CMA CGM Stonepeak United Ports Terminal Joint Venture Covers 10 Global Terminals
CMA CGM and Stonepeak have agreed to create UNITED PORTS LLC, a terminals joint venture that consolidates 10 CMA CGM-operated terminals across six countries. Stonepeak is putting in $2.4 billion for a 25% minority...
Shipping Data and Chartering Tech Consolidates
Signal Ocean has announced the acquisition of AXSMarine, a major chartering and market-intelligence software provider. AXSMarine says day-to-day continuity comes first (tools, data, and teams remain as-is) while the combined group accelerates product development....
Shipping Emissions Reductions: Current Rules and 18 Proven Levers Owners Actually Use
Shipping emissions reduction is no longer a future talking point, it is a current operating variable that shows up in audits, voyage economics, and charter conversations. The rulebook is also split: IMO sets the...
The Pros and Cons of Maritime VSAT Systems
VSAT is still the “workhorse” connectivity layer on many deep-sea fleets because it offers wide-area coverage, predictable service models (when you buy the right plan), and a mature installation and support ecosystem. The tradeoffs...
Galveston LNG and TOTE Plan Jones Act LNG Bunker Vessel Fleet for the US Gulf Coast
Galveston LNG Bunker Port (GLBP) and TOTE Services have signed a heads of agreement that maps out a Jones Act compliant LNG bunkering vessel program for the US Gulf Coast. The framework points to...
World Port Days Rotterdam 2026 Review
World Port Days in Rotterdam is less conference and more live port showcase at city scale. For one weekend the quays around the Nieuwe Maas turn into a working waterfront open house with ship...
MSC Returns to 5000 TEU Container Newbuilds Reported at Yangzhou Guoyu
MSC is being linked to a fresh move back into the mid-sized 5,000 TEU newbuild bracket at China’s Yangzhou Guoyu, a notable pivot after years where its orderbook focus skewed much larger. Market talk...
Tanker Pooling Structure Shifts Again (Tankers International Adds Suezmax Pool, INSW Takes Full Ownership)
Tankers International has expanded beyond VLCCs by forming a dedicated Suezmax pool, and International Seaways has acquired sole ownership of Tankers International, with INSW contributing its spot-trading Suezmaxes into the new pool. For owners...
Evergreen Extends Feeder and Mid-Size Ordering Wave
Evergreen Marine has disclosed a new two-part newbuilding programme covering 23 container ships, with capex guidance up to about $1.47 billion. The package is split between seven 5,900 TEU ships contracted at Jiangsu New...
First Ammonia Engine Newbuild Order Lands (Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia for Skarv Shipping)
Wärtsilä says it has secured the first newbuild order for its Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia solution, supplying the ammonia engine plus fuel handling and mitigation systems for a Skarv Shipping Solutions cargo vessel under construction...
Devon Bay Sinking Puts Nickel Ore Liquefaction Back on High Alert
Devon Bay’s capsize in late January has put nickel ore liquefaction back at the center of dry bulk safety discussion. The Singapore-flagged vessel issued a distress alert late Jan 22 while sailing from the...
Condition-based maintenance (CBM) for Ships: 2026 Guide
Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is becoming the practical middle ground between “fix it when it breaks” and rigid calendar overhauls. In 2026, the big shift is not one new sensor, it is the workflow: continuous...
Baltic Navigation Risk Alert as Coastal States Cite GNSS Interference and AIS Spoofing
A group of 14 European coastal states, joined by Iceland, has issued a joint open letter to the international maritime community warning that growing GNSS interference in European waters, particularly the Baltic Sea region,...
PCTC Mega-Ship Phase Pushes Past 10,000 CEU (HMM 10,800-Car Delivery)
HMM has taken delivery of a 10,800-vehicle pure car and truck carrier built by Guangzhou Shipyard International, breaking the 10,000 CEU threshold as PCTC scaling continues. The vessel is described as 230 m long...
IMPA London 2026 Review
IMPA London is where marine procurement gets practical fast. Two tight days in Westminster bring buyers, suppliers, and service providers into the same building to compare supply capability, tighten vendor shortlists, and sanity check...
Intellian Technologies Review: Quiet hardware behind always-on fleet links
For shipowners, Intellian is basically the antenna plant behind a lot of “just works” satellite connectivity at sea: VSAT domes, TVRO and L-band gear that tie vessels into GEO and new LEO/MEO networks so...
Ghost Ships and Jet Fuel Into Myanmar
Reuters reports a sanctions-evasion supply chain is moving jet fuel into Myanmar using tactics associated with “ghost ships” and shadow-fleet behavior, as Myanmar’s military relies on aviation fuel for air operations. Amnesty International separately...
Wind-Assist Retrofits Move From Pilot to Repeatable Rollout (Maersk Tankers eSAIL Install Completed)
Bound4Blue says it has completed the first contracted eSAIL installation for Maersk Tankers, fitting four 24-meter suction sails on the MR tanker Maersk Trieste under a wider agreement covering 20 sails across five MR...
Frontline Prints a Seven Ship VLCC Term Benchmark Near 77000 a Day
Frontline has fixed seven VLCCs on one year time charters at $76,900 per day per vessel, with start dates spread from late January through April 2026. The deal set is being treated as a...
Top 12 Oil Market Signals Shipowners Should Track This Quarter
Oil headlines change by the hour, but ships move on the slower, structural signals underneath them. If you want to stay ahead of rate swings, ballast surprises, bunker shocks, and awkward cargo timing, these...
Red Sea Alertness Returns as Houthi Messaging Reappears and U.S. Carrier Movement Re-enters the Risk Picture
A fresh Houthi threat signal has reappeared publicly, paired with renewed attention on U.S. naval posture as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group moves toward the region. Even without a confirmed new strike...
Advanced AI Weather Monitoring: 2026 Guide
Advanced AI weather monitoring is the new baseline for voyage planning in 2026 because the forecast “engine room” is changing fast: traditional physics models are now being run alongside operational AI forecast systems, and...
French Detention Action Raises the Bar for Shadow Fleet Voyages
French naval forces intercepted the oil tanker Grinch in the western Mediterranean and redirected it to the Marseille Fos area as authorities opened a maritime-law investigation focused on flag authenticity and navigation documentation. The...
US Deep Freeze Starts Acting Like a Global LNG Shipping Lever
A severe cold snap is tightening US gas supply through freeze-offs while also lifting domestic heating demand, and that combination can reduce feedgas to LNG export terminals. Because the US is now a core...
Finland sets up Baltic Subsea Monitoring Center with EU and regional partners
Finland’s Border Guard says it is working with the European Commission and other Baltic Sea countries to stand up a maritime surveillance center focused on protecting critical undersea infrastructure in the Gulf of Finland....
Maritime Week Americas 2026 Review
Panama is where canal reality, marine fuels, and regional trade patterns collide. Maritime Week Americas 2026 pulls bunker buyers, suppliers, traders, and shipping decision makers into one tight week to stress-test fuel strategy, operational...
Artemis Technologies Review: High speed, low wake, zero local emissions
Artemis Technologies is trying to turn “fast ferry” into “clean, quiet and flying ferry,” using its eFoiler electric hydrofoil platform to lift vessels out of the water, cut drag, remove emissions in operation and...
2026 Maritime Cybersecurity Regulations: A Simplified Breakdown
Cyber rules in shipping feel messy because they come from three different places at once: IMO audit expectations, class and newbuild requirements, and shore-side laws that kick in through ports, terminals, and counterparties. This...
Shipping KPI Dashboards: 2026 Guide
Shipping KPI dashboards are becoming the “single pane of glass” for fleets because 2026 is forcing better measurement, not just better reporting: more granular IMO fuel data collection starts 1 January 2026, EU ETS...
False-flag tanker count jumps as Windward flags 285 vessels using fraudulent registries
Windward data shows about 285 internationally trading tankers were broadcasting AIS under a fraudulent registry flag or a false claim of registration with a legitimate flag state as 2025 closed, despite a widening crackdown...