Baltic Exchange Weekly Tanker Outlook — Week 47
The Baltic Exchange reports a firming tone across multiple tanker sectors in Week 47, driven by rising clean-tanker demand and improving freight rates across...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Bulk Outlook — Week 47
The Baltic Exchange reports a broadly positive tone in the dry bulk freight market for Week 47, with varied momentum across vessel segments. Market...
IMO Announces 2025 Gender Equality Award for Professor Momoko Kitada
The International Maritime Organization confirmed that Professor Momoko Kitada will receive the 2025 IMO Gender Equality Award, following her nomination by Japan. The announcement...
Shipping’s Green Transition Hits Snags: Decarbonisation Deadlocks Exposed
The Baltic Exchange shared during its Dry FFA Forum in October that the maritime sector’s decarbonisation journey is increasingly constrained by fuel uncertainty, fragmented...
Rising Arctic Ground Stations Accelerate the New Era of Polar Shipping
gCaptain reports that accelerating strategic competition, especially between the U.S. and China, is powering a dramatic surge in Arctic satellite antenna construction. As the...
Maersk Selects Charlotte As Its Official North America Headquarters
A.P. Moller-Maersk has announced that Charlotte, North Carolina, will become the company’s official North America headquarters. The logistics giant plans to add more than...
Windward Launches Remote Sensing Intelligence To Transform Global Maritime Surveillance
Windward has unveiled Remote Sensing Intelligence (RSI), an advanced AI-powered technology that combines multi-sensor satellite data, RF signals, vessel context, and behavioral analytics into...
ISO Launches ISO 18131:2025 To Standardise Ship–Shore Data Communication Architecture
ISO has released ISO 18131:2025, a comprehensive new standard that defines the general architecture for ship–shore data communication using a publish–subscribe model. As the...
LR Grants Approval In Principle To Rondal’s Aero Wing Sail, Advancing...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to Rondal for its Aero Wing Sail, marking a significant milestone in the development of...
Global Flag Registries See Major Shifts As Singapore Surges And Shadow...
According to the November 1, 2025 edition of Clarksons Research’s World Fleet Monitor, global flag state rankings underwent significant changes driven by geopolitical pressures,...
Red Sea Shipping Nears Turning Point As Lines Eye Return, But...
After months of disruption, signals are emerging that commercial shipping may be inching toward a return to the Red Sea. Houthi forces claim to...
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...
