05 NOV 2025 A new study among the providers of shore services for seafarers confirmed the concerns over the decline in access to shore leave and the time spent ashore by seafarers. Shore leave has been repeatedly identified as one of the concerns for seafarers, as experts cite the importance …
Read More »SUEZ CANAL INVITES SHIPPING COMPANIES BACK AFTER BEST MONTH IN TWO YEARS
04 NOV 2025 The Suez Canal Authority is continuing its outreach to the shipping industry as it reported its first significant increases in transit volume since the start of the regional crisis in late 2023. They reported the highest monthly rate of returning vessels in October since the beginning of …
Read More »‘POISONED’ AI COULD BE THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL SECURITY RISKS
29 OCT 2025 Poisoning is a term most often associated with the human body and natural environments. But it is also a growing problem in the world of artificial intelligence (AI) – in particular, for large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude. In fact, a joint study by the …
Read More »EXPERT REVEALS HOW TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN SHARP AS YOU AGE
28 OCT 2025 Is it an achievable goal to remain mentally sharp while aging, or is it a pipe dream? It’s entirely possible if you cultivate habits throughout your life that are beneficial to brain function. As a researcher in cognitive neuroscience and the neuropsychology of aging processes, I aim …
Read More »IRANIAN TANKERS GO DARK AGAIN AFTER THREE DAYS OF UNUSUAL AIS TRANSPARENCY
27 OCT 2025 Iran’s National Iranian Tanker Company fleet has returned to conducting dark operations after an unprecedented three-day period of AIS transparency that left maritime analysts puzzled about the motivation behind the brief shift. Of the 88 Iran-flagged tankers, 52 began transmitting AIS signals between October 12-14, marking what …
Read More »CHINA’S PORT FEE RETALIATION LANDS LIGHTLY ON U.S. CARRIERS
26 OCT 2025 The impact of Chinese port fees on US-owned and operated ships has proved milder than expected. Linerlytica said in its report today that, although Beijing widened the fees to ships owned or operated by companies that are at least 25% owned by US citizens from 14 October, …
Read More »COMMODITY VESSELS CLOG UP CHINA PORTS AS FEES ON U.S. SHIPS BEGIN
25 OCT 2025 Waiting times for commodity vessels queued off China’s ports increased to the lengthiest this year, as the geopolitical sparring between Beijing and Washington disrupts global trade.. It took an average of 2.66 days for a vessel to get into a berth after arrival in the week to …
Read More »RUSSIA, CHINA FINALIZE DEAL TO JOINTLY DEVELOP ARCTIC SHIPPING ALONG THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE
24 OCT 2025 Beijing and Moscow have agreed to jointly develop and commercialize shipping along the Northern Sea Route in the Russian Arctic. The deal was signed in the Chinese city of Harbin last week between the Director of Rosatom, Alexey Likhachev, and China’s Minister of Transport, Liu Wei. Rosatom …
Read More »TWO WORKERS SEVERELY BURNED IN WELDING ACCIDENT ON DREDGER
23 OCT 2025 Korean officials are reporting that two workers on a dredger at Gunsan, in southwest Korea on the Yellow Sea, were badly injured during an incident aboard the vessel Tuesday morning, October 21. The National Fire Service and local teams responded after reports of an explosion on the …
Read More »DECARBONIZATION FOCUS MOVES TO MEPC WORKING GROUP AFTER IMO’S DELAY
22 OCT 2025 The IMO’s Intersessional Working Group on the Reduction on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships convened as scheduled today, October 20, as the shipping industry remains confused over last week’s decision to adjourn for one year the discussions on the Net-Zero Framework. Some participants are feeling relief while …
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