Container Lines Manage Excess Supply with Increased Blank Sailings
8% of scheduled sailings between weeks 37–41 are cancelled, with most on the Transpacific eastbound.
Over half of the blank sailings are concentrated...
Hostages Rescued After Armed Attack on Cargo Ship off Algarve Coast
Portuguese Navy freed two crew members briefly held hostage after an armed attack on a vessel off the Algarve.
The ship had sailed...
Construction Starts for World’s First Ammonia-Powered Container Ship
Yara Clean Ammonia, together with Yara International, CMB.TECH and North Sea Container Line, has marked the official start of construction on Yara Eyde, the...
NCFI Falls Steeply, Mediterranean and Middle East Routes Hit Hard
The Ningbo Containerised Freight Index (NCFI), a composite benchmark tracking freight rates for 20ft, 40ft, and Hi Cube containers, posted steep declines across major...
Cape Shipping Takes Delivery of First SWS-Built Aframax Tanker
Second Sister Vessel Cape Antibes Expected for Delivery.
Cape Shipping Expands Tanker Orders Across Chinese Shipyards.
Company Adds MR2 Tankers Acquired from Evalend...
South Korea Second in August Shipbuilding Orders as Global Demand Falls...
South Korea Ranks Second After China in New Orders.
Korea Focuses on High-Value LNG and Container Carriers.
Global Order Backlog Drops to 164...
Maritime Cyber Defence and Risk Intelligence in Focus at LISW 2025
Maritime cyber threats are intensifying as geopolitical tensions, environmental obligations, and data regulations expand the sector’s risk landscape.
A high-level seminar at London...
VesselBot: Shipping Faces Emissions Hurdles Amid Trade Shifts
VesselBot’s Q2 2025 report shows global shipping remains the backbone of world trade, but emissions and efficiency trends reflect mixed progress.
Trade disruptions,...
Marine AI Trials Natural Language Communication Between Crewed and Uncrewed Ships
Marine AI, with support from the UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA), has launched world-first trials enabling uncrewed vessels to communicate naturally with...
Who am “I” ? The Persona vs. the Person
👤 Persona (Mask, Projection)
When we say “I am me” or “you are you,” we are not really referring to the physical body or the...