There has been no contact made with the Singapore-registered tanker Success 9 believed to have been hijacked by pirates on 10 April in the Gulf Guinea.

The Suez Canal Authority has seen a jump in first quarter revenues at a faster rate than the growth in vessel transits.

Reported piracy incidents in the first quarter 2023 were the lowest Q1 figures since 1993.

The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation is aiming to plug a gap in the carbon capture value chain through a concept study.

The Singapore authorities say they are working closely with parties involved in the suspected hijacking of the Singapore-registered tanker Success 9 off Cote d’lvoire.

Singapore-flagged chemical tanker Success 9 was boarded by pirates at around 1400 hrs UTC on April 10, according to reports.

Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers is planning to raise funds of RMB3.5bn for leasing and construction of 30 vessels to meet the growing business demands and improve profitability.

The industry has welcomed the European Commission’s decision to continue to the certificates of some 50,000 Filipino seafarers serving on European-flagged ships.

Trade unions from Australia, the Netherlands and the US descended on Copenhagen yesterday to list issues of concern in writing at the Danish company’s remote-only AGM.

The latest IMO meeting on decarbonisation ended with plenty of unanswered questions, but there are ‘important clues’ as to the direction of regulation at the IMO.