Lessons Learned: Battery Overheating & Gas Accumulation Cause Smoke Onboard

IMCA highlights an incident involving smoke in a vessel’s battery room and the lessons learned. What happened? Smoke was observed in the battery room of a...

[Watch] What is a Ship Citadel Room?

A ship’s citadel room is a secure, reinforced space designed to protect crew members during piracy or hostile boarding attempts. Built with strengthened walls,...

Iran Seizes Oil Tanker Off UAE Coast Amid Rising Gulf Tensions

Naval forces aligned with Iran seized an oil tanker while it was sailing approximately 20 nautical miles off the eastern coast of the United...

Russian Black Sea Oil Exports Halt After Ukrainian Attack

Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiysk temporarily suspended oil exports - equivalent to 2.2 million barrels per day, or 2% of global supply -...

COSCO Accelerates Newcastlemax Fleet Expansion

DSIC Confirms Four 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax Contracts. Second Newcastlemax Order Batch for COSCO This Year. COSCO Adds Major Dual-Fuel Bulk and VLCC Orders. COSCO...

LNG and LPG Freight Markets Continue to Firm on Tight Tonnage

Australia–Japan LNG Rates Continue to Firm. US Gulf–Continent Sees Sharpest LNG Gains. US Gulf–Japan LNG Rates Extend Upward Trend. The LNG market saw a...

Panama Bunker Sales Rebound on Strong VLSFO Demand

Monthly Sales Up Twenty-Two Per cent from September Low. VLSFO Hits Highest Level Since Late 2022. HSFO Demand Continues to Decline Sharply. Panama’s bunker...

Singapore Port Activity Climbs Across Key Segments

Vessel Arrivals and Ship Calls Show Strong Growth. Container Throughput Up Nine Percent. Cargo Volumes Gain Over Five Percent. Singapore saw a boost in...

Dry Bulk Revival Accelerates Through Bab el-Mandab and Suez Canal

Suez Canal Bulk Transits Jump 64 Per cent. Capesize Movements Hit Highest Since April 2024. Panamax Transits Surge on Black Sea Cargoes. Dry-bulk movements...

Blank Sailings Decline but Excess Capacity Keeps Container Rates Under Pressure

Drewry weekly Cancelled Sailings Tracker provides a snapshot of blank sailings announced by each Alliance versus the total number of scheduled sailings. Blank sailings ease but elevated capacity...