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...
EU sets course for a cleaner future with new STIP roadmap
The European Commission has unveiled its Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP), a roadmap to accelerate the energy transition in aviation and waterborne transport. The plan identifies investment needs, outlines how...
BlueNose secures UK funding for fuel-saving vessel tech
BlueNose, a London-based maritime innovation startup, has been awarded £350,000 ($459,000) through the UK Government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC6) to advance two pioneering concepts for aerodynamic vessel efficiency, in...
MPCC secures major deal for next-gen 4,500 TEU ships
MPC Container Ships ASA (MPCC) has signed contracts with Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. in China to build four 4,500 TEU container vessels, with deliveries starting in the...
RightShip report exposes ESG gap in vessel selection
RightShip released From Pledges to Practice, a new report with Thetius, showing a persistent gap between Environmental Social Governance (ESG) ambitions and actual vessel selection and chartering. Drawing on in-depth...
Drydocks World delivers advanced offshore FPSO for Nigeria
Drydocks World has finalised the full conversion and integration of the EMEM Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The sailaway ceremony at Drydocks World on 8 November was attended...
Hyundai delivers advanced LNG carrier to France LNG
France LNG Shipping SAS has taken delivery of the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Elisa Halcyon from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in Korea, marking the latest addition to its...
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...
NYK drives transformative R&D in next-gen shipbuilding
NYK and nine industry partners have launched a five-year research and development project to develop an integrated simulation platform aimed at creating safer, more sustainable, and competitive next-generation ships. The...
LR leads global centre advancing smart and green shipping
Lloyd’s Register (LR), in partnership with the University of Southampton, COSCO Shipping Group, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, has established the International Maritime Future Technologies Innovation Centre. The virtual centre...
Comoros unveils $137 million maritime growth vision
The President of the Union of the Comoros, Azali Assoumani, officially inaugurated the Maritime Corridor and Regional Trade Facilitation Project on 27 October 2025 in Moroni, marking a significant milestone...
Panama Canal, FIU partner to advance trade
The Panama Canal and Florida International University (FIU) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in areas such as global trade, logistics, sustainability, water management, and public...
