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Red Sea Operation ASPIDES extended by EU Council with €15m common funding

The European Council has approved a one-year extension of the European Union’s maritime security operation ASPIDES in the Red Sea, extending the mandate to 28 February 2027 and setting a financial reference amount of nearly €15 million (about $17.8 million) to cover...

Are Port Tariffs Back on the Menu?

Port tariffs targeting Chinese owned operated or built ships could be back on the menu, after the recent US Maritime Plan. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “it is likely that many people in the shipping industry were hoping we had seen the last...

The Biggest Supply Chain Risks of 2026 (and how to navigate them)

2026 has kicked off with a familiar tension: markets are volatile, capacity is tight, and decisions made today can lock in costs for the year ahead. Shippers are already weighing the impact of an early Chinese New Year, the reopening of the Red Sea, tender season...

IMO takes a step closer to a standalone legal instrument on biofouling management

At its 13th session, the IMO’s Pollution Prevention and Response Sub-Committee agreed to recommend to the Marine Environment Protection Committee that a standalone instrument on the control and management of ships’ biofouling to minimise the transfer of invasive...

Dry Bulk Market: Chinese Holidays Disrupting Freight Rates

Capesize The week was defined by holiday-disrupted liquidity and gradually softening sentiment across both basins. Lunar New Year celebrations in China and across much of Asia curtailed participation early on, limiting activity and constraining momentum. Initial...

Marine life recorded 3,800 metres deep on Titanic in the North Atlantic

More than a century after it sank, the RMS Titanic continues to evolve — not only structurally, but biologically. A recent survey of the wreck and a nearby deep-sea ridge has revealed the marine life now thriving across its steel remains at a depth of about 3,800...

Red Sea Operation ASPIDES extended by EU Council with €15m common funding

Are Port Tariffs Back on the Menu?

The Biggest Supply Chain Risks of 2026 (and how to navigate them)

IMO takes a step closer to a standalone legal instrument on biofouling management

Dry Bulk Market: Chinese Holidays Disrupting Freight Rates

Marine life recorded 3,800 metres deep on Titanic in the North Atlantic

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