Concerns are growing that global maritime traffic will decrease due to tariff barriers and heightened protectionism based on America First when Donald Trump’s second administration begins early next year. National shipping companies in South Korea are calling on the...

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Samsung Heavy Industries is a super-sized ethanol carrier (VLEC) worth 742.2 billion won with ship owners in Asia. It announced on the 26th that it has signed a construction contract for three ships. Ships will be delivered to ship owners sequentially by December...

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Centuries-old international maritime law has to be updated to outlaw damage to undersea infrastructure such as cables and pipelines, the Estonian justice minister told Reuters after cables connecting it to Finland were again damaged this week. Finnish authorities on...

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed a drone attack on a Maersk container ship in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 27, stoking renewed concerns over Red Sea shipping amid another flare-up in attacks. In a speech shared on X by Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree on Dec. 27, the group...

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A ship-to-shore data connection seems to have been compromised. Do you pull the plug right away or wait for more details to better assess the risks? What decisions need to be made and who needs to be informed? These are just some of the questions you might face if you...

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The EEXI requirement came into effect on 1 January 2023, and all affected ships should now comply. To maintain compliance, any ship undergoing changes that affect its EEXI and/or EEDI may need to recalculate these. This statutory news outlines impacts on and necessary...

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