Maritime officials from six West and Central African countries are taking part in a regional training course in Accra, Ghana, from 24–28 August, aimed at strengthening seafarer assessment, maritime certification and competency standards across the region.
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New installations have emerged on Yagong Island near Antelope Reef in the disputed South China Sea, with satellite imagery indicating that construction could be linked to a future early-warning radar facility.
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Harland & Wolff has secured a major cruise ship refurbishment and ship repair contract for Margaritaville at Sea’s flagship Beachcomber, marking the largest cruise ship revitalization project to be undertaken at its Belfast shipyard since the facility was acquired by Spain’s Navantia Group.
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Ardersier Port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dajin to explore a strategic partnership aimed at strengthening offshore wind logistics and supply-chain capabilities across the UK and European markets.
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for immediate international action following a renewed increase in piracy incidents in the Gulf of Aden, warning that the deteriorating security situation is putting seafarers at growing risk.
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The PanStar Acro container ship departed fromCat 9:30 p.m. on Saturday and is heading toward Europe through the Arctic.
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India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier carrying 24 crew members sank.
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If you own or operate a ship, insurance isn’t a box you tick once a year, it’s one of the biggest variables in whether your business survives a bad month. A single collision, a hijacked vessel, or a cargo fire can wipe out years of margin in an afternoon.
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The Panama Canal Authority has announced temporary changes to vessel transit capacity and its daily auction system as below-expected rainfall and worsening watershed conditions raise concerns over the long-term sustainability of canal operations.
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Iran has sharply condemned the United States’ latest threat of economic sanctions, accusing Washington of extending its authority beyond its own borders and undermining the sovereignty of other states.
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Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by armed pirates in separate incidents off Yemen and Somalia, according to an Indian shipping ministry official.
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Shipping moves an estimated 80 to 90% of world trade by volume, and it remains one of the hardest industries to decarbonize precisely because no single government regulates it. For most of its history, the sector’s environmental obligations were handled through discrete technical instruments: ballast-water rules, sulphur caps, and safety codes, administered largely apart from one another and rarely framed as a matter of corporate disclosure.
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China has approved the construction of a marine environmental observation station in the Zhongsha Islands, covering an area that includes the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
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Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained unchanged on Wednesday as discussions to end the war between the United States and Iran remained deadlocked, according to the latest shipping data.
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Baltic Shipping Company A/S has strengthened its fleet with two next-generation coaster vessels, M/V Baltic Iron and M/V Baltic Timber, featuring wind-assisted propulsion and battery technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
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