South Africa has approved a major port reform aimed at improving the efficiency, reliability and competitiveness of its commercial ports, as the government moves to separate port administration from Transnet Group.
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MOL Ocean Bulk Pte Ltd has signed a 25-year contract with Vale International to transport iron ore using two 210,000-metric-tonne ore carriers equipped with the world’s first tri-fuel propulsion system capable of operating on ethanol, methanol and conventional heavy fuel oil.
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MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean Group have started construction of a new cruise terminal at Naha Port in Okinawa, Japan, in a major investment aimed at strengthening cruise tourism, port infrastructure and passenger capacity across Japan and East Asia.
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South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has signed a teaming agreement with Croatia’s Iskra Shipyard to pursue joint projects .
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The Port Authority of Guam is working to restore its STS gantry cranes after a high-wind incident put all three cranes out of service and disrupted critical port operations.
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A ship collision involving a tanker and two cargo vessels near Ålesund, Norway, has prompted a major maritime safety investigation after three large ships collided in Valderhaugfjorden on Sunday night.
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Japan’s undersea cables are becoming an increasingly important national security and critical infrastructure priority as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s second reshuffled Cabinet begins work.
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Iraq’s state-owned Oil Tankers Company has transported 2 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz aboard a very large crude carrier (VLCC), marking what the company described as its first operation of this kind in decades.
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Maritime security concerns remain high in the Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden after five seafarers were reportedly killed during a rescue operation involving the hijacked HONOUR 25.
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The IMO Biofouling Convention is taking shape as IMO member states negotiate what would become the first legally binding global convention on biofouling management.
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Japan has completed a world-first demonstration voyage of a vessel equipped with a hydrogen-only marine engine, marking a major development in hydrogen fuel, zero-emission shipping and maritime decarbonization.
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The European Commission has launched a call for evidence on possible EU training and certification standards for fishers working on EU vessels.
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Corn ethanol could become a viable marine fuel for ocean-going vessels, potentially creating a major new market for US corn producers, according to a report by the National Lab of the Rockies.
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Ambassador Cruise Line is expanding its European cruise business into Germany with the acquisition of Oceania Cruises’ 670-passenger Sirena, marking a major step into one of Europe’s largest cruise markets.
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Rhine River water levels fell to record lows over the weekend, putting pressure on a major shipping and logistics route for energy and industrial commodities across central Europe and driving freight costs higher.
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