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12/09/2025

Mitsubishi Chemical UK Leases Major Facility at Port of Hull

Mitsubishi Chemical UK has confirmed that it will be leasing a substantial unit at the Port of Hull to facilitate the bulk import of chemical cargoes to the UK. The facility -...

11/09/2025

NGOs Urge IMO to Ban Heavy Fuel Oil and Curb Black Carbon in Arctic Shipping

Environmental groups Pacific Environment and the Clean Arctic Alliance have called on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to eliminate exemptions permitting heavy fuel...

10/09/2025

BPA Responds to Government’s Annual UK Port Trade Statistics

The British Ports Association (BPA) has issued a response to the publication of the Department for Transport’s 2024 Port Freight Statistics. The statistics show a slight decline of...

09/09/2025

Canada Designates First Four Offshore Wind Areas in Nova Scotia Waters

Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia have designated the country’s first four offshore wind energy areas, marking a major step towards its goal of 5 GW of licensed capacity by...

08/09/2025

A History of the Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway that stretches 51-miles across Panama, connecting the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. Cutting across the narrowest point of the...

05/09/2025

Plans Announced to Convert Car Carriers Into Floating Data Centres

As demand for data centres continues to climb amidst the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, one of the world’s leading shipping companies has teamed up with an energy transition...

04/09/2025

LNG Shipping Milestone Reached as DACKS Concludes Sea Trials of Dual-Fuel VLCC

China’s Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) has successfully completed eight days of conventional fuel sea trials for its newly built very large crude carrier (VLCC), the...

03/09/2025

Just 20% of Europe’s Top Ports Meet Required Shore-Power Connections

A new study by DNV for Brussels-based NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) reveals that only 20% of the shore-power infrastructure required under the EU Green Deal has been installed...

02/09/2025

IMO Considers New Fire Safety Measures for Containerships

With an increase in the number of serious fires aboard containerships in recent years, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is considering a raft of new fire safety...

01/09/2025

‘Shipyard Humanoids’ to Be Developed by Tech Coalition

A coalition of tech companies - consisting of NEURA Robotics, HD Hyundai Robotics, and HD Hyundai Samho - is set to jointly develop and test specialised quadruped and humanoid...