Shipping data: UNCTAD releases new seaborne trade statistics
GENEVA : Maritime transport moves over 80% of goods traded worldwide. Country-level seaborne trade data is vital for shaping better transport, trade and investment policies. UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on 15 April released
Port of Antwerp-Bruges: Strong container throughput restricts downturn in an eventful first quarter
ANTWERP : In the first quarter of 2025, Port of Antwerp-Bruges handled 67.7 million tonnes of cargo, a drop of 4.0% compared to the same period last year. This decline was largely driven by
Wisestella’s AI-Powered Behavioural Competency Tool helps Tanker Company secure landmark Charter
SINGAPORE : Wisestella, a leading provider of AI-powered maritime learning solutions to the tanker fleet, has announced that its technology has played a pivotal role in helping a globally trading tanker operator secure a
SHIPPING: China cargo bookings expected to plunge as US trade war intensifies
HONG KONG : Container throughput from China’s main ports fell by 6.1% over the past week and cargo bookings over the next three weeks are projected to be down by 30-60% in China and
Caribe Tankers to trial Inmarsat NexusWave for connected certainty and enhanced crew welfare
LONDON : Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced Caribe Tankers USA, Inc (CTU) will trial Inmarsat’s fully managed bonded connectivity service, NexusWave, on board the chemical tankers Caribe Maria and Caribe Luna: as the US-based company seeks
Russian captain involved in US tanker crash appears in UK court
LONDON : The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker in the last week off Britain’s east coast appeared in an English court on Saturday charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
UK tanker crash aftermath ‘reasonably contained’: British PM
LONDON : The aftermath of a tanker crash off the English coast earlier this week is “reasonably contained”, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said as fears of an environmental disaster eased and focus
Asia-US container rates fall on rising capacity; liquid tanker rates mixed
LONDON : Shipping container rates from Asia to both US coasts fell again this week as capacity has grown and as volumes have fallen after frontloading to beat tariffs, and liquid tanker rates rose