ReCAAP ISC: No Incidents of Armed Robbery 21-27 October

Over the past week, from 21 to 27 October, no incidents of piracy or armed robbery against ships in Asia were reported to the...

WMU: New Study Exposes Technostress Among Seafarers

A new research paper examines how emerging technologies are introducing new forms of psychological strain among seafarers, a phenomenon commonly referred to as technostress,...

DNV: Green Fuels Set to Transform APAC by 2050

A new report from DNV reveals that green fuels such as hydrogen, ammonia, sustainable fuels, and carbon capture technologies will account for more than...

OCIMF Unveils Global Inspection Drive to Bolster Shipboard Security

Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has launched a Focused Inspection Campaign (FIC) under its SIRE 2.0 tanker inspection program aimed at reinforcing maritime...

U.S. Firm Wins $450M Contract for Iraq’s First Floating LNG Terminal

Excelerate Energy, a Texas-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) company, has secured a contract worth approximately $450 million to develop and operate Iraq’s first floating...

Dry Bulk Market Faces Headwinds Amid Trade Policy Shifts and Sluggish Steel Demand

Breakwave Advisors, in its latest Weekly Outlook, reports that evolving global trade policies continue to steer sentiment across the dry bulk sector, as freight...

Record-Breaking Hurricane Melissa Devastates the Caribbean

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, made landfall in southwestern Jamaica on October 28, 2025, bringing winds of...

Global Container Schedule Reliability Levels Off at Just Above 65%

Sea-Intelligence reports that as of September 2025, global liner schedule reliability hit 65.2 %, marking only a marginal month-on-month improvement of 0.1 percentage points....

Shipping Caught in the Crossfire of a New Geopolitical Order

US Pressure Campaign Derails IMO Decarbonisation Deal. Fragmented Europe Outplayed by US and Saudi Delegations. Shipping Faces New Age of Geopolitical Power Struggles. The...

Heightened Security In The Caribbean U.S. Naval Movements Raise Maritime Risk Outlook

This week has seen a marked escalation in maritime security activity across the Caribbean, with the deployment of major U.S. naval assets and growing...