Black Sea Shipping Costs Rise After Drone Attacks on Sanctioned Tankers

Rates increase for both Ukrainian and Russian Black Sea port calls. Underwriters reassess intent, capability and strike ranges. Turkey warns parties after first...

ABS Q3 2025 PSC Trends Show Low Detention Share Globally

Machinery and fire-safety issues dominate detention causes. Bulk, oil, container, and gas carriers see the most interventions. Paris and Tokyo MoU inspections increase...

Port of Newcastle Reopens After Climate Protesters Block Shipping Channel

One of Australia’s biggest coal export ports resumed operations on Monday, the port operator said, after climate-change protesters disrupted shipping at the Port of...

AXEGAZ T&T, Cargill Launch First Baltic Bio-LNG Shipment

France's LNG and bio-LNG firm Axegaz Trading & Technologies, together with its partner Cargill, has loaded bio-LNG onto Avenir's LNG bunkering vessel at KN...

Lessons Learned: Handrail Neglect Leads to Injury

IMCA reports of an incident where a worker slipped while descending the staircase, and broke his finger as a result. What happened? As he fell he...

HD KSOE’s Affiliate Wins US$250m LNG Ship Order in Asia

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said its affiliate has secured a 367.2 billion-won (US$250 million) order for a liquefied natural...

IBIA & HKSOA Join Forces for Energy and Sustainable Shipping

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 19 November, during...

Xclusiv Shipbrokers: China Dominates Fleet Expansion

Recent shipping-market analysis shows that China continues to dominate global dry-bulk fleet growth, reports Safety4sea. In 2025, Chinese buyers have acquired more dry-bulk vessels than...

Gambia Crackdown on Fraudulent Tanker Flags Intensifies

IMO lists 20 Gambia-flagged ships as falsely registered. Western pressure grows on weak maritime registries. Dark fleet exploits Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Comoros...

Singapore’s TR129 Methanol Trial Marks a Turning Point for Future Bunkering...

Breakbulk News reports that Singapore has entered a new phase of clean-fuel bunkering with its first full-scale TR129 methanol trial. The operation marks a...