IRS Delivers Strong 2025 Performance

Defence Projects Mark Major National Milestones. Digital Twins and Nuclear Propulsion Shape Technical Strategy. Research Output Strengthens Global Safety Contribution. The Indian Register of...

VLCC Rates Slide Sharply Despite Strong Crude Tanker Market

VLCC Volatility Returns as Middle East Gulf Market Weakens. Suezmax and Aframax Rates Remain Firm. Owners Face Sudden Spot Market Reality Check. The crude...

Global Shipping Ends 2025 Short of the Clean Fuel Breakthrough

Clean Fuel Transition Slows as Compliance Takes Centre Stage. Global Shipping Braces for a Pragmatic 2026. Decarbonisation Targets Clash With Fuel Supply Reality. As...

Fatal Fall from Height: Lapses in Safety Procedures

An unfortunate incident occurred on board a general cargo vessel, resulting in the death of a shore technician after they fell from a height...

CMA CGM Vessels Navigate the Suez Canal, Hinting at Easing Tensions

Two vessels from CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, have travelled through the Suez Canal, the authority that runs the waterway said...

ABS: Revised Recommendations for Enclosed Spaces on Ships

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has provided an overview of IMO Resolution MSC 581 (110) – Revised Recommendations for Entering Enclosed Spaces Aboard...

GMS: December Shows What True Volatility Can Be!

This year does not cease to surprise, as December just showed what true volatility can be — in a mere two consecutive weeks at...

GEShip Contracts to Buy Secondhand Very Large Gas Carrier

The Great Eastern Shipping Company has contracted to buy a secondhand very large gas carrier of about 84,048 cubic meters (cbm) on 19 December...

ONE Takes Delivery of New 13,900 TEU Boxship

The Imabari Shipbuilding Group delivered the 13,900 TEU containership ONE Serenity to container line Ocean Network Express (ONE) on December 19, 2025, reports Baird...

New IMO Safety Rules for Anchor Handling Winches Take Effect from January 2026

The International Maritime Organization has introduced new mandatory safety requirements for anchor handling winches and related equipment under SOLAS Regulation II-1/3-13. These rules will...