Maritime digitalization is gaining momentum across nine West and Central African countries as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the World Bank support efforts to improve port efficiency, cargo clearance and international trade.
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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and OMERS have agreed to sell their combined 63.9% stake in Associated British Ports (ABP) to a fund managed by IFM Investors, in a major UK port infrastructure investment deal expected to close in the first half of 2027.
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Iranian authorities said seven oil tankers caught fire or were damaged overnight in the Strait of Hormuz, either after being hit by Iran or striking naval mines.
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A ferry fire in Indonesia prompted the evacuation of all passengers and crew aboard the KMP Batumandi on Tuesday as the vessel approached Merak Port in Banten province, western Indonesia.
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The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), based in Singapore, has launched a new ship carbon capture calculator to help shipowners assess how onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) could reduce their EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) compliance obligations.
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Monaco’s yachting industry generated €659.7 million in revenue in 2025, marking a 16.3% increase since 2022 as yacht brokerage and specialised maritime services strengthened the Principality’s high-value marine economy.
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Maersk will undertake its first planned ship drydocking in India when the Singapore-flagged container vessel Maersk Chattogram arrives at L&T Shipbuilding’s Kattupalli Shipyard near Chennai on 20 October 2026, subject to operational and weather conditions.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for an estimated 11 people missing after a boat sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast, following the rescue of 16 people from the Pacific Ocean.
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The 11,923-TEU container ship Espirito Santo Express was abandoned after a fire broke out on 15 October while the vessel was sailing from Singapore to Santos, Brazil.
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The European Union and Greenland have reaffirmed their commitment to sustainable fisheries and blue economy development following a two-day visit by EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis to Greenland on 15–16 October 2026.
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MSC Cruises has opened bookings for its 2029 World Cruise, a 119-night voyage aboard MSC Magnifica that will visit 45 destinations across 21 countries.
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Maersk has completed a record-breaking 5,000-tonne bioethanol bunkering operation at the Port of Singapore, marking a significant technical milestone for alternative marine fuels and the decarbonisation of global shipping.
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Twelve migrants have died in two separate boat incidents in the Aegean Sea off Greece, including six killed when a migrant speedboat collided with a police patrol vessel near Lesbos during a coast guard pursuit on Monday.
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China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have conducted a joint maritime law enforcement patrol in the provisional measures zone under the China-ROK Fishery Agreement, strengthening cooperation on illegal fishing prevention, fisheries management, and marine resource conservation in the Yellow Sea.
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KP FS&HFA) has seized and destroyed 1,700 kilograms of stale and hazardous fish transported from Karachi to Kohat in a passenger coach.
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