Did you MISSS it? MIS Shipping Summit, Athens 2026
by Punit Oza, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at FrontM An industry conference brings multiple perspectives and the sharing of knowledge. This leads to learning and actionable insights, which eventually benefit...
CMA CGM relocates Africa office to Ivory Coast
The CMA CGM Group has moved its Africa regional office to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, consolidating strategic functions including Commercial, Export Pricing, Customer Service, Intermodal and Equipment Management. The relocation aims...
Westwood debuts MarineLogix for offshore vessel intelligence
Westwood Global Energy Group has launched MarineLogix, a new offshore vessel intelligence platform covering the global offshore support, service and wind-related fleets serving the energy industry. MarineLogix combines vessel profiles,...
Raytheon to develop advanced maritime defence system
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been selected by DARPA to develop an advanced sensing and targeting system designed to protect commercial and naval logistics vessels from emerging threats, including unmanned...
Seafarers face detention despite international protections
Despite existing international protections, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has found that seafarers still experience detention and family separation when drugs are discovered on board. When narcotics are discovered...
US seizes sanctioned VLCC amid rising Caribbean risks
A US Coast Guard special operations team has seized the VLCC Skipper in a high-risk boarding operation off Venezuela. Washington describes the action as a strike against a sanctioned oil-shipping...
CMA CGM revives Red Sea route on INDAMEX Loop
CMA CGM has confirmed that its INDAMEX service will now transit the Suez Canal on both fronthaul and backhaul rotations between India/Pakistan and the US East Coast — a structural...
Turkey has rejected a newly signed maritime demarcation agreement between Lebanon and Cyprus, saying the deal violates the rights of Turkish Cypriots and is therefore unacceptable. Lebanon and Cyprus signed...
UK, Indonesia seal £4 billion maritime deal boosting jobs
The UK and Indonesia have agreed a landmark £4 billion ($5.2 billion) maritime partnership, securing 1,000 jobs in the UK and strengthening bilateral defence and commercial ties. Set to be...
IMO Assembly convenes to shape future of global shipping
The 34th regular session of the IMO Assembly will take place from 24 November to 3 December 2025 to elect Members of the IMO Council and approve the Organization’s work...
Panama Canal unveils bold gas expansion plans
Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez has discussed the waterway’s strategic infrastructure plans, including new gas developments, in a recent session in Houston. He outlined the Canal’s strategic plans for a...
ICS hails breakthrough in US-China port fee suspension
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomes reports of an agreement between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to suspend the recently imposed Section 301 port fees....
