31 JULY 2025 Russia’s state environmental organization, Rosprirodnadzor, alleged in court this week that the operator of the two tankers that were lost in December 2024 had multiple violations. The latest accusations of expired licenses came as the environmental watchdog is seeking further compensation and actions from the tanker operator …
Read More »BEYOND THE AI HYPE: WHAT ACTUALLY WORKS IN MARITIME OPERATIONS
30 JULY 2025 AI has swiftly become one of the most widely discussed yet misunderstood topics in the maritime industry. As digital tools gain traction, many companies now label their products as AI-powered, but not all AI is created equally. The term spans a wide range of capabilities, from traditional …
Read More »CHINESE CARRIER WITH RED SEA HISTORY NOW PLANS A RUSSIAN ARCTIC ROUTE
29 JULY 2025 A Chinese niche carrier that popped up in the Mideast market last year has reportedly added a container service from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route – the Russian-controlled waterway north of Siberia. Sea Legend Shipping is a Chinese-controlled, Singapore-based line that emerged during the …
Read More »CSSC COMPLETES CONVERSION OF AGING BULKER INTO AQUACULTURE VESSEL
27 JULY 2025 China celebrated the re-delivery of the world’s largest ocean-going aquaculture vessel, Zhe Dai Yu Yang 60001 (Senhai Pioneer), on July 20 in its quest to develop new resources for food development. The project was unique as it is the first time a large ocean vessel was converted to …
Read More »LIVESTOCK CARRIER DETAINED AND RELEASED AFTER SAILING NEAR YEMEN
26 JULY 2025 A small livestock carrier was confronted and briefly detained as it was sailing near the Yemeni coast on July 24. The situation remains unclear, but security services are speculating it might have been intercepted by locals because of the position of the vessel instead of an attack …
Read More »TURNING DATA AND INSIGHT INTO COST-EFFECTIVE DECARBONISATION
25 JULY 2025 From operational optimisation to smarter investment, data insights are shaping a more affordable path to decarbonisation. Shipping’s era of sustainability will also bring an era of higher costs. While emissions regulations increasingly place a financial penalty on using fossil fuels, the cost of avoiding those penalties will …
Read More »SPANISH POLICE STOP SHIP AS DRUG CARTEL ATTEMPTS TO STEAL COCAINE SHIPMENT
24 JULY 2025 Spain’s Guardia Civil is working to sort out the details of one of its more unusual cocaine busts. They moved to stop and inspect a suspect inbound containership only to find it had already been boarded by nine individuals who appear to have been attempting to steal …
Read More »NEW ZEALAND FORCES COORDINATE WITH TANKER FOR CHALLENGING NIGHTTIME RESCUE
23 JULY 2025 Maritime New Zealand is recounting the details of a high-seas nighttime rescue. The operation was successful due to the coordination of the Rescue Coordination Center along with the New Zealand Defence Force and a Good Samaritan commercial tanker. The incident began on the afternoon of July 17, …
Read More »MATSON SUSPENDS SHIPPING EVS CITING HAZARDS OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
22 JULY 2025 Matson surprised customers this week with an announcement that, effective immediately, it would suspend transporting battery-powered electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles due to the hazardous material classification of their lithium-ion batteries. The ability to ship cars between the mainland of the United States, Hawaii, Guam, and …
Read More »ITF REPORTS “DISTURBING SURGE” IN SEAFARER ABANDONMENT IN 2025
21 JULY 2025 The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) released its latest tally on cases of seafarer abandonment, reporting what it called a “disturbing surge” in cases so far in 2025. The figures show an increase of a third over the record numbers reported in 2024, with the ITF demanding …
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