Overnight Wednesday, Russian and Ukrainian forces traded drone strikes against each others' shipping in the Black Sea. On one Ukraine-bound vessel, the master was killed and at least three crewmembers were injured when a Russian drone damaged the deck and…
Dry bulk shipping company Globus Maritime has taken delivery of the GLBS Olympia, an Ultramax dry bulk carrier constructed at Nihon Shipyard in Japan. The vessel has a carrying capacity of approximately 64,000 DWT.
Shipowners have already ordered more than twice as many supertankers this year as in all of 2025, a buying spree worth over $20 billion that is the biggest for at least 25 years, as the US-Iran war redraws trade routes…
Over the weekend, U.S. and Iranian forces continued to trade tit-for-tat maritime strikes on each others' shipping interests, though at smaller scale. This time, U.S.
Liner shipping sells predictability. Published schedules, fixed rotations, guaranteed port calls—these are the commercial promises that drive shipper decisions. When chokepoint disruptions force carriers to reroute entire service strings, those promises collide with operational reality.
Real-world test data suggests that AI watchkeeping assistance systems can make shipping safer, reducing risk of collision during challenging navigation scenarios. But the tech's advocates say that it is by no means a substitute for skilled mariners: it augments the abilities…
