States warn residents about the unsolicited seed packages delivery that have spread around the world. The USDA collects the packages to test seeds inside for anything of concern. Preliminary findings note no indication...

AI based screening deployed to root out misdeclared cargoes, the source of boxship fire accidents.  ZIMGuard system scans shippers’ cargo declarations at early stages and flags potential cases of misdeclared cargo. The system...

Riviera conducted a webinar on Container Shipping Leaders to understand how digitalisation helps mitigate the challenges in container shipping. The experts discussed on the solutions to overcome the ongoing pandemic, right-sizing business operations...

A container ship Mackinac Bridge ran aground early in the morning Aug 19 in Hong Kong waters, reports Maritime Bulletin. What happened?  The container ship was proceeding to Nansha port, Guangdong Province, China. According to the owner and...

Donald Trump says that the Asian trading hub is no longer eligible for the continued preferential treatment. This suspension of bilateral agreement is due to China's imposition of strict national security laws over...

Ton-mile demand, a proxy for demand for oil tankers has slumped by 18.6 percent. It has dropped to a three-decade low. Exports were drastically cut as part of the OPEC+ deal. It is...

DP World-controlled Unifeeder Group has confirmed it is buying Transworld Feeders FZCO, Avana Logistek , including its subsidiary Avana Global FZCO, and Transworld Feeders. The acquisition gives rapidly growing Unifeeder, a strong presence...

The floating crude storage has tumbled to more than two-month lows as the incentives for storage start to recede. Floating volumes peaked at over 210 million barrels in late June, but there has...

Nippon Yusen gets ready to monitor ships in real time out of Philippines. The monitoring facility will employ artificial intelligence to analyze data in order to prevent breakdowns. Nippon Yusen's system can also...

The crew of another ship have taken matters into their own hands in a new front in the unfolding crew change crisis. Exhausted crew members of South Korean-owned bulk carrier repatriated after downing...