Around 15% of normal traffic will be able access the Baltimore port with an additional channel as salvage works on the collapsed Key Bridge and stricken Dali continue.

Norwegian ballast water system manufacturer, Optimarin, has acquired Hyde Marine, part of Italy’s Industrie De Nora as the company lays out its corporate development strategy.

Euronav Ship Management Hellas’ managed vessels will be managed by Anglo-Eastern under a sale and purchase agreement.

The US and UK have called for the immediate release of the container ship MSC Aries seized by Iran.

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.

Somali pirates have demonstrated the ability to target vessels up to 1,000 nm from shore, IMB warned in its latest update to piracy figures.