Russian state-backed Sovcomflot’s fleet is fully insured for internation trade, its CEO said last week.

Two workers died onboard Norden-owned Nord Magic in Chittagong, Bangladesh late last week.

Analysis by the Maritime Oslofjord Alliance reveals that only about 15% of existing tankers, bulkers and container ships are equipped with electronically controlled main engines, making them potentially suitable for conversion to alternative fuels.

Norwegian cleantech company TECO 2030 has introduced a hydrogen-powered tanker concept, Hy-Ekotank, together with its partners Ektank AB, Shell Shipping and Maritime, and DNV.

Bureau Veritas (BV) has released new structural rules for steel ships, using new tools and technologies to replace rules published in 2000.

Greece appears to have backed down over the seizure of a tanker off its shores bearing Iranian crude on US instructions earlier this year, after a local court ordered the release of the detained vessel, Iranian news reports said.

COVID-19’s destabilising effect on maritime supply chains brought a “spiral of reactions” that particularly affected small island developing States (SIDS) and led to global container blacklogs, according to an UNCTAD report.

A consortium of companies backed by EU funding are set to take a holistic view of wind-propelled vessels to improve efficiency gains.

Tanker owner Euronav has sold its two oldest suezmaxes for a $12.4m profit.

Posidonia 2022 saw the industry connecting in person in way it has sorely missed during in the pandemic.