May 12, 2025
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May 12, 2025
Better safeguarding measures are needed to support Cadets at Sea
Cadets are increasingly struggling to complete their cadetships due to a shortage of available placements onboard. In some instances, this scarcity has reportedly led to situations where individuals in positions of influence have taken
May 12, 2025
ClassNK publishes first guidelines to include SMS Simplification
TOKYO : ClassNK, one of the world’s largest classification societies, has released Prime Shipmanagement Guidelines. This 59-page document offers practical steps to improve ship management. It focuses on resilience, clear roles, and simpler procedures.
May 10, 2025
CMA CGM expresses keenness to fully return to the Suez Canal
ISMALIA : The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) engaged with major shipping lines, ship owners, and maritime agencies following recent security developments in the Red Sea region. This move supports a statement by the Egyptian
May 10, 2025
Shippers unlikely to return quickly to Red Sea after ceasefire
NEW YORK : Major shipping companies are likely to take their time before fully resuming transits through the Red Sea, waiting to see if a ceasefire announced May 6 results in an end to
May 10, 2025
Drewry: World Container Index down Last Week
LONDON : For many years, World Container Index has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts. If your organisation is considering index-linked contracts or requires regional visibility/coverage beyond the eight trade lanes
May 10, 2025
Baltic Index Falls, Posts Weekly Decline On Lower Capesize, Panamax Rates
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s Dry Bulk Sea Freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, fell to a more than two-week low on Friday and logged a weekly fall,
May 9, 2025
CMA CGM levies emergency surcharges on Pakistani trade amid India tensions
MARSEILLE : Shippers are beginning to feel the financial pinch of the sudden escalation in military tensions between India and Pakistan in the form of contingency surcharges levied by mainline ocean carriers. The first
May 9, 2025
India-Pakistan conflict disrupts regional trade and shipping operations
MUMBAI : Heightened tensions between India and Pakistan have begun to significantly disrupt regional trade, as major global shipping lines suspend services to Karachi Port and reroute cargo to alternative ports. Exporters and logistics
May 9, 2025