The first neo-panamax containership has been forced to unload cargo to transit the Panama Canal as the authorities battle an intense water shortage.

The Izmail Seafarers Centre in Ukraine has been hit in a Russian drone attack on the Port of Izmail on Wednesday.

The smouldering car carrier Fremantle Highway is now being towed to a temporary anchorage say the Dutch authorities.

Fire continues to rage onboard the stricken Japanese owned car carrier Fremantle Highway off the Netherlands.

Emergency teams are continuing to cool the hull of burning car carrier Freemantle Highway as salvors and Dutch authorities work on an action plan.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced it will reduce daily vessel transits due to an ongoing drought and help conserve water.

With its economic diversification efforts; policy reforms and foreign direct investment commitments over the next five years, the eyes of the shipping world are on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as it fast tracks to becoming a world leading maritime...

The number of armed robberies against ship in Asia was up 40% at 59 in the first half of the year according to the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, with the Singapore and Malacca Straits accounting for two-thirds.

Despite being outlawed by Maritime Labour Convention many seafarers continue to pay illegal employment fees to crewing agents to secure work onboard ships. Seatrade Maritime News columnist Michael Grey investigates.