3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (297+ words) Twenty-five people have died after a fire broke out on a bulk carrier undergoing repairs at CSSC-controlled Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding in eastern China on Thursday. The fire started at around 11.15 am local time while the foreign-flagged vessel was being overhauled…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (120+ words) Maritime software provider 90POE has secured independent certification from Normec Verifavia for its OpenOcean Studio platform across six emissions and fuel-compliance regimes. The certification covers EU and UK monitoring, reporting and verification requirements, the EU Emissions Trading System, the IMO Data…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (415+ words) Polys Hajioannou-led Safe Bulkers has raised €80.4m ($93.5m) through a private placement, adding fresh capital to fund its growing newbuilding programme and potentially pursue further vessel acquisitions. The New York- and Athens-listed owner placed 12m new common shares with institutional and other eligible…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (212+ words) ABB and maritime technology company Oceanly have teamed up to integrate voyage optimisation, vessel performance monitoring and asset diagnostics in a single operating environment. The first stage of the collaboration will see ABB’s voyage and route optimisation capabilities integrated directly…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (450+ words) From AI and cybersecurity to alternative fuels and climate resilience, ports face an unprecedented investment burden. IAPH managing director Patrick Verhoeven warns the transition risks leaving smaller and developing-country gateways behind. The danger that the maritime transition creates a two-tier…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (483+ words) Maritime tech is consolidating at record speed, but the real test is whether bigger platforms remove fragmentation or simply create larger silos. The latest chapter from SplashTech’s new magazine. Maritime technology has entered its roll-up era. A sector once characterised…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (322+ words) The Poseidon Principles, the shipping finance framework banks use to track and disclose climate alignment, whose signatories represent nearly three-quarters of global shipping finance, have expanded their associate membership to include marine insurers. The decision follows a unanimous vote by…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (173+ words) Italy’s Port of Genoa has moved another step closer to removing one of its biggest constraints on future container growth, advancing construction of the new offshore breakwater designed to open the port to the world’s largest containerships. Work has started…...

5+ day, 2+ min ago   (211+ words) The UK Chamber of Shipping and Cruise Lines International Association have launched a new coalition aimed at accelerating access to alternative maritime fuels and the infrastructure needed to support them. The UK Alternative Maritime Fuels Coalition brings together shipowners, fuel…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (851+ words) Another fatal accident in Bangladesh has highlighted a risk that can arise before anyone enters an enclosed space, and why the industry must give greater attention to the first opening of long-sealed ballast tanks, H2S awareness and emergency rescue. Dr Anand…...