Global shipping enters a new regulatory phase as multiple International Maritime Organization (IMO) amendments come into force. A wide-ranging package of amendments to major International Maritime Organization (IMO) conventions and codes officially entered into force on 1 January 2026, introducing new requirements aimed at enhancing seafarer welfare, ship safety, environmental protection, and navigational risk management.
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As the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030), known as the Ocean Decade, moves into its second half, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) has officially opened Call for Decade Actions No. 10/2025, inviting global initiatives that strengthen the science-policy-society nexus for sustainable ocean management and community well-being.
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KARACHI: Pakistan has made another stride in enhancing its maritime industry with the project of a 1,100 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container ship being built on behalf of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) officially inaugurated on Tuesday. The effort is to increase the national shipping capacity and eliminate dependence on foreign shipping lines.
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London | January 2026 — The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Dominguez, has described the major priorities of the organization in 2026, which includes implementation, regulatory development, and sustainability of the entire global maritime industry.
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Colombo Dockyard PLC has also made a significant history in the shipbuilding of Sri Lanka with the successful launching of its tenth and last vessel in its 5,000 DWT Eco Bulk Carrier series, the Misje Kandy, commissioned by Norwegian-based Misje EcoBulk AS. The opening strengthens the growing reputation of Colombo Dockyard as a competitively-focused shipbuilder with environmentally-friendly vessels that can be distributed to its international customers.
Read MoreThe newly launched Arc7 ice-class LNG carrier, Alexey Kosygin, has officially set sail from Russia’s Far East, marking the start of its first Arctic mission along the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The vessel, operated by state-owned Sovcomflot, will support Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 (ALNG2) project, signaling continued Arctic energy activity despite international sanctions.
Read MoreRIYADH, Saudi Arabia is taking a major step to boost Red Sea tourism with it’s set of regulations for beach operators. The Saudi Red Sea Authority has issued the new rules which stipulate licensing standards, safety standards, public health standards, environmental protection standards, and infrastructure standards as the Kingdom shifts to commercialization of its pristine coastline.
Read MoreThe government is also set to carry out a trial voyage along the Arctic shipping lanes between the port city of Busan, and Rotterdam in the Netherlands around September, the acting oceans minister said.
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Mangrove forests are one of the most useful and endangered ecosystems within the marine ecosystem. Mangroves are used as natural infrastructure to shield coastlines, support fisheries and enhance climate resilience; once dismissed as being non-productive swamps, they are now globally appreciated as such. In the case of Pakistan, where the country has a long coastline and millions of people, which rely on ocean resources, mangroves protection is no longer a choice but a necessity to maritime sustainability.
Read MoreDoha, Qatar: Hamad, Ruwais and Doha ports illustrated excellent development in 2025 that enhanced its ability to propel the economic growth of the country following the sharp increase in volumes of handling of cargoes, containers, RORO and building materials as compared to the same period the previous year.
Read MoreOn Friday, the Brazilian Navy managed to save six passengers and two crew members of a plane that was an air taxi and had to make an emergency landing in the ocean 40 nautical miles (74 kilometers) south of Cabo Frio in Rio de Janeiro .
Read MoreA normal port arrival was evolved into a complicated maritime emergency when a bulk carrier agrounded near the Hualien Port in Taiwan and a rescue tug, which was also disabled, grounded in the fierce weather. The event of strong monsoon winds and heavy seas also necessitated an aerial evacuation process by the Air Service Corps of Taiwan where a crewmember was injured in the incident.
Read MoreAccording to maritime security consultant Vanguard Tech, a Chinese fishing ship has been hijacked off a Puntland, Somalia, coast belonging to an infamous illegal-fishing fleet.
Read MoreMontreal | January 2026 — The Port of Montreal has declared that it is going to award its historic Gold-Headed Cane to the captain of the first ocean-going ship to dock at the port in 2026. It will be awarded to Captain Andrejs Kuharenoks, the master of the oil tanker Byzantion, the first vessel to arrive in the harbour of Montreal this year.
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A fisherman rely on traditions passed down through generations, lunar cycles, shifting winds, and the hue of the water. Ocean rhythms were discovered via experience and read like a book for generations. But today, a revolution is sweeping across the world’s fisheries, quietly, steadily, from 700 km above our heads, as satellites high in space continuously monitor our oceans and guide modern fisheries with data that once seemed impossible to obtain.
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