As the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) explores options through technology and new water sources to combat drought conditions in the future ultimately Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales says the waterway is “climate dependent”.

UK maritime tech start-up Spot Ship has announced a new partnership with digital chartering platform Sea for its AI email parser solution.

Oldendorff Carriers inked a contract with the Maritime Trainer (MTR) for online training of seafarers for around 90 bulk carriers.

The Saudi maritime sector has recorded a significant uptick in the Q3 update of the UNCTAD’s Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (LSCI), scoring 77.66 points in comparison to 76.16 points a quarter earlier.

Growing confidence in the Ukraine’s Humanitarian Corridor has seen another three bulk carriers loaded with iron ore and grain, leave ports in the greater Odessa region, according to local reports, with another five waiting to load cargo.

Following the EUR157 million drugs bust by Irish law enforcement on the bulker Matthew the authorities believe another major anti-narcotic operation in shipping is inevitable as smugglers target the huge European cocaine market.

Marine insurers are in talks with the Ukrainian government to provide cover for vessels serving the country as the conflict drives up the cost of claims.

Two vessels arrived in the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk on Saturday and are set to load up to 20,000 tonnes of grain for export to Africa and Asia in what has been described as a reincarnation of the defunct Grain Deal.

Norway-based Grieg Maritime has exercised option for two ammonia-ready open hatch bulk carriers at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong shipyard.