Growing cooperation between Europe and Asia drives participation at the world’s leading maritime industry event

Singapore, 23 April 2026 - RINA has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) to ST Engineering Marine for a retrofit concept involving the installation of a hydrogen‑powered fuel cell system onboard Asean Raider I, a 25‑metre aluminium fast passenger ferry operated by BatamFast.

Today UNESCO designated 12 new geoparks, bringing the total number of sites in the UNESCO Global Geopark Network to 241 in 51 countries. The network now covers an area of over 882,000 km2, equivalent to the size of Venezuela.

EU transport ministers convened today in an informal video conference to assess the impact of developments in the Middle East on the transport sector, marking an important step towards a coordinated EU response to rising fuel costs and market volatility.

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature. While global wildlife populations have declined by 73% since 1970, those within UNESCO-protected areas have remained comparatively stable. These sites represent over 1,000 languages, and a quarter of them overlap with Indigenous Peoples' territories. People and Nature in UNESCO-Designated Sites: Global and Local Contributions is the first report to examine all UNESCO categories – World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves, Global Geoparks – as a single network of over 2,260 sites covering more than 13 million km², an area larger than China and India combined.

MMI Asia Pte Ltd today announced that the third
edition of transport logistic Southeast Asia and air cargo Southeast Asia
(tlacSEA) 2027 will be held from October 25–27, 2027 (Monday to Wednesday).

The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) is entering into full operation across Schengen external borders, marking a new phase in its rollout.

West Africa – now hosting the biggest of ships 

Dynamar has just released its latest edition of the West Africa Container Trades, a biennial survey of  shipping services, carriers and ports active along all West Africa’s routes.  

Morocco Fashion Style & Tex to Take Place in Casablanca from April 2 to 5, 2026 Casablanca, Morocco - April 2026

As the fuel market crisis intensifies across the EU, IRU has urged its transport ministers to take immediate and coordinated EU-level action to keep supply chains moving and protect people’s mobility.

As the fuel market crisis intensifies across the EU, IRU has urged its transport ministers to take immediate and coordinated EU-level action to keep supply chains moving and protect people’s mobility.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) has launched its annual safety campaign 2025-2026, focusing on the prevention of accidents related to injuries, generator troubles, and GPS-related incidents. This campaign is conducted every winter and aims to further promote and enhance safety awareness by sharing information both onboard vessels and onshore. As of today, more than 200 vessels and approximately 4,200 participants have taken part in this campaign, including about 430 onshore staff and managers.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz is set to become a major operational challenge for ship maintenance and safety, and not just for those ships operating in and around the Gulf.

The population of the European eel has collapsed by more than 90% since the 1980s. Yet, dozens of tonnes of juveniles, known as glass eels, are thought to be poached each year and shipped live to aquaculture farms outside Europe.

Despite decades of progress, inequalities continue to compromise global water security, disproportionally impacting women and girls, who despite of being the main collectors of water, continue to be excluded from water management and leadership roles.