Freight rate indices are sending mixed messages but most of the latest indicators show a steady decline in rates as lines and shippers negotiate annual contracts on the transpacific.

Shipping emissions have surged as a result of the Middle East conflict, propelling Xeneta’s Carbon Emissions Index (CEI) to a new record.

A new hospital ship will offer surgery, care and education to patients and healthcare professionals in sub-Saharan Africa.

Nearly a month after the collapse of the Key Bridge in Baltimore city, lawyers have fired back at Dali owners Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine, filing a lawsuit that claims the companies were negligent.

As larger vessels ply Asia’s waters, authorities must reassess the strength of their infrastructure and use every tool in the chest, especially data, to build resilience.

Singapore’s Pacific International Lines (PIL) and CCS Wuhan Rules And Research Institute have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further decarbonisation.

Shipping associations have called for greater military presence in the middle east to protect vessels and seafarers from escalating threats.