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EU Plans Pre-Authorized Inspections of Sanction-Evasion Tankers
The European Union is seeking agreements with flag states that would permit EU authorities to board and inspect the shadow-fleet vessels Russia uses to...
Carriers Signal 2025 Strategy with Fresh Asia–Europe Rate Hikes
As December approaches, the market traditionally experiences a slowdown in container throughput, as shippers have already stocked up for the Christmas period and will...
Crowley Mariners Take Spotlight at 2025 AOTOS Awards
The United Seamen’s Service recognized Crowley mariners with honors at the 2025 Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Awards, reads an official press release.
As...
Dubai Ports Debuts First Fully Automated AI Permit Platform
The Dubai Ports Authority, part of the Ports, Customs, and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), has announced the launch of the first smart system that...
Port of Oakland Hits 182,879 TEUs in October
The Port of Oakland handled 182,879 twenty-foot containers (TEUs) in October 2025, marking a 2.2 percent increase compared to September 2025. The month-to-month gain...
Lessons Learned: Tow-line Failure Leads to Grounding & Sinking of Tug
The Bahamas Maritime Authority reports the grounding and subsequent sinking of a tug.
What happened
On 25 March 2024, the Bahamas-flagged tug Heroic I departed...
Yangzijiang Maritime Accelerates Expansion with Joint Venture Orders for Eight Newbuild...
As a newly listed shipbuilder, more details have emerged about Yangzijiang Maritime Development Co., Ltd.’s newbuilding plans. Maersk Tankers and Singapore’s Alpha Omega are...
Uncertain Policies and Rising Tariffs Set U.S. Ports on a Difficult...
The US ports sector is preparing for a tough year ahead due to tariffs, unpredictable policies, and declining consumer demand, which could reverse recent...
FuelEU, MRV, ETS and IMO DCS Deadlines Outlined for 2025–2026 Compliance
IMO DCS & CII emissions data required by 31 March 2026.
FuelEU reports due from January to April 2026.
EU MRV data must...
Oil Market Near Surplus as Tanker Rates Hold Firm
Oil on water hits highest level since 2020.
Floating storage rises but far below pandemic peak.
IEA warns surplus could reach 4 mbd...
Fire Triggers Major Emergency at Port of Los Angeles as Crew...
All 23 crew evacuated safely with no injuries reported.
Hazardous materials were discovered in multiple cargo bays.
Firefighters were barred from below deck...
Sanctioned LNG Tanker Zarya Heads Toward Suez as Red Sea Risks...
Tanker linked to covert sanctions-evading fleet tracked near Suez.
Shipping sector watches Red Sea risks after Houthi attacks.
Russian LNG carriers choosing hazardous...
U.S.–China Hold Frank and Constructive Maritime Security Talks in Hawaii
China rejects U.S. freedom-of-navigation operations.
Both sides review naval and air encounter cases.
U.S. flags concerns over China’s moves near Taiwan.
This week, the...
Drewry Tracker Warns of Rising Disruptions on Key Trade Lanes
The Drewry Cancelled Sailings Tracker is a weekly monitoring tool designed to help shippers, logistics managers and supply chain planners understand shifts in container...
NCFI Downturn Led by Steep Drop on Middle East Trade Lane
Global container shipping markets saw mixed performance this week, with the Ningbo Containerised Freight Index (NCFI) showing divergent trends across its major trade lanes,...
NOAA Marks Start of Construction on New Navigator Charting and Mapping...
NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations will celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for...
New U.S. Sanctions Target the Backbone of Iran’s Oil Economy
The US issued a new round of sanctions Nov. 20, targeting companies, shipping facilitators and tankers it claims are involved in Iranian oil and...
DOJ Challenges Hawaii’s Green Fee After Cruise Industry Lawsuit
DOJ Cites Constitutional Limits on Vessel Charges.
Cruise Industry Says Fee Unfairly Targets Ships.
Hawaii Defends Green Fee as Climate Measure.
The U.S. Department...
Russian Tanker Stalls After US Warship Intercepts Route Near Venezuela
Seahorse Makes U-Turn, Fails Twice to Reach Venezuela.
Russian Vessel Supplying Vital Naphtha to Caracas.
Venezuela Dependent on Imported Diluents for Heavy Crude.
A...
UK Awards £350K to BlueNose to Advance Aerodynamic Ship Retrofits Promising...
BlueNose, a London-based maritime innovation startup, has been awarded £350,000 through the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC6) to advance two pioneering concepts...
