After several years of standstill, it is with great joy and pride we can announce that Flexibridge is once again ready to offer its product to the maritime market!

Press Registration for London International Shipping Week (September 13 to 17) and the LISW21 Headline Conference will close soon.

A new 12m workboat built by Singapore-based Strategic Marine (S) Pte Ltd, has successfully completed its sea trials, and has been delivered to its Client, Tullow Ghana Limited.

Aug 31, 2021 – Oslo, Norway -- After another month of high demand, over-stretched infrastructure and difficult negotiations for shippers, long-term contracted ocean freight rates now stand 85.5% higher than at this point last year.

In late May 2021, the Israeli armed forces destroyed an armed underwater uninhabited vehicle (UUV)1 operated by the terrorist group Hamas.

The U.S. Treasury has begun to enforce sanctions on Iran, Venezuela and North Korea by penalizing shipowners and operators (file image courtesy National Iranian Tanker Company)
Published Aug 24, 2021 8:17 PM by Ami Daniel

In June, the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement entered into force, bringing to fruition a diplomatic effort that began more than a decade ago.

- Universal Port of Hamburg maintains upward trend in first half
- Railborne container transport sets record
- More calls by vessels of the Megamax class
- Greater security required for global supply chains

IN its continual digital push Air Canada Cargo has linked up with IATA's Net Rates by placing its prices on the platform.

FREIGHTER operator Atran Airlines has completed its first live animal transportation project in Europe, transporting 42,640 one-day-old chicks, weighing a total of more than 2.2 tonnes, from Spain to Russia on a Boeing 737-800BCF charter flight.

CHAPMAN Freeborn Australia has chartered an Antonov AN-124 aircraft to transport four helicopters to Athens to support Greece's fight against wildfires.

The UK royal family's property management firm, the Crown Estate, is set to carry out a research study on how massive offshore wind investments could impact marine ecosystems. The decision responds to concerns that wind farms could have adverse impacts on marine life.

The Australian parliament this week passed a law to force big oil and gas producers to pay for the cost of decommissioning offshore rigs, with Keith Pitt, the federal minister for Resources and Water, stating the law was to ensure taxpayers are not left to foot the bill.

Resident on the Isle of Man in the Irish sea flocked to the beach yesterday to see an unusual sight, a small Latvian-registered cargo ship ran aground overnight on the north of the island. By all reports, the 32-year-old vessel became a popular tourist attraction on the beach and social media over the course of the day.

This year has been a challenging one for tanker freight rates, while the dry bulk and container markets have been experiencing decade highs with elevated rates not seen before in maritime. What is more, there should be persistent concern regarding the drivers behind this adverse evolution from the summer of 2020 till today.