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The Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE) said on March 27 that it has provided support for issuing refund guarantees (RG)...

It is a difficult moment for shipping decarbonisation. Geopolitical instability, shifting policy timelines, and delays to the International Maritime Organization...

University College London (UCL) has published a landmark peer-reviewed study confirming that RAD’s electric propulsion system dramatically reduces underwater noise compared to equivalent...

NORDEN has signed a Contract of Affreightment (COA) of up to 10 years with LKAB and ordered two ice-class multipurpose...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this week that a US insurance program designed to boost shipping through the Strait...

With the 2025-26 harvest entering its final stages, Brazil is poised to further cement its status as the leading player...

The dry-bulk market is currently navigating a period of profound structural disruption, driven primarily by the escalating conflict in the...

Two Chinese container ships reversed course after attempting to exit the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, according...

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was up for a...

A record high number of LR2s are now trading in the dirty market. While this shift first began to emerge...

EcoNavis Solutions has completed retrofit installation of its Eco Boss Cap to a second vessel operated by Thailand-based Kaizen Ship...

Leading AI-powered data collection and analysis platform, Kaiko Systems, is warning that unreliable operational data is emerging as a major...

Chinese shipping giant COSCO Shipping’s container liner unit ‌ began restoring services to key Middle East routes after Iran signaled...

Growing regulatory uncertainty is delaying large‑scale engine retrofit decisions, even as technical capability and retrofit readiness across the industry continue...

At first glance, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)’s 30-day waiver allowing imports of Iranian oil already on...

As anyone knows, any great Greek tragedy is defined by an act of betrayal. Back in November, as the International...

Against a backdrop of heightening geopolitical friction and a “recalibrating” global economy, the 9th Slide2Open Shipping Finance Conference concluded in...

Marine coatings leader Nippon Paint Marine today announced the launch of AQUATERRAS 1100, the latest coating from its innovative AQUATERRAS...

The global marine insurance market continues to show resilience and is maintaining the availability of cargo, hull, liability and offshore...

In March 2026, tanker rates for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) leaving the Middle East to Asia were the highest...