Survitec Launches Next-Generation High-Expansion Foam System To Enhance Fire Safety And Efficiency

Survitec, a global leader in Survival Technology, has introduced a breakthrough high-expansion foam fire suppression system designed to deliver higher foam output at significantly lower operating pressures. This innovation marks a major step forward...

Long COVID Persists For Over Half Of Australian Patients, ANU Study Reveals

A new study from the Australian National University (ANU), in collaboration with the Western Australia Department of Health, has found that more than half of Australians suffering from long COVID continue to experience symptoms...

Panama Maritime Authority Lifts Restrictions On Floating Fuel Supply Operations

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has taken a significant step to enhance competitiveness and transparency in the country’s maritime sector. By officially rescinding Resolution ADM No. 224-2019, the PMA has reopened opportunities for companies...

IMRF Wins Major $450K Grant to Transform Maritime Rescue Training

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has secured a grant of US $450,000 from The TK Foundation to build the world’s first free global e-learning platform for maritime search and rescue (SAR) professionals and...

GTT and Partners to Develop Next-gen Onboard Energy Solution

GTT, Bloom Energy, and Ponant Explorations Group announced a joint project to develop an integrated energy system combining Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) powered by liquefied natural gas with a Marine Carbon Capture solution. The...

CMA CGM’s $300M Order Signals India’s Shipbuilding Comeback

India’s ambitions in shipbuilding have received a major boost as France’s CMA CGM has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to build six LNG-powered container ships at Cochin Shipyard, in a deal valued at...

Overheated Charter Market Poised for a Correction After 5-Year Boom

The container shipping industry is witnessing a growing divergence between freight rates and container-ship charter rates, a gap that analysts believe will close through a much-needed market correction, reads a Drewry release. Escalating charter rates In...

Intermodal: US-China Tensions Deal a Blow to Global Trade

The recent escalation in U.S.–China trade hostilities is reverberating through global shipping, driving up costs for vessels tied to U.S. interests and accelerating the fragmentation of trade networks. Escalation Through Port Fees Beijing’s announcement of retaliatory...

USTR Eases Penalties on LNG Shipments Amid Maritime Cuts

Sector remains concerned over the deadline for US ships. USTR sticks with the schedule for phase-in. The US Trade Representative has scrapped a proposal to suspend LNG export licenses if operators fail to meet...

Navigating High-Risk Waters: Maritime Security and Cyber Alerts for Global Operators

Dryad Global's Maritime Intelligence Brief for the week commencing 13 October 2025 highlights escalating maritime security concerns across key global waterways, with implications for shipping operations, risk management, and strategic planning. Red Sea: Conditional Ceasefire...