According to the 2017 World LNG Report, authored by the International Gas Union, 2016 was the third consecutive year in which the global trade of liquefied natural gas hit a new record.
A new project, building on the Sea Traffic Management concept, will further improve the efficiency and safety of ferry traffic in archipelagos between Finland and Sweden.
Investment in conventional roll-on/roll-off tonnage in general, and in ships able to simultaneously carry containers and ro-ro cargo units in particular, peaked in the 1970s when the developing world was not as advanced as it is today.
New routes for exporting Russian hydrocarbons are being opened up in the Far North, driving the increase in cargo shipping along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the Arctic.
The latest study on making safe and sound ship recycling economically attractive, suggests that ships must purchase a "ship recycling license" before calling at one of the ports in the European Union.
