Maritime operators urged to stay alert as Red Sea attacks pause
MARITIME security experts are urging ship operators to proceed with caution in the Red Sea, despite an apparent pause in attacks in the strife-torn part of the world. The...
OPINION: Postponing net-zero amidst global maritime uncertainty
ON 17 October, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) announced a twelve-month delay in adopting its much-anticipated...
Maersk parades “strong” Q3
A.P. MOLLER-Maersk has reported “sequential growth” across the business in Q3 2025 with strong financial results leading to a lift in full-year profit guidance. EBITDA at USD 2.7...
Chart update to help protect whales
THE WORLD Shipping Council has released the third edition of the WSC Whale Chart, a global voyage planning aid that maps where slower speeds and route changes can help protect...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen on ‘steady course’
AUTOMOTIVE logistics specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has reported Q3 2025 results on par with the previous quarter, after adjustments for income from asset sales. The Oslo-based...
Harren unites interests under SAL name
GERMANY’s Harren Group is bringing together a number of its entities in a streamlined structure under the SAL umbrella. In a move intended to “give customers seamless access to...
American P&I Club lifts its sustainability performance
TRAINING and education programs were key among many diverse initiatives helping the American P&I Club (API) improve its baseline score in its Sustainability Report 2025, just the...
BIFA says ‘bye’ to Bob
THE BRITISH International Freight Association has announced the official retirement of its director general Robert (Bob) Keen. Mr Keen’s connection with BIFA dates back 26 years....
Höegh’s solid 3Q but timing unlucky
IN A case of unfortunate timing Höegh Autoliners yesterday announced a reduction in dividends, attributable to the additional costs to be incurred by USTR port charges on...
Spirit of Tasmania V leaves Finland for Leith
THE SECOND vessel in TT Line’s troubled Bass Strait ferry fleet renewal, Spirit of Tasmania V, sailed from Rauma Shipyard, Finland in yesterday (1030 hrs 30 October local time)...
‘Stark reality check’ as seafarer happiness falls
REVERSING a rise earlier this year, the global Seafarers Happiness Index fell in the September quarter to an average score of 7.05 out of 10 from Q2’s 7.54/10 in what its...
Grande recognition of Melbourne
ITALY’s Grimaldi has taken delivery of the third in a series of ammonia-ready PCTCs from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and named it Grande Melbourne. The ship has a...
IMO issues noise guidelines
WITH awareness of underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping growing significantly in recent years, the IMO has released two new publications offering practical steps to...
Rhenus Group wins logistics role for COP 30
GLOBAL logistics provider Rhenus Group has been engaged to provide international freight services for next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) to be held in...
New body strives for accurate emissions measurement
A NEW global business coalition of a diverse range of industries, including from the maritime sector, has been launched in New York to establish a more accurate carbon accounting...
