[Podcast] The Top 100 Container Ports: 2024’s Winners and Losers

Each year, Lloyd’s List publishes its influential Top 100 Container Ports ranking. The 2024 edition highlights how ports worldwide performed during a year marked...

Singapore And India Partner On Green And Digital Shipping Corridor

Singapore and India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Singapore-India Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC). The agreement, witnessed by the...

UK’s Project FASTMOVE To Assess Ammonia As A Future Maritime Fuel

Ammonia’s potential as a zero-carbon marine fuel is set to be explored under Project FASTMOVE, a feasibility study led by Ricardo in partnership with...

CONTSHIPS Raises $75M Via Tap Issue To Strengthen Expansion Plans

CONTSHIPS Logistics, the world’s largest owner of feeder containerships in the 900–2,000 teu segment, has successfully raised $75 million through a tap issue of...

Second-Hand Container Ship Prices Rise Despite Weak Freight Market

In a surprising market development, the average price of five-year-old container ships has climbed 17% year-on-year, even as freight rates continue to fall sharply....

Federal Maritime Commission Investigating Flags of Convenience

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched a non-adjudicatory investigation into the use of “flags of convenience” and other flag-state practices. The Commission...

Bab el Mandeb Transits Hit Highest Level Since Red Sea Exodus

Transits hit their highest level since January 2024. Bulk carriers and LPG tankers showed the biggest increases month on month. Evidence that certain...

$1M Luxury Yacht Sinks Minutes After Launch in Turkey

A luxury yacht valued at approximately $1 million met a dramatic fate just 15 minutes after its maiden voyage off the coast of Zonguldak...

MMMCZCS: What We Know So Far About the IMO Net-Zero Framework

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) looks at what is known about the International Maritime Organization Net-Zero Framework (IMO NZF) and...

Red Sea Incidents Renew Focus on Duty of Care for Crews

Recent attacks in the Red Sea have prompted renewed calls for stronger leadership and greater care for the mental wellbeing of seafarers, reports AJOT. Following...