The first commercial ship to leave Ukraine’s Black Sea ports since the beginning of the war in February 2022 set sail for Turkey today, according to local sources.

Wärtsilä has opened its 10th expertise centre in Singapore to provide support functions such as operational support and dynamic maintenance planning for customers with lifecycle agreements...

A Concentrated Inspections Campaign (CIC) will begin in September to review fire safety provisions aboard ships, but the review has been criticised as failing to address the need to update regulations.

Pressure on container ship demolition prices is set to increase with the “relentless” delivery schedule allied with a stalling charter market and weakening demand for steel in the all-important China market forcing prices down.

The maritime and logistics sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by economic diversification efforts, policy reforms, and foreign direct investment commitments. As the nation fast-tracks its way to...

Nominations are now open for the 2023 Seatrade Maritime CrewConnect Global Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions in the crewing industry across six categories. Entries will be reviewed by an independent panel, with winners announced on...

Greece’s decade-long lead as the largest shipowning nation, measured in gross tons (gt), has come to an end as China takes over pole position. The Mediterranean country is still ahead, however, in deadweight terms. The rankings have been released...

A Ukrainian initiative to allow vessels trapped at the country’s ports since the Russian invasion in February 2022 is doomed to failure without the Kremlin’s approval, according to local sources.

Fuel tester VPS has provided more details incidents of contaminated bunker fuel originating from Houston recently reporting damage to 14 vessels.