Suez Canal Successfully Guides One Of The Largest Floating Docks Through Its Waters
The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has announced the successful transit of GREEN DOCK 3, one of the largest non-self-propelled floating docks ever to pass through the canal. Led by SCA’s skilled pilots and tug...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Secures Two Major Contract Extensions Worth Nearly $500 Million
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has strengthened its long-term commercial position by extending two major shipping contracts with leading European manufacturers. Together, the renewed deals carry an estimated additional value of close to $500 million, reinforcing the...
Port Of Barcelona Approves Ambitious Energy Transition Plan To Achieve Climate Neutrality By 2050
The Port of Barcelona has officially approved its Energy Transition Plan, a long-term roadmap that will guide its energy and sustainability policies until 2040. The plan sets bold targets: an 85% reduction in greenhouse...
Global Shipyards Fill Order Books As Demand For Feeder Container Ships And Clean-Fuel Vessels...
Shipbuilding demand has reached one of its strongest points in years, with shipyard order books now stretching into 2028, 2029, and even 2030. A major driver behind this surge is the exceptional rise in...
GCMD Validates Standardised Method To Measure Wind-Assisted Propulsion Performance
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) has released a new study introducing a standardised and scientifically validated method to measure the performance of wind-assisted propulsion systems (WAPS). The method was tested on Eastern...
SWS Secures AIP For Three New Green Ship Designs At Marintec China 2025
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS), a subsidiary of CSSC, has received Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd’s Register for three advanced green ship designs unveiled at Marintec China 2025. The approvals signal the yard’s strong...
Fitch Sees Big Port Divide in 2026 as Trade Pressures Mount
The sector outlook for seaports in North America and EMEA continues to be ‘deteriorating’, while the outlook remains ‘neutral’ in APAC and Latin America, as tariffs and policy uncertainty weigh on volumes and capital...
India Accelerates Re-Flagging Drive as Global Carriers Move Ships to Indian Flag
India is aiming to bring at least 300 foreign-owned vessels under the Indian flag by 2030 as part of a broader effort to expand the national fleet and reduce logistics costs.
India Fast-Tracks Major Ship...
Russian Fuel Oil Discharges in Singapore Hit Record High Despite Sanctions
Vessel-Tracked Data Shows Record Discharges in 2025.
Gap Emerges Between Official Imports and AIS-Tracked Volumes.
Shadow Fleet Operations Boost Singapore’s Role.
Russian fuel oil discharges in Singapore have reached an all-time high in 2025,...
SMART-SEA System Aims to Cut Vessel Collisions With Offshore Structures
Machine Learning Used to Reduce Human Error at Sea.
SMART-SEA Offers Real-Time Manoeuvring Guidance.
System Keeps Seafarers in Control of Navigation.
Collisions between marine vessels and stationary offshore structures, like oil platforms and abandoned...