12 SEPT 2025 The levels of caffeine in your blood could affect the amount of body fat you carry, a factor that in turn could determine your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Those are the findings of a 2023 study that used genetic markers to establish …
Read More »INDIA PLANS TO BLACKLIST 86 VESSELS, ORDERING IMMEDIATE CREW REPATRIATION
12 SEPT 2025 India’s Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) published a draft circular outlining steps it plans to take against a group of 86 vessels, which it says have recurrent reports of seafarer abuse, problems with working conditions, have been detained by port authorities, or are operating without proper paperwork. …
Read More »SHIPOWNERS AND OPERATORS URGED TO ADDRESS EVOLVING SAFETY RISKS
11 SEPT 2025 A clear uptick in casualties in 2024, driven by machinery damage/failure and an aging fleet, stands out in the latest analysis of Lloyd’s List Intelligence casualty data. The number of maritime casualties rose by 15% in 2024. Between 2018 and 2024, the number of incidents increased by …
Read More »CONTAINER SHIPPING PROFITS PLUMMET TO $4.4 BILLION IN Q2 AS US TARIFFS THREATEN FURTHER DECLINES
11 SEPT 2025 The container shipping industry posted a net income of $4.4 billion for the second quarter of 2025, marking a significant 56% sequential decline from the $9.9 billion earned in Q1, according to maritime financial analyst John McCown. The figure also represents a steep 63.7% year-over-year drop from …
Read More »CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON FIRST SHORT-SEA, AMMONIA-FUELED CONTAINERSHIP
10 SEPT 2025 Nearly two years after the project was unveiled, construction started today in China for what is likely to become the world’s first ammonia-fueled containership. The project, which is being led by CMB.TECH, as part of its efforts to accelerate the transition in the shipping industry, will launch …
Read More »RUSSIA: FIRST NSR INTERNATIONAL BOXSHIP ROUTE TO START AS BOX VOLUME GROWS
10 SEPT 2025 Russian officials are again highlighting the growth of shipping and specifically containership along the Northern Sea Route. In just 10 days, they expect the first containership following an international route to European ports will start an NSR transit, while data shows a slight increase in traffic so …
Read More »HOUTHIS ATTEMPT TO INCREASE ATTACKS ON SHIPPING AFTER ISRAELI ACTIONS
09 SEPT 2025 The Houthi militants have not made new threats against shipping, but there appears to be another increase in activity both against Israel and shipping that it links to Israel. It comes after the Israelis renewed their statements vowing to stop the Houthi aggression after the militants started …
Read More »U.S. THREATENS NATIONS WITH TARIFFS OVER SUPPORT FOR IMO NET-ZERO SHIPPING DEAL
09 SEPT 2025 The United States has told countries to reject a United Nations’ marine fuel emissions-cutting deal or face tariffs, visa restrictions and port levies, U.S. and European officials and sources told Reuters. The Trump administration is looking to boost U.S. economic might, including by taking a bigger role …
Read More »RUSSIAN UNION WINS COMPENSATION FOR DEATH ABOARD A SANCTIONED TANKER
08 SEPT 2025 The Russian Seafarers’ Union (SUR) has begun publicizing cases of labor rights enforcement against “shadow fleet” tankers, the lightly-regulated and questionably-insured vessels that carry most of Russia’s oil to market. The calibrated “price cap” G7 sanction regime has restricted Russia’s access to Western tanker owners and insurers, …
Read More »SEAFARERS ABANDONED ON SANCTIONED TANKER IN PERSIAN GULF FACE GROWING CRISIS
08 SEPT 2025 The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is urgently calling on UAE maritime authorities to intervene in a severe case of seafarer abandonment in the Persian Gulf, where 19 crew members remain trapped aboard the tanker Global Peace. The vessel, anchored off Al Hamriyah near the UAE coast, …
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