Shipping magnate John Fredriksen has ordered his first large-sized bulkers since 2018 with a Chinese yard.

The DNV and Menon Economics Leading Maritime Cities report saw only one change in the top five with Oslo replacing Tokyo in fifth position.

Grace Ocean the Singapore-based owners of the Maersk chartered Dali, which ran into Baltimore’s Francis Key Bridge killing six workers and demolishing the crossing, declared general average on Saturday.

Big name shippers have tens of millions of dollars worth of cargo stuck onboard the container ship MSC Aries seized by Iranian forces on 13 April, according to data from Vizion.

“IMO is not slow”, was the reply of Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez when asked to respond to those impatient with its pace on regulation for decarbonisation of shipping.

Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG International has signed an agreement with Padmos build a series of electric tugs.

Twenty years after adoption the full implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) is due in September but there are concerns that a significant number of vessels will still not meet the requirements.

Twenty environmental organisations have called on marine engine manufacturers to provide greater transparency on nitrous oxide emissions from ammonia propulsion.

Port of Klaipeda successfully completed its first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation this week with LNG supplier Avenir LNG.