Engineering first for AAL
OCEAN transport operator AAL Shipping has reported completing one of its “most complex engineering operations” safely transporting 16 bulk commodity transport barges from Brazil...
Lloyd’s Register joins digital container shipping programme
LLOYD’S Register (LR) has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association’s DCSA+ partnership programme to accelerate digitisation of the shipping industry. The move will see LR...
How Hamburg is devising a model for combining housing and harbour
WHEN the 6000 future residents of Hamburg’s Grasbrook residential development look out of their apartments at the nearby port and the surrounding city, they will be doing so...
ZIM looks further afield for possible buyer
MONTHS after ZIM Integrated Shipping Services received and rejected a takeover offer, the company’s board has announced it has received “indications of interest from multiple...
Nuclear box ships stack up, study finds
A REPORT complied by Lloyds Register and LucidCatalyst for the world’s largest container tonnage provider, Seaspan Corp, has concluded nuclear propulsion creates competitive...
Transport and maritime insurers eye merger
A MERGER has been proposed between maritime insurer UK P&I Club and risk management firm TT Club. The mutual insurers sought to combine transport and maritime expertise after...
Australian exporters seek European opportunities
A TRADE trends survey by FedEx has highlighted Australian business interest in exporting to Europe. FedEx (full name Federal Express Corporation) is one of the world's largest...
Tariffs, Trump and the trade adjustment
CHINESE goods are increasingly being exported to Australia and other economies this year even as they have been deterred from the US market by higher tariffs. That was the verdict...
ZIM down but ‘resilient’
ISRAEL’S ZIM Integrated Shipping Services was punished by geopolitical tradewinds in Q3 2025 but has raised the mid-point of full-year expectations based on resilient performance....
Baltic Exchange launches new TCE earnings calculator
THE BALTIC Exchange has launched a new Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) earnings calculator aimed at dry bulk carriers, oil tankers, LNG and LPG carriers for predictive analysis. The...
Seafarer welfare a strategic business priority
SUPPORTING seafarer wellbeing is not just about welfare but is a strategic business priority vital for the global maritime sector to achieve its sustainability, decarbonisation...
Loose wires (nearly) sink ships
THE US National Transportation Safety Board has found a single loose wire on the 9,962 TEU Dali caused the infamous collision with Baltimore’s Frances Key Bridge on 26 March 2024...
Sacré bleu! CMA CGM joins Q3 sufferers
LIKE so many of its contemporaries CMA CGM has reported a bleak third quarter but notes it’s at least better than Q2. Group revenue for Q3 2025 was down 11.3% to USD 14,042...
Beef exporters welcome Trump tariff reversal
AN ANNOUNCEMENT by the US government that it would be removing tariffs on Australian agricultural goods, notably beef, has been welcomed as “a sensible step” by agricultural...
Hapag’s Q3 dire but three quarters good
HAPAG-Lloyd has declared strong growth and solid results for the first nine months of 2025 but rather glossed over a sad Q3. Group EBITDA was USD 2.8 billion (EUR 2.5...
