Suez Comeback: Ships Rejoin the Canal as Risk Eases and Schedules Tighten
After months of Cape detours, traffic through the Red Sea and Suez is ticking up. Egypt’s canal authority says 229 ships resumed Suez transits in October and reported canal revenues up 14.2% year over...
Ship Management Software: 15 Features Owners Actually Use
If your ship management software is not paying for itself every year, the leak is in setup, not the tool. This guide strips the fluff and shows where the money actually moves: avoiding even...
Somali Basin: Attack Thwarted, Costs Tighten
A chemical tanker was fired upon about 330 nautical miles east of Mogadishu on November 3. The master raised the alarm, increased speed, and the embarked armed team deterred the boarding. No injuries or...
Maritime Cyber Security: Real Incidents, New Rules, and Vendor Risk
Owners face two fronts at once: regulators are tightening cyber requirements, and real-world interference and attacks are rising. The U.S. Coast Guard’s final cyber rule is in force for MTSA vessels and facilities, the...
Atlas Ship Supply: Provisions, Stores & Spares Across All Turkish Ports
Atlas Ship Supply keeps Turkish port calls tight: one Istanbul-based team covers all major ports and the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, bundling provisions, bonded and technical stores, plus spares-in-transit and Tuzla/Yalova yard support. Fewer hand-offs,...
AIS Spoofing: 10 Bridge Red Flags
AIS is gold when it is honest, but spoofed or broken signals can mislead a watch team and turn a routine watch into a near miss. Use these bridge-level red flags to spot bad...
Sanctions Net Tightens as AIS Spoofing and SE Asia STS Face Scrutiny
Authorities and data firms are spotlighting ship-to-ship transfers and location spoofing around Southeast Asia, including a sanctioned LNG carrier conducting an STS off Malaysia. Regulators have refreshed guidance on deceptive practices and Europe is...
Cydome Security: From Alerts to Action – Complete Cyber Security for Ships
Cyber incidents at sea don’t arrive as tidy IT tickets. They show up as alarms that won’t clear, black screens on the ECR console, and a schedule that starts slipping. Cydome takes a maritime-first...
Tuapse Oil Terminal Hit: Security Costs Up, Routing Gets Messy
A Ukrainian long-range drone strike ignited fires at Russia’s Black Sea oil hub of Tuapse, damaging the loading terminal and at least two foreign vessels alongside. Authorities said the fires were contained, but the...
Port Truce, War Risk, and Sanctions: Maritime Bottom-line News (11/3/2025)
A one-year pause on U.S.–China port fees trims call costs and calms some policy risk while China’s soybean-buy pledge points to extra U.S.–Asia bulk flows. At the same time, a strike on Russia’s Tuapse...
Biofouling ROI Showdown: Foul-Release (Silicone) vs SPC Antifouling vs In-Water Hull Cleaning + Prop Polish
Fuel is your biggest controllable cost at sea. Hull roughness and slime add drag that burns cash every hour. The question is not “paint or clean,” it is “which path gives the most clean...
Port Levies On Ice: US-China One-Year Pause and Owner P&L Impact
Washington and Beijing agreed to suspend the new reciprocal port fees on each other’s ships for 12 months, easing call costs and operational friction while trade talks continue; industry bodies welcomed the move, though...
ShipTech Drydocks: Saving Time & Money with Faster Turnarounds and Fewer Surprises
ShipTech Dry Docks has built a reputation for getting hard jobs done on schedule in Dubai Maritime City’s upgraded shiplift complex. With integrated workshops and 3,000–6,000-tonne lifts, they turn planned and emergency work fast,...
Port Fees Paused, Ports Funded, Rates Stirring: Maritime Bottom-line News (10/31/2025)
Port fees between the US and China are paused and some tariffs are trimmed, removing call costs and friction while talks cool tempers. India just pulled in major port and logistics investment, a signal...
Agwa: A Simple Way to Save on Fresh Produce at Sea
Agwa builds compact, AI-guided hydroponic units that let ships grow leafy greens and herbs right on board. That means fresh salads and garnishes year-round without relying on port deliveries, less spoilage, fewer “empty fridge”...
Generator Gold: Slash Hotel Load Without Complaints
Cutting “hotel load” starts with the air you move and the temperatures you hold. Small, crew-friendly tweaks to HVAC, nudging setpoints, slowing fans when spaces are empty, and using heat pumps or waste heat,...
A Cautious Turn Back to Suez
Some carriers are testing limited Red Sea transits while most east–west services still detour the Cape. If a wider return sticks, voyages shorten and fuel and time costs fall. If caution persists, longer hauls...
Coal Cooldown: Bulkers Face Softer Q4 as BDI Slips
Seaborne coal demand has eased in Asia as utilities sit on high stocks and domestic output stays strong. Thermal coal prices in Asia touched multi-year lows earlier in 2025, and late-October readings show the...
Laytime & Demurrage: 7 Traps That Turn Profit Negative
When laytime and demurrage go wrong, it is rarely because of one big decision. It is usually seven small process mistakes that quietly stop the clock. The first and biggest is an invalid Notice...
Rates Run Hot: Tanker Earnings Track Decade High
VLCC benchmarks have surged in October and year-to-date averages are running at multi-year highs. Trade lanes are lengthening as India reassesses Russian barrels, Middle East liftings stay firm, and vessel availability remains tight. The...
Rates, Sanctions, and Yard Tech: Maritime Bottom-Line News (10/29/25)
Tankers are closing 2025 with decade-high earnings, while India’s reassessment of Russian barrels is reshaping voyage patterns and rate volatility. A long-term LNG deal into India anchors future liftings, and new terminal moves at...
Slow-Steaming Sweet Spot: Finding the RPM That Saves the Most
Slowing down saves fuel, but the cheapest speed isn’t obvious. It shifts with hire/day, fuel price, hull and prop condition, weather, and safe engine-load limits. The tool below scans your speed range, enforces a...
IMO Net-Zero Plan Slips to 2026: Industry Outlook
Member states postponed formal adoption of the IMO’s Net-Zero Framework until 2026 after failing to reach consensus this October. The framework pairs a global fuel standard with an emissions pricing mechanism, approved in principle...
China Congestion Watch: Queues Surge and Costs Mount
Vessels are backing up off key Chinese ports again. Average waits have stretched to the year’s highs, with dozens more capesizes idling than a month ago. New port fees on certain U.S.-linked calls and...
The Slime Line: Weekly Inspections That Quickly Catch Early Growth
A clean hull starts with a weekly routine that crews will actually follow. Catching slime early protects speed, cuts fuel burn, and reduces the need for aggressive cleaning later. The trick is to make...
Storm Pressure in the Caribbean: Delays, Demurrage, and TCE Impact
A developing hurricane window across Caribbean and U.S. Gulf corridors raises the odds of port restrictions, pilotage curbs, and weather-driven diversions. For owners and charterers, the cash effects show up fast: bunker burn from...
More Sanctions, Storms, and Yard Tech: Maritime Bottom-line News (10/27/25)
A sanctions shock, weather risk, policy signals, corporate stress, and a fresh LNG containment option are all shaping cash flows at once. Tanker trades are being re-papered and rerouted, bunkers have moved higher with...
Oil’s Snap Rally: Crude Jumps ~5% on New Russia Sanctions
A sharp move in crude set today’s tone: prices climbed roughly 5% after the U.S. designated Rosneft and Lukoil and rolled out wind-down licenses, with the EU adopting its 19th sanctions package tightening energy...
Cape vs Canal 2025-2026: Route Choice Calculator You Can Do On A Napkin
When Red Sea risk or Canal queues move the goalposts, owners need a fast way to test Cape versus Canal. This mini-calculator keeps it simple: distance, speed, fuel, tolls, and premiums. You get days,...
Sanctions Ripple Through Tankers as Box Rates Rebound: Maritime Bottom-line News (10/24/25)
Sanctions on Russia’s top oil producers have cascaded through tanker trades, with India and China reassessing purchases and routes reshuffling toward Middle East, West Africa, and the U.S. Gulf, lifting tonne-miles but adding paperwork,...