Gas on the Edge: LNG & LPG Shipping Navigates Choppy Waters in 2025
In the first half of 2025, the global liquefied gas shipping markets (both LNG and LPG) remain under pressure from vessel oversupply, shifting trade flows, and geopolitical risks. Forecasts point to continued softness in...
Navios Maritime Accelerates Growth with New Aframax Delivery
Navios Maritime Partners has taken delivery of a newly built Aframax/LR2 product tanker, further strengthening its presence in the energy transport sector. The vessel, named Navios Altair, has a deadweight tonnage of approximately 115,800...
Protesters Hang from Iconic Forth Bridge to Block Gas Tanker for 24 Hours
On 25 July 2025, ten international activists from a well-known environmental group abseiled beneath a bridge in Scotland, suspending themselves roughly 25 meters above the river, according to Marine Insight.
The protest aimed to obstruct...
IMO’s III-11 Session Charts Progress on Global Maritime Compliance
The 11th session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) was held in London from 21 to 25 July 2025. This Sub-Committee plays a key role in ensuring...
Envision Energy Powers World’s First Certified Green Ammonia Bunkering
Envision Energy, a global leader in green technology, is proud to announce that green ammonia fuel produced from its world's largest green hydrogen and ammonia plant in Chifeng has successfully powered the world's first...
NCFI: Container Freight Rates Soften as Middle East Lanes Dip Sharply
The latest freight market analysis from the Ningbo Shipping Exchange for the week ending 25 July 2025 shows a mixed performance across key tradelanes. While rates from Ningbo to Northern Europe held relatively firm...
Port of Great Yarmouth Plans New Deep Water Terminal
Great Yarmouth to Expand with Southern Terminal Development.
Major Terminal Upgrade to Support UK Energy and Infrastructure Projects.
Port of Great Yarmouth Targets Growth with New Quay and Storage Facilities.
The Port of Great...
CK Line Orders Two Feeder Ships from Yangzijiang for $92 Million
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Secures First Major Feeder Ship Order of 2025.
Yangzijiang’s 2025 Orders Slow but Backlog Remains Strong.
Yangzijiang’s Order Book Hits $23 Billion Despite Fewer New Deals.
According to Trade Winds, which cites...
Panama Imposes Stricter STS Rules to Combat Shadow Fleet
New STS Transfer Rules for Panama-Flagged Tankers from August 2025.
PMA Tightens Oil Transfer Rules Amid Dark Fleet Crackdown.
Panama Mandates 48-Hour Notice for STS Transfers.
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has rolled out...
Tariff Rush Drives Volume Surge as Peak Season Uncertainty Grows
Port of LA Hits Record as Shippers Race Tariffs.
US-EU Near 15% Tariff Deal, Talks Ongoing with China.
Blank Sailings Resume as Carriers Aim to Hold Rates.
Shippers pushed an unusually high volume of...