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Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as new research shows crews face tens of thousands of daily alerts

Analysis of more than 40 million alarm-related events shows most alarms offer little operational value, disrupt rest and push crews toward risky workarounds. New research from Lloyd’s Register (LR) has revealed that excessive and nuisance shipboard alarm systems are...

China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025

With 2025 volumes nearly counted, Drewry’s upgraded Intra-Asia Container Market Insight, which now supports port, country and region level insights, reveals that the China to Vietnam market remains the most important country-to-country trade flow in the intra-Asia...

Commodity Radar: China continues to target export markets

A 5% increase in global steel exports in 2025 was driven by a surge in Chinese exports. Steel flows in 2025 are 5% higher than in 2024. China has driven the increase in outward steel flows, as its exports rose by 19%. Elsewhere, outward steel flows fell 2% y/y....

BHP reports record first-half iron ore production, flags price concessions

BHP Group BHP has accepted lower prices for some iron ore sales while it negotiates a 2026 supply deal with China, it said on Tuesday, as it reported record first-half production of the key steelmaking ingredient. The Melbourne-headquartered miner also flagged a 20%...

Interferry demands pause on EU ETS implementation at 70% coverage

Interferry, the global trade association for the ferry industry, calls for an immediate halt to the further phasing-in of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the maritime sector. The demand follows the recent decision to continue exempting road transport from a...

Greek Shipping Hall of Fame announces Induction Ceremony & Dinner 2026

The Greek Shipping Hall of Fame has announced that this year’s Induction Ceremony will take place on the evening of Monday 27 April 2026 at Megaron, The Athens Concert Hall. Leading personalities of the Greek shipping world and their international partners are...

Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as new research shows crews face tens of thousands of daily alerts

China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025

Commodity Radar: China continues to target export markets

BHP reports record first-half iron ore production, flags price concessions

Interferry demands pause on EU ETS implementation at 70% coverage

Greek Shipping Hall of Fame announces Induction Ceremony & Dinner 2026

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