ICS Welcomes U.S.–China Agreement To Suspend Port Fees, Calls For Continued Cooperation

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed reports of an agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to suspend...

Japan’s Shipbuilding Industry Battles Rising Competition from China and South Korea Amid Global Market...

Japan’s shipbuilding industry remains one of the world’s top three, yet it continues to grapple with intensifying competition from China and South Korea, according...

Nordic Council Calls For IMO Regulation On Cleaner Polar Fuels To Protect The Arctic

The Clean Arctic Alliance has welcomed the Nordic Council’s adoption of a landmark resolution on polar fuels, urging Nordic governments to push for new...

COSCO Shipping Shows Resilience Amid Earnings Downturn And Trade Headwinds

COSCO Shipping Holdings, the container shipping and port arm of China Cosco Shipping Corp, has reported a decline in earnings for the first nine...

World’s First Marine Solar Energy System Installed on Seagoing Cargo Vessel

In a major step toward sustainable shipping, Dutch solar energy innovator Wattlab has delivered a seaworthy solar power system for Vertom, a global player...

DNV and UC Berkeley Unite to Advance Safe AI Integration in Maritime and Robotics...

DNV reports the launch of a new strategic research collaboration with CITRIS at UC Berkeley, focused on developing frameworks for the safe and responsible...

MPA Strengthens Bunkering Pollution Prevention Rules in Singapore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued Port Marine Circular No. 13 of 2025, introducing updated guidelines to prevent pollution during...

Container Freight Market Stabilizes Amid Capacity Adjustments and Regional Fluctuations

Xeneta, in its latest Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update, reported a relatively stable market performance through the end of October 2025, with freight...

US–China Trade Truce Fails to Lift Ocean Shipping Market as Freight Rates Slide into...

Xeneta reports that the recently announced 12-month trade truce between the United States and China is unlikely to revive the weakening ocean container shipping...

Japan’s Big Six Ports See 8.9% Surge in Container Volumes

Oceangoing container traffic at Japan’s six major ports rose by 8.9% year-on-year in August, reports Container News. The six ports together handled approximately 1.15 million...