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09.09.2025

Marco Polo unveils 'CSOV Plus'

Marco Polo Marine has partnered with Salt Ship Design to develop and construct the first 'commissioning service operation vessel plus' ('CSOV Plus'), to be built at the company’s Batam shipyard. The vessel is the first of its...

09.09.2025

Iumi targets sexual misconduct

At the annual conference of the International Union of Marine Insurance (Iumi) in Singapore, delegates were told that marine insurers must play an active role in eradicating sexual misconduct. Charles Fernandez, chair of the Iumi...

08.09.2025

Gothenburg gains second Asia link

The port of Gothenburg now has two direct container services to Asia, following the Gemini Alliance’s decision to extend its Asia–Europe loop to Sweden. On 4 September, the 18,270 teu 'Morten Maersk' (pictured) was the first...

08.09.2025

Mol renews UK partnership

Mol (Europe Africa) has renewed its corporate partnership with Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), a collaboration first established in August 2024. The company, part of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, is the first Japanese shipping group to...

05.09.2025

M&M opens maritime hub in Fujairah

Militzer & Münch has opened an office in Fujairah (United Arab Emirates), aiming to strengthen its maritime logistics services. The site, active since mid-August, focuses on ship supplies, spare parts logistics and...

05.09.2025

TecPlata links to Ushuaia

TecPlata, International Container Terminal Services Inc's Buenos Aires box hub, has launched a maritime service to Ushuaia, in cooperation with Patagonia Shipping Lines (PSL). The connection began on 29 August with the arrival...

04.09.2025

Wallenius and Hansen present ro-ro design

Wallenius Marine and Knud E. Hansen have unveiled a new ro-ro concept at the 'Donsö Shipping Meet', based on the Sleipner PCTC design and data from the vessels 'Future Way' and 'Way Forward'. The 170 m ship features an engine...

04.09.2025

'Sea trains' secure funding

The Geneva-based start-up Fly-Box has secured nearly CHF 3 million in pre-seed funding to advance trials of its foil platforms designed for short-distance container transport, as the investment promotion agency for Western...

04.09.2025

"Not a single nail will arrive"

Dockworkers at the port of Genoa are threatening to halt all shipments to Israel. This comes in the wake of the Israeli minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, announcing that humanitarian activists transporting aid for...

03.09.2025

Suicide prevention at sea

The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) has partnered with Pacific Basin shipping to provide suicide prevention training for its crews. From August 2024 to June 2025, nearly 650 Pacific Basin seafarers in the Philippines completed the...

03.09.2025

NexusOcean adds Starlink services

NexusOcean has reported it has expanded its service portfolio by adding Starlink’s high-speed maritime connectivity solutions, available since August through its partnership with MTN, an official Starlink reseller. The move aims...

02.09.2025

UAL launches Caribbean Shuttle

UAL has launched the 'UAL Caribbean Shuttle', a fixed nine-day shortsea service between Point Lisas (Trinidad & Tobago), Georgetown (Guyana) and Paramaribo (Suriname). Operated by the recently delivered 'UAL Transporter',...

02.09.2025

'CS Anthem' joins TSP

Crowley Stena Marine Solutions, a joint venture of Crowley and Stena Bulk, has reported it has been approved by the US maritime administration to operate the 'CS Anthem' under the 'Tanker Security Program' (TSP). The US-flagged,...

01.09.2025

Tug enters service

The ice-class tug 'Victoria' has entered service in the port of Luleå (Sweden), marking the first deployment of Steerprop’s 'Contra-Rotating Propeller' (CRP) azimuth propulsors in the tugboat sector. Built by Damen Shipyards...

01.09.2025

Elcome secures fleet retrofit

Elcome international has finalised a retrofit agreement with a Middle East-based shipowner covering ten crude and product tankers as ther company reported. The project replaces 'Alfa laval mission/Alts' boiler control systems,...

29.08.2025

EuroAfrica deploys 'Syroco Live'

EuroAfrica has announced the deployment of 'Syroco Live' on its multipurpose cargo vessel, the 'ESL Australia'. The company implements the real-time voyage optimisation platform to support safe navigation and improved energy...

29.08.2025

Grimaldi expanding eco fleet

Grimaldi has taken delivery of the 'Grande Shanghai', the first of ten next-generation pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) commissioned from China Merchants Heavy Industries Jiangsu. With a capacity of 9,000 car equivalent...

26.08.2025

Perez y Cia joins PCN

Perez y Cia Maroc has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN), extending the group’s presence in North Africa, with six offices in the country. The company, part of the Perez y Cia Group founded more than 170 years ago,...

26.08.2025

New Batam–Singapore shuttle

CMA CGM Indonesia has launched the 'Batam Singapore Xpress' (BSX), a new shuttle service connecting Batam (Indonesia) directly with Singapore and providing access to the group’s global network. The service offers two weekly...

25.08.2025

CMA CGM upgrades service

CMA CGM will upgrade its 'Nefwi' service, which links North Europe with the French West Indies and the Caribbean, starting January 2026. The carrier will increase the service from 6 to 7 vessels, adding higher reefer capacity and...