thaw
Photo Credit: D. Lobusov, marinetraffic.com The environment’s loss is shipping’s gain as global warming clears a path through the Arctic, shortening the route between Russia, and the US and China. The end of June brought startling details of a heatwave in the Arctic Circle. A region that is typically associated with[…]