Hapag-Lloyd Plans To Order Up To 22 New Ships As Fleet Renewal Accelerates
Hapag-Lloyd is preparing for a major new wave of fleet renewal, with chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen confirming plans to order up to 22 new container vessels. The move comes as the German carrier...
Pirate Sighting Raises Indian Ocean Security Alert
Deep-Sea PAG Encounter Heightens Indian Ocean Caution.
Merchant Vessel Reports Suspected PAG East of Dar es Salaam.
Renewed Pirate Activity Triggers Regional Risk Warnings.
A staggering buildup of nearly one billion barrels of oil...
Iran’s Dark Fleet Hits Full Capacity
China Remains Central to Sanctions-Evasion Flows.
Oil-on-Water Volumes Surge Toward 200 Million Barrels.
Fleet Utilisation Reaches Highest Level in Five Years.
Iran's crude and condensate exports have hovered between 1.5 and 1.7 million barrels...
NSU Tubarão Receives Five Rotor Sails in Major Wind-Propulsion Retrofit
Anemoi Marine Technologies has completed the installation of five 35-meter Rotor Sails on the 400,000 DWT ore carrier NSU Tubarão, marking the fourth very large ore carrier (VLOC) equipped with Anemoi’s wind-assisted propulsion system...
Possible Pirate Action Group Spotted off East Africa
Rising Pirate Activity Across Western Indian Ocean.
Concerns Over Reduced Vigilance After HRA Removal.
Merchant Vessel Reports Suspicious Dhow Towing Skiff.
Pirate activity has surged dramatically in the Western Indian Ocean since late October,...
Severe Weather Causes New Damage to Grounded Vessel
Fresh Structural Issues Found Below Deck.
Salvage Crews Recover Damaged Gear.
Debris and Tar Ball Discovered on Shoreline.
A recent wind storm has caused fresh structural damage inside the grounded container vessel on Newfoundland’s...
EU Set to Approve Expanded Powers for EMSA to Boost Maritime Safety
Members of the European Parliament are expected to approve expanded powers for the European Maritime Safety Agency this week. The debate took place on Wednesday, with a vote scheduled for Thursday.
New EMSA powers target...
Dirty Tanker Market Maintains Strong Momentum Despite Rate Pullback
VLCC Utilisation Hits Highest Level Since 2020.
Freight Rates Ease Slightly but Remain Near Multi-Year Highs.
Vessel Availability Tightens Amid Sanctions and Delays.
The dirty tanker market is really picking up steam, fueled by...
Hyundai and Pyeongtaek Ignite Korea’s Hydrogen Port Revolution
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has announced a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pyeongtaek City and key partners to develop carbon-neutral hydrogen port initiatives, which include plans for bunkering facilities.
The partnership aims to...
Lessons Learned: Fatal Accident After Steam Pipe Rupture
The Dutch Safety Board has published an investigation report into an incident in which a fatal accident occurred on board the cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam following the failure of a bellows-type expansion fitting in...