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Enclosed space safety needs more than revised training content, warns MarinePALS

Enclosed space safety needs more than revised training content, warns MarinePALS

The maritime industry must look beyond revised training content and additional onboard checks if it is serious about stopping enclosed...
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The Week in Alt Fuels: EU omits e-fuel earmarking

The Week in Alt Fuels: EU omits e-fuel earmarking

The EU’s revised ETS could reserve 110 million allowances to reduce green bunker fuel price premiums from 2028-2040. But the...
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Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center opens as Korean firms step up joint projects

Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center opens as Korean firms step up joint projects

Korea’s three major shipbuilders are expanding partnerships with U.S. companies as they pursue opportunities under U.S. President Donald Trump’s Make...
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Trump threatens to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for shipping damage

Trump threatens to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for shipping damage

US President Donald Trump threatened to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for damage to ships and cargo in and...
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Strait of Hormuz Shipping Risk: Why Commercial Operators Remain Cautious

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Risk: Why Commercial Operators Remain Cautious

Commercial shipping risk in the Strait of Hormuz remains elevated compared with the brief recovery period that followed the mid-June...
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Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage

Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage

Yemen’s Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea – a move that threatens to further escalate...
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Seaborne iron ore market braces for Q3 pressure as buyers reassess Australian brands

Seaborne iron ore market braces for Q3 pressure as buyers reassess Australian brands

This report is part of the S&P Global Energy’s Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest...
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Carbon cost “reimbursement right” in shipping’s EU ETS is largely unenforceable, new study finds

Carbon cost “reimbursement right” in shipping’s EU ETS is largely unenforceable, new study finds

Shipowners and ship managers who pay the bill for emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) may not...
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Baltic Dry Index Rises to 1-Week High

Baltic Dry Index Rises to 1-Week High

The Baltic dry index increased 0.7% to 2,743 on Friday, its highest level since July 17. The capesize index, which...
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Tanker Market: Saudi Oil Exports Down Significantly

Tanker Market: Saudi Oil Exports Down Significantly

Saudi Arabia crude oil exports declined strongly during the first half of 2026, as the Middle East war has taken...
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Port of Long Beach, MARAD Sign First-of-its-Kind Partnership Agreement on Nuclear Energy in Maritime

Port of Long Beach, MARAD Sign First-of-its-Kind Partnership Agreement on Nuclear Energy in Maritime

The Port of Long Beach became the first Port in the nation to sign a Memorandum of Cooperation with the...
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Port of Rotterdam remains resilient in an uncertain world

Port of Rotterdam remains resilient in an uncertain world

Total throughput at the port of Rotterdam rose by 0.4% in the first half of 2026 compared to the same...
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Greater fuel oil sales raise Antwerp-Bruges bunker volumes

Greater fuel oil sales raise Antwerp-Bruges bunker volumes

Antwerp-Bruges’ bunker sales totalled 2 million mt in the second quarter, up 3% from a year earlier, port data shows....
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China restarts LNG re-exports on sufficient summer supply, stronger JKM

China restarts LNG re-exports on sufficient summer supply, stronger JKM

Chinese LNG buyers have resumed commercial re-export activity after a three-month pause, as stronger Northeast Asian spot LNG prices and...
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GTMaritime introduces AI-powered inbox intelligence for maritime operations

GTMaritime introduces AI-powered inbox intelligence for maritime operations

With vessel crews and shoreside teams managing hundreds of operational emails every day, identifying the communications that genuinely require attention...
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China’s shipbuilding industry sees stellar growth in first 6 months, with new orders growing 173.1%

China’s shipbuilding industry sees stellar growth in first 6 months, with new orders growing 173.1%

China’s shipbuilding industry posted strong growth in the first half of 2026, maintaining a leading share of the global ship...
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Panama Canal to temporarily suspend Period 3 daily auctions; dry bulk markets weigh impact

Panama Canal to temporarily suspend Period 3 daily auctions; dry bulk markets weigh impact

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will temporarily suspend Daily Auctions for Period 3 booking slots for Regular and Super vessel...
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Houthi threat to Saudi port traffic adds fresh Red Sea shipping risk: analysts

Houthi threat to Saudi port traffic adds fresh Red Sea shipping risk: analysts

The Houthis’ latest threat to strike tankers calling at Saudi Arabian ports has opened a second major chokepoint on an...
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Baltic Dry Index Rises for 2nd Session

Baltic Dry Index Rises for 2nd Session

The Baltic dry index increased 0.4% to 2,725 on Thursday, extending a 1.7% rise in the previous session. The capesize...
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Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat

Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat

At least seven oil tankers have made U-turns close to Yemen since the Iran-linked Houthi group announced a “maritime embargo”...
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