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Malta’s loitering sanctioned tanker is first from dark fleet to be targeted by regulators | Shipbuilders set sights on supply chain decarbonisation | Leading terminals spark up zero-emissions alliance

En bloc purchases reaching $106.2m may not be the last in the sector as Greek owner is expected to hunt for more offshore vessels

The Houthis have escalated their Red Sea threat with four attacks on three commercial ships in a span of just five hours. A spokesperson for the Houthis mentioned attacks on only two vessels, which it said were due to their links to Israel, but only one of the three appears to have any such links

The ultimate goal is to evolve into a ‘modern integrated marine services provider’ combining shipping with commercial and investment activities

The strong cargo volumes seen at the largest Atlantic gateway in October meant this was its busiest month of the year so far as retail demand boosted imports

Container lines bought up swathes of tonnage during the boom years. Now the market has turned, lower charter capacity will make it harder to cut their cloth to fit

COP28 could be decisive for shipping’s efforts to decarbonise. High-level pledges and agreements around CO2 pricing and a fair energy transition for developing nations dominate the agenda in Dubai

China’s failure to overcome its economic headwinds will cost one percentage point of demand growth for dry bulk shipping, according to BIMCO’s estimates

The majority of the elite group of shipmanagers have continued to advance fleet profiles over the past 12 months, as shipowners increasingly look to the sector’s services and value proposition to run vessels on their behalf; meanwhile, the merger of OSM Maritime and Thome helps relative new player Seacon make its rankings debut

The Hong Kong Convention will enter into force on June 26, 2025, following the confirmation by Bangladesh and Liberia earlier this year, which finally enabled all the requirements for the convention on environmentally safe and sustainable ship recycling to be met after its adoption in 2009