Brazil's wheat imports are forecast to grow in 2026 as its own crop area declines due to higher costs linked to the Iran war and uncertainty over the impact of an expected El Nino weather event, industry experts said.While imports will grow…
Methanol has been in the news this week with the announcement by Jumbo of a contract with Dajin Heavy Industry for the construction of two methanol-ready heavy lift vessels and with Sanmar’s announcement that the world's first dual fuel methanol…
Zinus has been awarded its first-ever contract in Australia by UGL Transport with the end customer being Transport for NSW for a charging tower installation at the iconic Barangaroo Wharf in Sydney.Under the contract, Zinus will deliver its fully autonomous DC Charging Tower…
Cemex US and Port Tampa Bay, joined by Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, have celebrated the opening of the newly expanded Cemex Aggregate Terminal at Port Tampa Bay.The expansion, supported by a $29 million Cemex investment and a $7 million Florida Department of Transportation grant…
The Port Infrastructure using Novel Energy Storage (PINS) project has successfully explored solutions to help UK ports and harbors overcome grid limitations and high connection costs, vital for the electrification of vessels. Focusing on pilot sites in Cowes…
In response to the increase in reported cases of seafarer abandonment, the World Maritime University (WMU) has launched a large-scale research initiative titled Seafarer Abandonment: A focused investigation into regulatory implementation.Funded by The TK Foundation…
'The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed for three months, trapping hundreds of ships and thousands of seafarers in the Persian Gulf while significantly reducing global seaborne tanker volumes,” says Niels Rasmusssen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO…
Lloyd’s Register (LR) is launching its Future Navigators Schools Programme pilot in Lagos, Nigeria, aimed at inspiring young people to explore maritime and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers through in-person interactive workshops and a bespoke mobile game…
Brent Moore, P.E., M.ASCE, has been named HDR’s waterfront infrastructure director, leading the firm’s delivery of technical services on port and waterfront infrastructure across North America. HDR’s waterfront infrastructure practice supports multiple markets whose work interfaces with marine…
Inchcape Shipping Services has opened a new office in Brunei Darussalam, expanding its presence in Southeast Asia and targeting offshore, naval and logistics operations in the country.The company said the Brunei office will initially focus on offshore services…
Last weekend, the container ship Eco Levant, operated by X-Press Feeders, was bunkered with ethanol in the port of Rotterdam. It is one of the first times worldwide, and the first time in Rotterdam, that a bunker vessel supplied ethanol to a sea-going vessel…
Maersk has announced the launch of FI2, a new dedicated ocean service connecting Far East Asia to the Indian subcontinent, with the first Westbound sailing departing Shanghai on June 4.The service has been introduced in direct response to growing…
Effective July 1, Kai Schulte-Schrepping has been appointed as the new Head of Liability Global Risk at Corporate & Specialty Insurer HDI Global. Schulte-Schrepping succeeds Daniel Maurer, who has decided to gradually step out of his current…
For most ship managers, husbandry port calls sit in an uncomfortable gap. They are operationally critical: the crew changes, repairs, bunkering stops and maintenance calls that keep vessels running, yet they are routinely managed through email chains…
On 27 May, a new report titled “Charting the Distinct Rights of Sea Workers in European Waters: A Focus on Decent Working Time,” was released by the World Maritime University (WMU) commissioned by the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF)…