29 SEPT 2025 The efforts to develop the potential of autonomous navigation or using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the navigation of vessels took another step forward with the latest long-distance trial. Samsung Heavy Industries reports working with Evergreen, it completed a 10,000 km (5,400 nautical mile) trans-Pacific voyage, demonstrating …
Read More »OCTOBER HOLDS POTENTIAL TO DRAMATICALLY RESHAPE FUTURE OF SHIPPING
28 SEPT 2025 The shipping industry is poised at a critical crossroads, and no matter what decisions emerge in October, they will dramatically reshape the future of the industry. Not only is the International Maritime Organization (IMO) seeking member adoption of its decarbonization framework, but the United States is poised …
Read More »INDIAN COURT LOWERS BOND FOR RELEASE OF ARRESTED MSC CONTAINERSHIP
27 SEPT 2024 An MSC containership, which has been detained in India since early July, has won a reduction in the required court bond so that the vessel may be able to soon depart. The vessel is caught up in the broader claims for damages filed by the state of …
Read More »LEADING THE WAY
26 SEPT 2025 Maritime training centers play a critical role in attracting and retaining seafarers. Skilled mariners are the backbone of the merchant fleet, and they work tirelessly to keep commerce moving smoothly. But their skills don’t simply appear. Years of sea time and high-quality training are essential to building …
Read More »WHY IS THE WORLD’S BIGGEST INLAND SEA SHRINKING?
25 SEPT 2025 Once a haven for flamingos, sturgeon and thousands of seals, fast-receding waters are turning the northern coast of the Caspian Sea into barren stretches of dry sand. In some places, the sea has retreated more than 50 kilometers. Wetlands are becoming deserts, fishing ports are being left …
Read More »NATIONS RATIFY FIRST GLOBAL TREATY TO PROTECT OCEAN LIFE
25 SEPT 2025 As climate impacts multiply, a landmark United Nations treaty to protect ocean lifewill go into effect in January. Sierra Leone and Morocco on Friday provided the final of the 60 votes needed to ratify the accord on the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, ending a process that started in September …
Read More »THE SANCTIONS GAME
24 SEPT 2025 There’s no limit to human ingenuity, especially when there’s oil and gas involved Here’s an extreme example of globalization’s tenacity and resilience: Russia, while subject to over 30,000 separate sanctions from nations around the world, has nevertheless exported $913 billion of oil and gas these past few …
Read More »MAJOR SHIPPING FIRMS WARNS NET ZERO PLAN COULD COST OVER $300 BILLION
23 SEPT 2025 A group of shipping firms warned that the International Maritime Organization’s planned net zero rules risk imposing significant costs on the industry. The IMO, shipping’s global regulator, has set a goal of net zero for shipping by mid-century and next month aims to formally adopt a plan that would see ships …
Read More »CHIEF ENGINEER PLEADS GUILTY IN 2024 MSC RUNAWAY INCIDENT IN CHARLESTON
22 SEPT 2025 The chief engineer working on the MSC Michigan VII in June 2024, when the vessel had a runaway incident as it was departing Charleston, South Carolina, entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office. In filing the agreement in the U.S. District Court in South …
Read More »IRANIAN OIL EXPORTS TO CHINA ARE BACK ON THE RISE
21 SEPT 2025 After a period from March to May in which Iranian exports of crude oil to China fell substantially, in the three months from June to August sales have resumed their upward trend. According to Kpler, Chinese ports unloaded 1.68 million barrels per day in August, an increase …
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