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...
HD Hyundai and ECO Launch Joint Shipbuilding in the U.S.
ECO Delegation Visits Korea to Advance U.S. Shipbuilding Plans.
HD Hyundai, ECO Target U.S. Container Vessel Construction by 2028.
Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Focuses on Automation and Growth.
HD Hyundai has officially kicked off its...
Drewry: Transpacific Leads in Blank Sailings Amid Rate Dip
Drewry’s Cancelled Sailings Tracker provides a weekly snapshot of blank sailings—voyages that were scheduled but later cancelled—across major East–West container shipping routes. These include the Transpacific, Transatlantic, and Asia–North Europe & Mediterranean trade lanes.
Cancelled...
Tide of Justice: $1 Billion Verdict in Marine Disaster Case
Supreme Court rules for $1B compensation over environmental catastrophe.
Disaster involved major plastic and chemical pollution off Sri Lanka’s coast
Vessel owners, operators, and agents held jointly liable under "Polluter Pays" principle.
Sri Lanka's...
Valenciaport Sees Steady Growth in Trade Despite Decline in Transhipment Activity
In June 2025, increased imports (+2.93%) and exports (+5.29%) offset a 5.46% drop in transhipment volumes, stabilizing overall container throughput.
Valenciaport handled nearly 2.84 million containers in the first half of 2025, reflecting...
CMA CGM Phoenix Becomes Largest U.S.-Flagged Containership in Historic Reflagging
CMA CGM reflags CMA CGM Phoenix under the U.S. flag in Charleston, making it the largest American-flagged containership at 9,300 TEU.
The move is part of CMA CGM’s $20 billion investment to expand...
Greece Sends Salvage Vessel Giant to Red Sea After Rebel Attacks
Salvage Ship Giant Deployed Following Sinking of Greek-Operated Vessels.
Greek Tug Giant to Support Red Sea Seafarers Amid Rising Threats.
Giant to Aid Maritime Rescues After Houthi Attacks on Greek Ships.
Greece is sending...
Cargo Ship Loses Rudder, Narrowly Avoids Grounding Near Tauranga
Rudder Failure Exposes Gaps in Maintenance Oversight.
Weak Welds Blamed for Cargo Ship Rudder Detachment.
TAIC Urges Stronger Global Standards After Ship Rudder Falls Off.
A cargo ship had a close call with disaster...
Why Do We Wake Up and Rush Into the Day?
Role Pressure & Conditioning (From Psychology & Neuroscience):
From childhood, especially through schooling, we are conditioned into a cycle of waking up, rushing, performing, and repeating.
This creates neural pathways of routine behavior, reinforced...