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BIMCO launches charter to accelerate digital seafarer certificates

BIMCO has launched the Seafarer’s Digital Certificates Charter to support wider adoption of digital certification across shipping. The initiative aims to create a shared framework...

Shipping Industry Leaders Condemn Recent Attacks on Seafarers

BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO unanimously condemns recent attacks on seafarers and commercial shipping in and around the Strait of H...

BWEK Expands Use of GIT Coatings After 6% Out-of-Dock Fuel Savings

LPG, petrochemicals and speciality gas transportation company BW Epic Kosan (BWEK) has partnered with GIT Coatings to advance proactive hull management across selected vessels in i...

Jotun Signs Agreement Covering 125 COSCO Newbuildings

Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings (JCMC) participated in the Global Partners Conference held by COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. and COSCO Shipping (Hai...

Shippers advised to ‘check the small print’ in long-term contracts

Delegates at this week’s Container Supply Chain conference in Hamburg were reminded of the importance of inserting clauses into long-term contracts that would help them navigate pe...

BIMCO, ICS Report Warns of Possible Shortage of STCW Certified Officers

The Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) launched on Thursday forecasts that given the growing demand for STCW certified office...

INTERCARGO Releases First Dedicated Dry Bulk STS Standard

Ship to ship (STS) transfers are an established part of dry bulk operations, and they are growing. As new trading areas and cargo flows emerge, STS operations are expanding into re...

Boluda Corporación Marítima Inaugurates Rotterdam Headquarters

Boluda Corporación Marítima has officially inaugurated its Netherlands headquarters in Rotterdam, located in the city's Maritime Quarter, a location that will serve as the center o...

Fortescue and CMB.TECH Sign Milestone Charter for 12 Ammonia Bulkers

In what is being called a “milestone agreement” designed to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission shipping, Belgium’s CMB.TECH and Australian minin...

The Hidden Clause Contradictions Driving Demurrage Claims

A bulk carrier arrives at Paranagua on a Saturday morning at 08:00 local time. Sugar cargo, clean fixture, terms agreed weeks earlier in what looked l...

Ship Recycling Governance: Moving Beyond the False Basel-HKC Dichotomy

The recent response by BIMCO to my article, "HKC Certification Can't Substitute for the Basel Convention," reflects a broader debate that has occupied...

Uni-tankers Delivers Solid Annual Result, Reorganizes Board of Directors

In a year marked by geopolitical uncertainty, shifting trade patterns, and a more volatile market, the Danish tanker shipping company Uni-Tankers delivers a solid result for the fi...

StormGeo and OceanScore formalise emissions compliance cooperation

StormGeo and OceanScore have signed a collaboration agreement at Posidonia 2026 in Athens, deepening an existing relationship by formally combining their complementary capabilities...

Misaligned Charter Terms Amounts to $110,000 Shipbroker Settlement

A mismatch in contract terms has led to a $110,000 settlement against a shipbroker, highlighting the risks brokers face when fixtures are not clearly aligned on a back-to-back basi...

UN shipping agency begins evacuating hundreds of ships stranded in Gulf via Hormuz

The start of the Hormuz evacuation is a concrete operational step forward and will be read by oil markets as confirmation that the ceasefire is holding well enough for multilateral...

BMT, Austal Sign Engineering Alliance to Support Shipbuilding Projects

Maritime engineering consultancy BMT and Australian shipbuilder Austal have signed a strategic agreement aimed at expanding ship design and engineering capacity while supporting th...

Bureau Veritas Signs Cooperation Agreement with Shenzhen Port Group

On June 29, Shenzhen Port Group and Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen, China. The two parties...

John Denholm Appointed Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping

The Board of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has today unanimously elected John Denholm CBE as Chairman of the Board.The decision was made...

StormGeo and OceanScore Strengthen Cooperation at Posidonia 2026

StormGeo and OceanScore have deepened their ongoing cooperation through the signing of a collaboration agreement during Posidonia 2026 in Athens on 2...

Software vendor offers proposal to establish detention, demurrage accountability

The BCO technology provider, in a bid to avoid costly dispute resolution, has identified 20 use cases under which shippers, consignees and carriers can agree to be held responsible...

Lloyd’s Register Launches LXF Consortium to Standardize Container Stowage Data

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has helped establish a new industry consortium aimed at ending the fragmented way container stowage and lashing data is shared across the sector. The Lashing...

BW LPG: The Most Benefited From The Strait of Hormuz Closure Despite Increasing Risks

Geopolitics now trumps supply and demand in box shipping, says KOBC

Geopolitics will have a greater impact on container shipping in the foreseeable future, than pure cargo supply and demand, according to the Korea Ocean Business Corp (KOBC). The sh...

BuyCo joins DCSA+ to advance digital standards in container shipping

BuyCo has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association’s (DCSA) DCSA+ partnership programme to support the development of interoperable digital standards for container shippin...