The Panama Ship Registry has cancelled the registration of over 6.5 million gt of vessels over the last two years for issues related to Iran, North Korea or sanctions.

Classification society DNV and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) are establishing the Future Ship Joint Innovation Centre in Shanghai.

The UK Government has responded to a review of its Maritime 2050 plans, accepting multiple recommendations to improve its policies.

Advances in technology and autonomy have reignited a debate at the IMO about reducing the number of officers on watch at night.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced a continued series of draught reductions and warns of “extreme measures” if the severe drought continues.

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation announced it will join the Clean Energy Marine Hubs (CEM Hubs) initiative.

Offshore wind is attracting considerable interest and last week saw the announcement of the merger between NYSE-listed Eneti and Copenhagen-headquartered Cadeler, however, in the US there is growing political pressure on the sector’s development.

Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle (AiP) to Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) technologies for use on LNG carriers and VLCCs.

The Sea Cargo Charter has highlighted issues with measurements of emissions and efficiency of ships at the same time as calling from the IMO to adopt ambitious decarbonisation targets next month at the MEPC80 meeting.

The long-awaited approval by Bangladesh of the IMO’s Hong Kong Convention (HKC) has been welcomed by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) as the major ship recycling nation joins India in ratifying the regulation.