Mosel River Freight Shipping Resumes After Lock Damage In Western Germany

Trials to reopen the Mosel River to domestic freight shipping have shown early success, according to German navigation authorities. The river, a vital corridor...

IMO Urges Diplomatic Action Amid Renewed Red Sea Maritime Attacks

Following a resurgence of violent incidents targeting merchant vessels in the Red Sea, IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called for urgent diplomatic engagement to...

US Tariff Move Threatens Asia-Pacific Energy and Steel Trade

South Korea, Japan Launch Diplomatic Push to Avert Tariff Fallout. Jet Fuel and Gasoline Imports from Asia at Risk. West Coast Refinery Closures...

Fujairah Oil Inventories Hit Two-Month High with Fifth Weekly Gain

Heavy Distillates Lead Stock Build, Light Products Also Rise. Middle Distillate Stocks Fall After Five-Week Climb. Fuel Oil and Gasoline Prices Decline, Jet...

Hanwha Ocean Expands Fleet with Five New Vessel Orders

Hanwha Shipping transitions from a test platform to a full-fledged U.S.-based shipping operator. The company has placed five vessel orders, including VLCCs and...

Houthi Attacks Raise Insurance Costs, but Shipping Traffic Holds Steady

War risk insurance premiums for Red Sea transits have more than doubled following fatal Houthi attacks on Greek vessels. Despite the spike in...

ReCAAP ISC Urges Heightened Vigilance and Increased Patrols Amidst Escalating Maritime...

Over the past week, from July 1 to July 7, 2025, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) received reports of a total of 11...

How the Maritime Industry can Address Alarm Fatigue

The pervasive "Beep. Beep. Beep." of alarm systems has become an "unrelenting soundtrack" for bridge officers and control room engineers on modern ships, often...

COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU Sets Sail: Pioneering Green Methanol Application

The COSCO SHIPPING YANGPU, heralded as China's first domestically built methanol dual-fuel containership, completed its maiden voyage to the Port of Yangpu in Hainan...

Capesize Collapse and Looming Iron Ore Oversupply Signal Tougher Times Ahead

The global dry bulk shipping market is currently experiencing a downturn, primarily due to a sharp and unexpected collapse in Capesize rates in the...