Expanding Gas Trades: Perspective on LPG, Ethane and Ammonia Carriage
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), ethane, and ammonia have become central pillars of global energy and petrochemical supply chains. As seaborne trade surges and cargoes diversify, ship operators face an increasingly complex risk environment shaped...
Global Seaborne Trade Shows Signs Of Cooling As WTO Barometer Indicates Moderation
Global seaborne trade, which surged in the first half of 2025 due to frontloaded imports and strong demand for AI-related goods, is now showing signs of slowing. The World Trade Organization’s latest Goods Trade...
IMO and EU Launch Safe Horizons to Eliminate Harassment at Sea
Safe Horizons Project Targets Zero Tolerance for Abuse in Maritime Industry.
EU Funds New IMO Initiative to Strengthen Safety and Conduct Standards.
Global Maritime Sector Gets New Anti-Harassment Framework.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)...
IMO and Korea Launch New SMART-C Security Project
SMART-C Initiative Targets Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
USD $3 Million Commitment to Boost Regional Maritime Security.
New Project Builds Long-Term Training and Coordination Capacity.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Republic...
Human Washing Machine Makes Commercial Debut in Japan
Hotels and Retailers Snap Up Japan’s New Human Washer.
Sci-Fi Human Washing Pod Hits Market at 60 Million Yen.
Limited-Edition Human Washer Draws Global Attention.
A fascinating human washing machine that wowed crowds at...
Mediterranean Moves Closer to Designating Regional NOx Emission Control Area
Experts Review Feasibility Study for Proposed Med NOx ECA.
Delegates Highlight Air Quality and Health Gains from NOx Cuts.
Meeting Calls for Rapid MARPOL Annexe VI Ratification.
The Mediterranean States are currently exploring the...
Overcapacity Set to Define Carrier Strategies in 2026
US East Coast Sees 35% Capacity Surge as Spot Rates Collapse Over 50%.
US West Coast Capacity Flat but Rates Slide Amid Falling Demand.
Geopolitics Drive Bigger Capacity Push Into the East Coast...
VLCC Rates Surge as Russian Crude Flows Lose Momentum
The latest market update from Breakwave Advisors highlights a VLCC sector that remains unusually firm despite signs of cooling in Russian crude flows to India.
Benchmark VLCC routes such as Middle East to China and...
Stena Line, ABP Launch £200 Million Immingham RoRo Terminal
Stena Line and the UK’s largest port operator, Associated British Ports (ABP), have begun work on a new £200 million ($264 million) freight ferry terminal at the Port of Immingham.
Located in Lincolnshire, Immingham is...
Unguarded Conveyor Drum and Communication Lapse Cause Injury
In a recent case study reported by the Shipowners’ Club, a routine rope-clearing task aboard a fishing vessel turned catastrophic when an unguarded conveyor drum pulled in a crew member’s arm. The lapse in...