As the maritime sector gears up to meet the demands of the EU Emissions Control System (EU ETS), which will be effective from January, an accurate measure of a vessel’s emissions will be increasingly desirable for container lines and their clients.

Maersk Tankers is moving into clean ammonia transport with an order for up to 10 very large ammonia carriers at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.

Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, MSC and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have called for an end date to the construction of fossil-only fuelled newbuildings at COP28.

The influence of family-owned businesses remains strong in shipping casting a strong influence on the potential for mergers and acquisitions in the sector.

Hapag-Lloyd has opened two new offices in Bulgarian capital Sofia and the port city of Varna.

Yemini Houthi rebels struck three vessels with missiles in the Southern Red Sea on Sunday, and a responding a US warship shot down three drones.

Singapore-based shipping line SeaLead is continuing to expand with launch of a new Mediterranean – Brazil service.

Container carriers are failing to manage overcapacity of vessel supply, and this could lead to massive losses in the coming year analysts warn.

Arsenio Antonio Dominguez has been confirmed as the next Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in a unanimous vote.

A drop-in fuel conditioner, SulNOxEco, has lowered fuel consumption significantly in recent trials with conventional marine fuels.