30 APR 2026 Green corridors have been and are being enabled as the first phase towards clean transportation. The next frontier of freight decarbonization is not building more green corridors, but turning them into scalable, network-wide solutions that work for everyday logistics decisions. Across the global transport sector, green corridors …
Read More »UKRAINE SUMMONS ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR OVER SECOND SHIPLOAD OF STOLEN GRAIN
The AIS track of the bulker Panormitis on two voyages between Haifa and Russian-controlled sectors of the Black Sea. Clear patterns of GPS disruption are visible off Israel and Novorossiysk. 29 APR 2026 In mid-April, Ukraine’s foreign ministry took the Israeli government to task for allowing a ship carrying allegedly …
Read More »SURGE IN SOMALI PIRACY AS EUNAVFOR CONFIRMS THREE ONGOING INCIDENTS
Two commercial ships and a dhow are reportedly all being held at the moment as incidents emerged off Somalia 28 APR 2026 After multiple reports of increased activity last week near the coast of Somalia, EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta confirmed today that it is monitoring three ongoing incidents. It is cautioning …
Read More »LIBERIA TABLES A PRAGMATIC NET ZERO PROPOSAL FOR THE IMO
Marco Sylvester, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs and IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez. 27 APR 2026 Liberia, supported by co-sponsors Argentina and Panama, is to present a new emissions proposal to the IMO Marine Environmental Protection Committee for consideration at the MEPC’s forthcoming 84th Session. When the previous …
Read More »IMO PASSES MAJOR REFORM OF SHIP REGISTRATION PROCESS CHANGED GUIDELINES ARE EXPECTED TO HELP FIGHT FRAUD
26 APR 2026 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has moved to seal a regulatory gap that has enabled the rise of false flagging in the shipping industry, enacting new guidelines that will determine how ships are registered. In recent years, the shipping industry has witnessed a significant surge in the number of ships …
Read More »MOL ADDS WIND PROPULSION TO IN-SERVICE COAL CARRIER AND LCO2 CARRIER DESIGN
MOL received a design AiP for its LCO2 carrier with three hard sails (MOL) 25 APR 2026 Continuing to build on the interest in wind-assisted propulsion, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is highlighting two further advancements for its solid sail “Wind Challenger.” It worked in partnership to develop the commercial designs …
Read More »IRAN SHIP SEIZURES SHOW ‘WEAPONIZATION OF TRADE’ IN HORMUZ, XENETA WARNS
A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026 24 APR 2026 Iran’s reported seizure of two MSC containerships in the Strait …
Read More »SCAMMERS ARE OFFERING SHIPS SAFE HORMUZ PASSAGE FOR CRYPTO PAYMENTS
23 APR 2026 As the Strait of Hormuz opens and closes along with the political winds, a new warning is going out to ships to be cautious of emails offering safe passage in exchange for crypto payments. Although Iranian officials had outlined the payment plan, Greek security consultancy Marisks warned …
Read More »SHIPPING ASSOCIATIONS CALL FOR UNITY AS IMO NET ZERO DEBATE APPROACHES
23 APR 2026 As delegates head to London for MEPC 84 and the next round of talks on the Net Zero Framework, shipping industry heavyweights are lining up to endorse the universal authority of the IMO and the value of a single global rulebook – but as ever, opinions vary …
Read More »SEARCH AND RESCUE AS STOWAWAYS JUMP FROM CONTAINERSHIP OFF CAPE TOWN
22 APR 2026 The authorities in Cape Town reported that a search and rescue operation had been launched after reports that seven apparent stowaways had been seen jumping from a containership. The unidentified vessel was reportedly arriving in Cape Town when the people, all believed to be males, decided to …
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