Shipping News
UK Convicts 11 Members of Drug Gang in Bumbled Smuggling Effort
The UK’s National Crime Agency is reporting the details of a bumbled smuggling effort that nearly saw the gang lose the drugs befo...
Read More >>An Imperative Case for eLoran
Imagine a liquefied natural gas (LNG) or an oil tanker transiting some of the world's most strategically important waterways while...
Read More >>More Ships U-Turn to Avoid Houthi Threats
Further to vessels suspected of having reversed course on July 21 to avoid potential Houthi hostile action, more ships have been i...
Read More >>EU Approves New Permanent Storage Option for Onboard Carbon Capture
The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has secured a step forward for the deployment of onboard carbon cap...
Read More >>Panama Canal Suspends Auction for Close-in Transits Slots
The Panama Canal Authority is continuing to take steps to preemptively manage against an anticipated weather pattern that could ag...
Read More >>Who Rules the Future?
Classification societies no longer serve solely as compliance inspectors at vessel delivery. Evolving pressures demand they mainta...
Read More >>When Compliance Becomes Performance
The modern shipping industry has become increasingly proficient at demonstrating compliance. Documentation is available. Procedure...
Read More >>Houthi Blockade of Saudi Shipping Begins to Bite
The first indications have been seen that the Houthi blockade declared against ships traveling to Saudi ports is beginning to have...
Read More >>LPG Tanker on Fire off Romania After Apparent Russian Attack
Romanian officials are reporting that they have evacuated the crew from an LPG carrier that is on fire off the coast. The ship, wh...
Read More >>Three Tankers Attacked While Loading at Caspian Pipeline
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium is confirming that operations were briefly suspended as three tankers were struck by drones. The c...
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