Chinese Shipbuilders Ramp Up Capacity, Oversupply Risks Loom

Chinese yards are expanding capacity aggressively, adding 300,000-DWT class docks and smart shipyards China’s global ship order share rose to 69.8% last year,...

New Maritime Link Ties Arctic Oil Trade to Venezuela

A sanctioned oil tanker has, for the first time, established a direct maritime connection between Russia’s Arctic oil export operations and Venezuela’s petroleum infrastructure,...

Hapag-Lloyd and NCL to Power Vessels with e-fuels from 2027

Hapag-Lloyd and North Sea Container Line (NCL) have won the Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance’s (ZEMBA) second tender to deploy hydrogen-derived e-fuels, enabling member...

Hanwha Engine to Acquire Norwegian Maritime Firm for US$196M

Hanwha Engine Co. will acquire Seam AS, a Norwegian shipboard electric propulsion systems maker, becoming the first South Korean company to enter the maritime...

Carriers Face Pricing Pressure as Asia–US Rates Drop Almost 50%

Global container freight rates on major Asia–United States routes are expected to finish 2025 significantly below levels seen at the beginning of the year,...

Attract, Retain, Sustain: Putting Seafarers and Families at the Centre

The International Seafarers’ Welfare & Assistance Network (ISWAN) recently hosted the ISWAN – India Seminar 2025 under the theme “Attract, Retain, Sustain: Supporting the...

Lessons Learned: Improperly Secured Batteries Spark Cargo Hold Fire

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published an investigation report into an incident where a cargo vessel suffered two cargo-hold fires involving lithium-ion...

ClassNK Approves Oshima’s Multi-Fuel and OCCS-Ready Bulk Carrier Design

ClassNK has issued approval in principle (AiP) for a concept design of the Multiple Alternative Fuels Ready (Ammonia/Methanol/LNG) and OCCS Ready Bulk Carrier developed...

China Delivers World’s First Methanol Dual-Fuel Intelligent VLCC ‘Kaito’ Ahead of...

China on December 22, 2025 delivered the very large crude carrier (VLCC) “Kaito” in Dalian, Liaoning province, according to CCTV. Chinese reports describe the...

New York Launches $300 Million Port Funding Push for Offshore Wind...

Funding Aims to Strengthen Offshore Wind Manufacturing and Logistics. Industry Faces Regulatory, Financial, and Trade Pressures. Empire Wind Construction Resumes Despite Sector Slowdown. The...