Route Restructuring Accelerates Across Major Trades. Newbuild Deliveries Deepen Oversupply Concerns. Suez Canal Normalisation Could Pressure Rates. Container carriers are stepping up their game by expanding blank sailings and reshuffling routes to navigate the...

Venezuela–China Crude Trade Continues Unabated. US Seizures Target Falsely Flagged VLCCs. Legal Questions Surround Recent Boardings. A very large crude carrier flying the Chinese flag, built in 2015, has been busy transporting Venezuelan Merey...

Shadow Fleet Risks Draw Global Attention. Safety Concerns Resurface in Enclosed Spaces. Alternative Fuel Training Moves Forward. In 2025, geopolitical tensions, spanning conflicts in the Middle East, increasing sanctions, trade disputes, and a rise...

Poor Visibility Leads to Barge Contact. Unlit Moored Barges Increase Collision Risk. Assisting Tug Movement Causes Unintended Drift. In the early hours of December 10, 2023, the towing vessel William E Strait found itself...

TT Club has published a dangerous goods quick reference guide regarding miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, outlining do’s and don’ts on handling those Class 9 cargoes. Class 9 is a catch-all category for dangerous goods...

On December 30, 2025, authorities responded to a maritime incident in the Sea of Marmara off the coast of Istanbul, where two large tankers collided while anchored in the busy waterway near the Florya–Bakırköy...

Integrated logistics company A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ditlev Blicher as the new Regional President for North America, effective Jan. 1, 2026. Blicher assumes the role after...

Finland's Rauma Marine Constructions has signed a deal to build two icebreaker ships for the U.S. Coast Guard with delivery in 2028, reports Reuters, as President Donald Trump seeks to boost his country's national...

Product tankers shipowner d’Amico International Shipping S.A. said its operating subsidiary d’Amico Tankers D.A.C. (Ireland) signed a shipbuilding contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited (China) for two new Medium Range 1 (MR1 –...

Vizhinjam International Seaport has emerged as the fastest Indian port to surpass 1 million TEUs in just 10 months of operations, reports Maritime Gateway. Developed and operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd....