IMO’s March 2025 Piracy Report Reveals 24 Incidents of Piracy and...
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has indeed published its Monthly Piracy Report for March 2025. According to SAFETY4SEA, the report indicates that there were...
Capesize Rates Ease While Panamax Faces Further Downward Pressure
The current market indicates a steady level of chartering interest from mining companies, vessel operators, and tender processes for laycan dates at the very...
Boom or Bust? LNG Shipping’s Massive Order Book Faces Climate Scrutiny
Despite growing concerns over stranded asset risks, the potential for decades of carbon lock-in, and a mounting emissions toll, LNG shipping giants are continuing...
Operating in Difficult Waters: Cyprus Provides Instructions for Ballast Water Management
Cyprus' Ministry of Shipping has released guidance for ships operating under its flag to ensure compliance with the International Ballast Water Management (IBWM) Convention,...
Liberia Mandates Trained Personnel for Hazardous Area Electrical Installations
This Marine Advisory serves as a directive to shipowners, operators, recognized organizations, inspectors, and shipmasters. Its purpose is to emphasize the critical importance of...
Minerva Expands Fleet With Purchase Of Seventh Boxship ‘Little Symphony’
Greek shipping company Minerva has strengthened its position in the container shipping sector by acquiring the 1,781 TEU vessel Mindoro from German shipowner Briese...
Tanker Market Weekly Snapshot Rates Waver Amid Mixed Fundamentals
Tanker markets are witnessing a period of mixed sentiment and shifting fundamentals. Despite some fresh cargoes emerging, freight rates across VLCC, Suezmax, and Aframax...
Clean Arctic Alliance Criticizes Arctic Council’s Missed Opportunity On Climate Action
Following the Arctic Council’s release of the Romssa-Tromsø Statement on May 12, the Clean Arctic Alliance expressed disappointment over the Council’s failure to adequately...
Liberian Registry Issues Security Advisory For North Eastern Arabian Sea
The Liberian Registry has issued an advisory urging vessels to adopt heightened security measures while transiting the North Eastern Arabian Sea and ports in...
MV Baffin Returns To Service KCC Completes CABU II Fleet Retrofit...
KCC is pleased to announce the return of MV Baffin, a CABU II vessel built in 2016, following a successful drydocking and energy efficiency...
GAC Joins Forces With Northern Lights JV To Advance Carbon Capture...
GAC has officially partnered with the Northern Lights Joint Venture (JV), a flagship project under Norway's Longship carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, to...
Danish Shipping Backs New EU Rules for Safer Plastic Pellet Transport
Danish Shipping has expressed strong support for the European Union's newly adopted regulation aimed at improving the safe transport of plastic pellets by sea....
ABS & HD Hyundai Sign MoU to Develop International Naval Ships
ABS and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed a memorandum of understanding that opens the door for joint development projects to develop international naval...
LNG Emerges as Top Fuel Choice Under MEPC 83 Rules
SEA-LNG has completed its initial analysis of the IMO Net-Zero Framework following MEPC 83. The SEA-LNG coalition, which spans the entire LNG value chain,...
Freightos: China-US De-Escalation May Spur Early Peak Season
The recent 90-day de-escalation in U.S.-China tariffs, effective from May 14, 2025, is poised to significantly impact global supply chains, potentially triggering an early...
World’s First Commercial-scale e-methanol Plant Opens in Denmark
Shipping sector seeks to curb emissions.
Maersk, Lego, and Novo Nordisk to be e-methanol customers.
Cost is one of the biggest challenges of...
GTT and Ascenz Marorka Partner with CMES for LNG Fleet
LNG Carriers to Feature GTT’s Mark III Flex and Ascenz Marorka’s Digital Solutions.
CMES’s First Fully-Owned LNG Carriers Scheduled for Delivery.
CMES Highlights...
New Standards Enhance Container Ship Safety
Lashing Software Enhances SOLAS Cargo Securing Compliance.
BoxMax Notation Updated to Meet IACS UR C6 Standards.
UR C7 Sets New Standards for Container...
NTSB Identifies Debris as Cause of Steering System Failure
Vessel Collides with Navigational Aid in St. Mary's River.
Steering Alarms Overlooked Due to Apparent Rudder Response.
Control Motor Obstructed by O-Ring-Type Material.
The...
EU Approves 17th Sanctions Package Against Russia
189 More Tankers Blacklisted for Aiding Oil Evasion.
Sanctions Target 75 Individuals and 30 Companies.
EU Bans Export of Chemicals Used in Missile...
