GCMD Validates Standardised Method To Measure Wind-Assisted Propulsion Performance
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has released a new study introducing a standardised and scientifically validated method to measure the performance of...
SWS Secures AIP For Three New Green Ship Designs At Marintec...
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a subsidiary of CSSC, has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd’s Register for three advanced green ship designs unveiled...
Fitch Sees Big Port Divide in 2026 as Trade Pressures Mount
The sector outlook for seaports in North America and EMEA continues to be ‘deteriorating’, while the outlook remains ‘neutral’ in APAC and Latin America,...
India Accelerates Re-Flagging Drive as Global Carriers Move Ships to Indian...
India is aiming to bring at least 300 foreign-owned vessels under the Indian flag by 2030 as part of a broader effort to expand...
Russian Fuel Oil Discharges in Singapore Hit Record High Despite Sanctions
Vessel-Tracked Data Shows Record Discharges in 2025.
Gap Emerges Between Official Imports and AIS-Tracked Volumes.
Shadow Fleet Operations Boost Singapore’s Role.
Russian fuel oil...
SMART-SEA System Aims to Cut Vessel Collisions With Offshore Structures
Machine Learning Used to Reduce Human Error at Sea.
SMART-SEA Offers Real-Time Manoeuvring Guidance.
System Keeps Seafarers in Control of Navigation.
Collisions between marine...
Study Warns Robust Monitoring Needed Before Scaling Marine Carbon Removal
• Ocean-Based CO₂ Removal Lacks Verified Large-Scale Evidence.• Fragmented MRV Frameworks Limit Credible Deployment.• Policymakers Urged to Standardise Monitoring and Baselines.
Achieving the goals set...
EU Maritime Safety Report Flags Workforce Decline and Emerging Risks
Ship Calls Surge Above Pre-Pandemic Levels.
Safety Risks Highlighted by Recent High-Profile Accidents.
EU Shipbuilding Share Declines but Specialisation Endures.
The European Maritime Safety...
Arctic Ice Exposes Winter Export Limits at Ob Bay LNG Project
Medium Ice-Class Vessel Withdraws After Repeated Attempts.
Nuclear Icebreaker Support Fails to Secure Passage.
Shortage of High Ice-Class Carriers Persists.
Lately, a medium ice-class...
Containers of Perishable Goods Lost at Sea in the Solent
In early December, a refrigerated cargo vessel traveling through the Solent lost sixteen containers overboard near a well-known lighthouse off the Isle of Wight....











