WSC Unveils Updated Global Whale Chart to Protect Marine Life

New Measures Added for U.S. West Coast and Southern British Columbia. WSC Members Adopt Speed Alerts and Noise-Reducing Technologies. Global Collaboration Strengthens Efforts...

LNG and LPG Markets Strengthen on Tight Tonnage and Firm Demand

Atlantic Shortage Supports Upward Momentum in LNG Rates. BLNG Routes Record Strong Weekly Gains on Limited Tonnage. Time Charter Rates Mixed with Short-Term...

Transatlantic Spot Rates Plunge as Oversupply Looms

Demand Turns Negative as Market Weakens Further. Carriers Add Capacity Despite Falling Utilisation. Vessel Utilisation Projected to Drop Below Pre-Pandemic Levels. Spot rates for...

US Pauses Shipbuilding Tariffs in Trade Truce with China

Washington Seeks Feedback on One-Year Pause to Maritime Penalties. Tariff Suspension Covers Chinese Cranes, Chassis, and Port Fees. China Agrees to Halt Retaliatory...

Russian Oil Tankers Stranded Near Suez Canal as Sanctions Tighten

Moscow Struggles to Sell Crude as U.S. and EU Target Rosneft and Lukoil. Russian Oil Trades at Deep Discount as Asian Buyers Cut...

US–China Trade Truce Brings Brief Calm to Global Shipping Markets

Carriers Withdraw 7% of Scheduled Sailings Through Mid-December. Freight Rates Rise 8% as GRIs Take Effect. Fewer Blank Sailings Signal Mild Capacity Recovery. The...

European Forces Free Crew After 30-Hour Hijacking Off Somalia

Crew Freed Safely Following Coordinated Operation. Pirates Remain Active as Joint Search Continues. Escalating Attacks Signal Renewed Somali Piracy Threat. European naval forces pulled...

NCFI Rises as Middle East Route Jumps 11.8%, Europe Softens

The Ningbo Shipping Exchange, in collaboration with the Baltic Exchange, has released the latest Ningbo Containerised Freight Index (NCFI) for the week ending 7...

Wärtsilä, Sinocrew Launch Advanced Maritime Training Centre in China

Finnish technology group Wärtsilä and Sinocrew Maritime Services have inaugurated an advanced maritime simulation and training centre in Beihai, China, to support the next...

ISWAN, MarTrust Partner to Enhance Seafarer Wellbeing

MarTrust, part of Marcura, and the crew payments solution supporting more than 150,000 seafarers worldwide, has partnered with the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance...

South Korea Raises Doubts Over U.S. Shipyard’s Capability to Build Nuclear...

The South Korean-owned Philly Shipyard in the United States does not currently have the capability to build a nuclear-powered submarine, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok...

Ocean Container Freight Rates Edge Higher as Carriers Manage Capacity Ahead...

Xeneta’s weekly ocean container shipping market update shows that in the week ending 6 November 2025 the average spot rate from the Far...

Beyond the Barrels: Structural Market Forces Driving the Dirty Tanker Rally

Breakwave Advisors reports that the current rally in the crude tanker market is being fueled by far more than rising oil volumes. Structural...

Lloyd’s Register Issues Safety Alert on Steam System Failures and Steam...

Lloyd’s Register has issued a class news alert following a fatal incident involving a ship’s steam system, highlighting critical risks associated with steam...

World’s Largest Ultra-Low Temperature Refrigerated Cargo Ships Delivered: Engineering Milestone in...

CCS announced the successful delivery of two ultra-low temperature refrigerated cargo ships—identified as “XIN XIANG LI 55” and “XIN XIANG LI 56”—constructed by...

Decoding Maritime Emissions: VLCS Emerge as Most Efficient Vessels, Feeder Ships...

The latest quarterly analysis from VesselBot, titled "Decoding Maritime Emissions, Q3 2025: Containership Emissions and Traffic on the Rise," offers a comprehensive look at...

EU Operation ATALANTA Deploys Warship as Somali Piracy Resurges Off Coast

The European Union's counter-piracy force, Operation ATALANTA, has deployed a warship to the coast off Somalia following a recent series of incidents, including the...

Somali Pirates Board Malta-Flagged Tanker Deep in Indian Ocean

A recent spike in piracy incidents off Somalia has culminated in the boarding of a Maltese-flagged tanker approximately 700 nautical miles offshore Mogadishu, marking...

Russia’s Distressed Exports and Americas’ Structural Growth Drive Global Crude Surge

The global crude market is currently oversupplied due to seasonally high seaborne exports, and the question of which region will slow its growth first...

DNV Issues New Guidance on Site Visits for FuelEU Maritime and...

DNV has issued new guidance on site visit procedures and compliance responsibilities for all vessels falling under the EU Regulations 2023/2917 (EU MRV) and...