Navigating Regulations: Why ESDs Are the New Lifeline for Ship Owners
New environmental regulations and rising carbon pricing are making energy-saving devices (ESDs) a more attractive investment for the shipping industry. While previously seen as too costly with long payback periods, ESDs are now becoming...
Disney Destiny Cruise Ship Reaches Major Milestone with Float Out
A recent float out ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany marked a significant milestone for the Disney Destiny, a new cruise ship for Disney Cruise Line. On August 9, 2025, the ship...
Robust Demand for Aging Crude Tankers Bucks Market Slowdown
Despite a 9.2% year-on-year drop in crude tanker sale-and-purchase activity, demand for older VLCCs and Aframaxes has remained resilient, with values rising sharply in 2025.
The expanding “dark fleet” and rerouted trade flows...
Increase in Slip, Trip, and Fall Incidents Triggers BSEE Risk Inspection
Between May 2024 and April 2025, slips, trips, and falls (STFs) accounted for 22% of all reported injuries on the Outer Continental Shelf, overtaking lifting-related incidents for the first time in recent years.
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Swire Shipping Joins Achilles Maritime Network to Advance Supply Chain Sustainability
Swire Shipping has joined the Achilles Maritime Network, bringing its fleet of 27 owned container and multipurpose vessels into a global initiative promoting responsible and transparent supply chains.
The partnership expands the network’s...
India’s DG Shipping and ISWAN Sign MoU to Strengthen Seafarer Welfare and Safety
The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) and the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) have signed a three-year MoU to enhance welfare, safety, and wellbeing support for Indian seafarers and their...
US Tariffs Spark Supply Chain Disruption and Import Declines
New tariffs imposed on 7 August are increasing costs for US importers, with ripple effects on consumer prices, supply chains, and retail inventories.
Import volumes surged in July as businesses rushed shipments ahead...
Crewman Suffers H₂S Poisoning in Confined Tank Space
On 26 December 2019, a serious incident occurred aboard the tanker MV La Solognais while at sea, as documented in the safety investigation report by Transport Malta.
A wiper entered the vessel’s grey water tank...
ADNOC L&S Sets Sail for Tanker Market Revival Amid Dark Fleet Decline
Third LNG ship due in Q3.
Q2 tanker charter rates 'softer.'
No plans to disclose bunker sales.
Heightened U.S. and EU sanctions are increasingly sidelining a segment of the global tanker fleet—often termed the...
Relief for Shipping as US–China Tariff Truce Extended for 90 Days
Extension prevents US, China tariffs from snapping higher.
Trump says China has been 'dealing quite nicely.'
Trade analysts see extension easing path to Trump-Xi meeting.
A welcome sigh of relief has spread across the...