A vessel is approaching a berth. The bridge team has a passage plan, functioning equipment and experienced officers. Then one officer notices that the vessel is setting closer to the edge of the planned track than expected. The master is engaged with the pilot. The officer has the information, but pauses before speaking.This is an illustrative situation, not a report of an incident. Its significance…
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) will host a research symposium on March 31, 2027, at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event will bring together scholars conducting research on demurrage and detention (DnD) practices and policies…
Six months after leaving OPEC, the United Arab Emirates on Monday began hosting ADIPEC, one of the world's largest energy conferences, where it told an audience of industry executives it had increased oil exports in spite of the Iran war.The…
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS), the professional body for the commercial shipping industry worldwide, has officially welcomed its new senior officers at this year’s Controlling Council meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa.Outgoing…
Russia, the world's largest wheat exporter, has turned to an Arctic World War II shipping route to export grain for the first time as the conflict in Ukraine stalls Black Sea trade and officials warn of risks in the NATO-controlled Baltic Sea…
Saudi Arabian shipping company Bahri reported a sharp increase in third-quarter and nine-month earnings for 2026, benefiting from higher very large crude carrier (VLCC) freight rates, increased chartering activity and shifting trade patterns amid continued disruption in the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea…
Shipping through Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta was stable and grain exports had increased by end-September, the port authority said, despite a spike in marine insurance premiums driven by increased attacks on cargo vessels.In September…
DP World is working with Deniz Yaşamını Koruma Derneği (Türkiye’s Marine Life Conservation Society) to remove ghost nets from the Sea of Marmara and give the recovered material a second life. Ghost nets can take up to 200 years to degrade, and left under the waves…
Shipping through Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta was stable and grain exports had increased by end-September, the port authority said, despite a spike in marine insurance premiums driven by increased attacks on cargo vessels.In September…
Windward intelligence report highlights tanker and tug attacks, threats to subsea cables, an emerging oil spill and a sanctioned Russian tanker testing U.S. naval restrictions.Maritime security risks across the Strait of Hormuz, Arabian Gulf…
Speedcast, a global communications and IT services provider and Tier 1 Starlink Enterprise Account leader, and Soya IT Marine Solutions have completed the deployment of upgraded digital connectivity solutions on 41 roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels for global shipping and logistics company…
Latvia, a member of the European Union and NATO, has emerged as one of the top five importers of Russian grain this marketing season despite strained political ties, as Moscow redirects exports from the Azov-Black Sea basin to Baltic ports.Latvia imported 431…
Interferry, the global trade association representing the ferry shipping industry, is raising concerns over the current state of EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) negotiations and the persistent regulatory imbalance unfairly penalizing maritime transport…
'During the first two weeks of October, weekly container ship capacity transiting the Suez Canal averaged 753k TEU, according to Clarksons Research, compared with 1,457k TEU during the same period in 2023. Since the Houthi attacks began in the Red Sea…
Russia's Baltic Sea ports boosted their annual capacity to handle grain exports to 23.5 million metric tons in October from 8.6 million tons in July, a senior Russian Railways executive estimated.Russia and Ukraine, both major grain producers and exporters…
