CMA CGM has recorded a major leap in gender diversity at sea, with the number of women serving aboard its vessels more than doubling within a year under the Group’s She Sails initiative. Since the programme was launched in December 2024, the tally of women seafarers...
To boost coastal shipping in West Africa, Ghana has confirmed plans to establish a ferry service along the Lagos-Abidjan corridor. Last month, Ghana’s Transport Minister Joseph Nkipe confirmed to the local media that the planning for the ferry service is in advanced...
Istanbul-based chemical and oil tanker owner and operator Atlantis Tankers starts its 2026 journey with the integration of three second-hand MR vessels within 2026. “Atlantis Tankers is pleased to announce that its fleet expansion program has been reinforced during...
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 1 January launched a three-month compliance exercise inviting ports and marine facilities to demonstrate alignment with the Ports and Marine Facilities Safety Code, according to the agency. The exercise is intended to reinforce...
Armed groups carried out an attack on a fishing vessel operating off the coast of Puntland, Somalia, the Maritime Security Center for the Indian Ocean confirmed. The attack targeted a Chinese fishing vessel named Liao Dong Yu 578, which was sailing near the Kulule...
DHT Holdings, Inc. has taken delivery of a very large crude carrier newbuilding from Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd., with the vessel named DHT Antelope entering the spot market, the company said. The ship is the first of four VLCC newbuildings scheduled for delivery to the...