21 JAN 2026 A quiet but decisive shift is taking place in the race to decarbonise global shipping, and it is unfolding not in Asia’s massive shipyards or the traditional oil hubs of the Middle East, but across four European nations that have moved with unusual speed to build the …
Read More »GROWING RISKS FOR RUSSIA’S SHADOW FLEET IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
20 JAN 2025 Since their expulsion from their naval base in Tartus, with the probably unforeseen longevity of the closure of the Bosporus to naval traffic, the Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean has been small and fleeting at best, and sometimes entirely absent, for the first time since 1945. …
Read More »SPAIN BUSTS DRUG SMUGGLERS WHO USED “MONKEY” METHOD AND HIJACKED CONTAINERS
19 JAN 2025 Spanish authorities are reporting that they successfully broke up a large drug smuggling operation that had been responsible for bringing large amounts of cocaine from Colombia. They described a number of methods, including so-called “monkeys” to get the drugs aboard the container ships, dropping off near Spain, …
Read More »ICJ TOLD MYANMAR MILITARY HATE CAMPAIGNS TARGETED ROHINGYA FOR DESTRUCTION
19 JAN 2025 Refugees who escaped Myanmar nearly a decade ago await developments more than 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles) away at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, where a genocide case against Myanmar opened on Jan 12. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has …
Read More »HAVE U.S. TARIFFS FAILED TO BITE? CHINA’S TRADE SURPLUS HITS A RECORD $1.2 TRILLION.
18 JAN 2026 The numbers are in, and they paint a picture that defies the conventional wisdom of Washington’s trade hawks. In 2025, China’s trade surplus surged to a record high of US$1.2 trillion (£900 billion). In December alone, the surplus reached US$114 billion, driven by a higher-than-expected 6.6% growth …
Read More »THE BEST MEDICINE FOR JOINT PAIN ISN’T WHAT YOU THINK, SAYS EXPERT
18 JAN 2026 Stiff knees, aching hips, and the slow grind of chronic joint pain are often accepted as an unavoidable part of getting older. But while osteoarthritis is the world’s most common joint disease, experts say the way we treat and prevent it is badly out of step with …
Read More »CLOSING THE GAP: EU HARMONIZATION AND THE FUTURE OF SHIP RECYCLING
17 JAN 2025 Global ship recycling no longer suffers from a lack of rules. It suffers from a failure to connect them. What is often described as a compliance gap is, in reality, a governance failure created by fragmented legal regimes that refuse to engage with where and how ship …
Read More »CHINA’S COAL IMPORTS PLUNGE 10% AS RENEWABLE ENERGY EXPANSION RESHAPES DRY BULK SHIPPING
17 JAN 2026 Seaborne coal shipments to China fell 10% in 2025 as increased domestic supply and weakening demand from steel manufacturing and electricity generation combined to reduce the world’s largest coal importer’s appetite for the fuel, according to a new analysis from BIMCO. The decline, which particularly affected shipments …
Read More »US–CHINA TRADE SLUMPS IN 2025 AS TARIFFS REDRAW GLOBAL SHIPPING MAP
16 JAN 2026 The 2025 tariff landscape delivered one of the sharpest bilateral trade contractions in recent memory, with U.S. imports from China falling 28% year-over-year and exports to China dropping 38%, according to a new report from project44 released Monday. The dramatic decline marks a fundamental restructuring of global …
Read More »SOUTH AFRICA RESCUES 21 FISHERMEN FROM A BURNING FISHING TRAWLER
15 JAN 2026 South Africa is reporting one of its most dramatic rescue operations in recent years, saving the lives of 21 fishermen who were forced to abandon ship after their trawler went up in flames Monday evening. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) reports that multiple rescue teams were …
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