Russia’s icebreaker operator Rosatomflot, part of the Rosatom Group, has signed an agreement to create a unified platform for digital services to make shipping via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) safer.

INTERCARGO has “cautiously welcomed” the by EU Parliament’s Rapporteur, MEP Peter Liese, to update Amendment 9 of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) draft directive and support the ‘polluter pays’ principle.

Shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) looks at what’s behind the rise of LNG prices and the impact this has on the LNG shipping market.

Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta will acquire the FSRU Independence from Hoegh LNG at the end of its lease agreement.