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According to Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO, global coal shipments to advanced economies will fall 2% y/y in 2025, reaching a 23-year low. “This will be the third consecutive annual drop although the pace of decline has slowed compared to previous years.” The contraction is primarily driven by weaker coking coal demand due […]

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that Rick Cotton, who has served as the executive director of the Port Authority since August 2017, will retire from the agency in January 2026. A successor is expected to be announced in due course and will work closely with Cotton to ensure a

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced it has completed the final phase of its centralized scheduling system implementation, bringing the Fraser River, Roberts Bank, and the English Bay anchorage area into the system and achieving a full port-wide coverage. This milestone marks a significant step forward for the port authority-led Active Vessel Traffic Management Program and comes

London – The UK P&I Club and the TT Club have announced that they are currently engaged in discussions regarding a potential merger between the two mutual insurers. The Clubs have worked closely together for many years through their common manager, Thomas Miller. At their meetings in November, the Boards of both Clubs agreed to explore the

London – IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez welcomed delegates from Member States to IMO headquarters this morning as they gather in London for the 34th session of the IMO Assembly which concludes on December 3. The Assembly is the highest Governing Body of the IMO, consisting of all Member States, responsible for approving the work programme, voting

The U.S. Department of the Interior has replaced a “restrictive” Biden administration program with a massive overhaul through a new, expansive 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The Department of the Interior announced a Secretary’s Order titled “Unleashing American Offshore Energy,” directing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to take the

The Canadian government today announced two trade infrastructure funds, including one covering Arctic projects, to unlock new export opportunities and build a more resilient, diversified economy. From Brampton, Ontario, Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, announced the trade infrastructure

LOGISTEC, a leading North American marine and logistics services provider, is proud to announce that it has received the Best Specialist Dry Bulk Terminal Award at the 2025 International Bulk Journal (IBJ) Awards ceremony held in Liverpool, UK. This award recognizes LOGISTEC’s exceptional dry bulk cargo handling operations at its Port Redwing terminal in Florida,

Washington — Australia’s most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme impacts from climate change by 2040. According to a new study released by the American Geophysical Union even under optimistic climate scenarios, ocean conditions considered extreme today will become the new normal in Australian waters in just 15 years, increasing threats to thousands of

With just two weeks to submit a plan for cutting black carbon emissions in the Arctic, International Maritime Organization member states – led by Arctic governments – should take the lead from a high-level announcement made by several governments – including Canada – at COP30 on sectoral action to tackle black carbon emissions from commercial and residential energy