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Drewry Cancelled Sailings Tracker – 25 July
Drewry’s Cancelled Sailings Tracker provides a weekly snapshot of blank sailings—voyages that were scheduled but later cancelled—across major East–West container shipping routes. These include...
Tide of Justice: $1 Billion Verdict in Marine Disaster Case
Supreme Court rules for $1B compensation over environmental catastrophe.
Disaster involved major plastic and chemical pollution off Sri Lanka’s coast
Vessel owners, operators,...
Valenciaport Sees Steady Growth in Trade Despite Decline in Transhipment Activity
In June 2025, increased imports (+2.93%) and exports (+5.29%) offset a 5.46% drop in transhipment volumes, stabilizing overall container throughput.
Valenciaport handled nearly...
CMA CGM Phoenix Becomes Largest U.S.-Flagged Containership in Historic Reflagging
CMA CGM reflags CMA CGM Phoenix under the U.S. flag in Charleston, making it the largest American-flagged containership at 9,300 TEU.
The move...
Greece Sends Salvage Vessel Giant to Red Sea After Rebel Attacks
Salvage Ship Giant Deployed Following Sinking of Greek-Operated Vessels.
Greek Tug Giant to Support Red Sea Seafarers Amid Rising Threats.
Giant to Aid...
Cargo Ship Loses Rudder, Narrowly Avoids Grounding Near Tauranga
Rudder Failure Exposes Gaps in Maintenance Oversight.
Weak Welds Blamed for Cargo Ship Rudder Detachment.
TAIC Urges Stronger Global Standards After Ship Rudder...
Why Do We Wake Up and Rush Into the Day?
Role Pressure & Conditioning (From Psychology & Neuroscience):
From childhood, especially through schooling, we are conditioned into a cycle of waking up, rushing, performing,...
Lessons Learned: Dropped Object During Lifebuoy Retrieval in Drydock
This incident, reported by the Marine Safety Forum, occurred during drydock operations involving a vessel undergoing a flag change. The event highlights the risks...
NYK and Partners Inaugurate Egypt’s First Finished-Vehicle Port
Egypt’s first finished-vehicle terminal, SCAT, has opened in East Port Said.
The terminal supports growing automotive logistics needs in North Africa and the...
MPCC Strengthens Container Fleet with $228M Ship Order and Vessel Sale
MPCC ordered four 4,500 TEU vessels with a US$228 million investment.
The newbuilds are future-ready for alternative fuels and secured under charter agreements.
...
Low Containership Demolition in Q2 2025 Reflects Trade Uncertainty and High...
Containership scrapping remained extremely low in Q2 2025, with only three vessels sold for demolition.
New U.S. tariffs on Chinese-built ships created uncertainty,...
Container Fleet Retirements Hit Lowest Levels Since Early 2000s
As of mid-2025, less than 4,000 TEU of container ship capacity has been scrapped worldwide.
Only seven vessels, each averaging around 500 TEU,...
Vessel Carrying Livestock Attacked Off Yemen Coast, Briefly Detained for AIS...
A vessel carrying livestock came under fire from individuals in a wooden boat in the Red Sea near Yemen on Thursday. The vessel was...
Amidst Sanctions, Russia’s New Port Regulations Create Jitters in Global Oil...
Foreign oil tankers are facing temporary restrictions from loading at Russia's main Black Sea ports due to new regulations, effectively disrupting oil exports from...
Emergency Response Underway in Cuxhaven After Ship Collision Leads to Oil...
Two vessels have collided in the German North Sea port of Cuxhaven, resulting in an estimated 6,000 liters of oil spilling into the water....
Robust Brazilian Iron Ore Shipments Propel Capesize Rates, But Smaller Segments...
This week's Chart Monitor indicates a robust and sustained upward trend in Brazilian iron ore shipments, which is having a significant impact on dry...
Global Bunker Prices See Varied Movements: Scrubber Spread Declines, LNG Becomes...
At the close of Week 30, the global bunker market experienced varied price movements across different fuel types, as tracked by MABUX. The overall...
Tankers International Expands VLCC Pool with Lila Global Partnership
Tankers International adds Lila Kochi, a VLCC owned by Dubai-based Lila Global, to its global pool of 29 vessels.
The move strengthens Tankers...
Launch of Acadia Marks Major Leap in U.S. Offshore Wind and...
Acadia is the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, designed to support offshore wind infrastructure.
Built at Hanwha Philly Shipyard, the...
India to Introduce New Merchant Shipping Bill to Modernize Maritime Governance
The upcoming Merchant Shipping Bill will repeal the 1958 Act and rename the Director General of Shipping to the Director General of Maritime...