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Incidents in Singapore Straits spur rise in global piracy
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed a rise in global piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven
Hydrogen import corridor between Oman, the Netherlands and Germany
A groundbreaking Joint Development Agreement (JDA) has been signed to establish the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor, connecting the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands,
ILO delivers on key worker rights for seafarers
The fifth meeting of the International Labour Organization’s Special Tripartite Committee (STC) on the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) concluded last week with some hard-fought achievements
Port of Los Angeles bracing for cargo decline as Trump tariffs disrupt trade patterns
After reporting a first quarter handling 2,504,049 TEUs, 5.2% ahead of last year’s strong pace, the busiest container port in the United States is bracing
BIMCO updates War Risk Clauses reflecting geopolitical challenges
The Documentary Committee of BIMCO has approved revisions to its War Risk Clauses to reflect changes in the geopolitical challenges facing the shipping industry. The
IMO approves world’s first decarbonization target for global shipping industry
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has achieved another step towards establishing a legally binding framework to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships globally, aiming
Maritime safety and ecosystem implications of largest drifting iceberg
As Iceberg A23a – the largest iceberg on the planet – begins moving for the first time in over 30 years, AST Networks is calling
SSA Marine expands investment in Termont Montreal Inc
Seattle- SSA Marine, one of the world’s leading independent marine terminal operators and the largest container terminal operator in the Americas, announced today that it
World Shipping Council welcomes Trump Executive Order on revitalizing U.S. shipbuilding industry
World Shipping Council President & CEO Joe Kramek today welcomed the U.S. administration’s plan to rebuild American shipbuilding through strategic public-private investment, workforce development, and
Construction launched of Duke Point Terminal expansion
With support from Snuneymuxw First Nation, Port of Nanaimo, and terminal operator DP World, the Duke Point Terminal officially launched construction of the Phase 2/3
Our Forum
New technology may weaken seafarers’ professional judgment (Forum)
By Guro Kulset Merakerås A good sailor has traditionally been a person who makes decisions that ensure that their ship, cargo and crew are
Montreal, a hub of excellence in intelligent transport and logistics (Forum)
Open letter by Sylvie Vachon, President and CEO of the Montreal Port Authority, published following the recent interview with Jean-Philippe Décarie in La Presse. As a
Three reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters
Summer minimum sea ice extent in the Arctic reached the second-lowest level on record in 2020 (NASA) By Mark Serreze. Research Professor of Geography and
How the Global Pandemic Put Container Shipping in the Spotlight (Forum)
By Claudio Bozzo, Chief Operating Officer, MSC Shipping is one of the oldest industries in the world. Today, around 90% of goods are transported by
Shell sets course for net-zero emissions shipping, backing hydrogen and fuel cells (Forum)
In a new report published September 29, Decarbonising Shipping: Setting Shell’s Course, Shell highlights the important role that hydrogen and fuel cells could play in
The wind carries a shipping revolution with Oceanbird (Forum)
Innovative Swedish technology will make it possible to power the large ocean-going vessels by wind, reducing emissions by 90 percent. Oceanbird is a concept for
Too easily forgotten heroes under COVID-19 (Forum)
Widely regarded as the senior statesman of world maritime journalism, Michael Grey* offers, in our FORUM section, an impassioned commentary on seafarers as the too easily
Sustainable fuel is not science fiction (Forum)
Copenhagen, 20 August 2020 Nel, Everfuel and Haldor Topsøe join Ørsted, Mærsk, Copenhagen Airports, DSV Panalpina, SAS and DFDS to establish one of the world’s
Greenpeace launch protest against Shell’s Brent oil field decommissioning plans (Forum)
Greenpeace activist Jennifer Ganster North Sea – Greenpeace activists from Germany have launched a protest in the North Sea to call out Shell’s plans to
Port of London Pilot, Ms. Ivana Carrioni-Burnett, shares a new personal insight during the COVID-19 crisis (Forum)
Photo : Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett 10 August 2020 by Ivana Maria Carrioni-Burnett London. UK. Reporting for Human Rights at Sea , Port of London Authority Pilot, Ms.