Crew Health. Heart Disease Costs Maritime Industry $100m a Year—But It’s Preventable
Cardiovascular conditions cause the highest crew illness costs and most fatalities, Gard report reveals.
- New leak. ClassNK Tightens Safety Rules for Hydrogen, Methanol Ships
- Belt. China’s $10.3bn Pinglu Canal Nears Launch
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Geopolitics. Colby’s South China Sea Pledge Leaves Manila Caught in Three-Way Bind
US Undersecretary of War Elbridge Colby brands the Philippines a "model ally".
Zimbabwe’s Deadliest Ferry Disaster: 94 Lives Lost
The government-owned Mbuya Nehanda ferry capsized on Lake Kariba with 180 passengers—double its 90-person capacity.
Conflicts
Smuggling. $65m Tax Heist: How 60 Smugglers Exploited Australia’s Sky-High Tobacco
Australian and Chinese authorities dismantle a syndicate that evaded $65m in duties using mislabelled shipping.
FSUI accuses. Indian Seafarers Forced Into Hormuz War Zone, Union Warns
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Investigation. ALAM Maritim CEO freed after 24-hour graft probe in Malaysia
Malaysia’s offshore oil and gas services provider ALAM Maritim Resources confirmed its CEO was briefly detained this.
Ports. $1.8bn Louisiana Terminal to Unlock Mega-Ships Blocked by 1958 Bridge
New Orleans secures federal permit for first greenfield container terminal on the US Gulf Coast in 20 years, designed to handle 24,000-TEU vessels currently barred by a 52-metre bridge.
Shipyards
Shipyards. Scotland’s Last Shipyard Cuts 70 Jobs as Ferries Finally Near Completion
Ferguson Marine announces voluntary redundancies for up to a quarter of its workforce.
Private equity’s. Antin Snaps Up Vigor Marine in $1B+ Shipyard Bet on US Navy Boom
Economy & Markets
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Abu Dhabi Moves to Take AD Ports Private in $8.6bn Buyout
The sovereign fund already controls three-quarters of the UAE’s fastest-growing port operator.
Earnings recoveryin Hapag Lloyd in Q2 despite substantial cost headwinds
Q2 spot rates and volumes significantly above Q1 levels
Peninsula and Evos Sign MOU to Develop Biofuel Storage Infrastructure in the Port of Algeciras
Partnership to develop dedicated biofuel storage infrastructure
World Economy
Shipping Industry Turns 70,000 Corruption Reports into AI-Powered Risk Tool
A Decade of Bribes, Now a Risk Algorithm For over ten years, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has quietly.
DP World Revenue Rises 13.1% to $12.7 Billion as Global Portfolio Navigates Trade Disruption
Global network delivers growth despite disruption to Middle East trade flows
Energy
Environmental disaster. Oman Scrambles to Clean Up Russian Shadow Fleet’s Oil Spill by Hand
A 12km stretch of protected coastline fouled as grounded tanker’s crude washes ashore near turtle and whale habitats.
bound4blue completes eSAIL® installation on groundbreaking South Pacific multipurpose vessel
Installation of 22m eSAIL® completed onboard innovative newbuild Na Hiro E Pae at Astilleros Armon Vigo
Renewables
Chinese shipyard. Everllence locks in Hudong-Zhonghua for LNG carrier design push
State-backed builder to engineer next-gen gas vessels as Everllence doubles down on clean-fuel fleet expansion.
Suez Canal Container Terminal signs landmark renewable energy agreement to power operations with solar and wind
Shipping & Offshore
Trump’s SMR. Corpus Christi Bets on Nuclear to Revive US Maritime Dominance
The Texas energy hub partners with DOT to test small modular reactors.
White House. Trump Pushes Navy to Scrap Ford-Class Carrier Design
After axing electromagnetic launch systems and weapons elevators.
Shipping. India’s 2027 Arctic Gambit: Why the Northern Sea Route Could Reshape
New Delhi plans its first cargo transit via Russia’s Arctic corridor in 2027, cutting voyage times by half and challenging Western trade dominance as geopolitical tensions rise.
Acquisition. DFDS acquires RoPax ferry Stena Vinga
DFDS strengthens its fleet by acquiring passenger and freight ferry Stena Vinga. Stena Vinga is currently chartered by DFDS and will continue to operate on the Jersey service.
Containers
CMA CGM Group to acquire a 20% stake in EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg (CTH)
A leading player in Northern Europe’s container shipping market, CMA CGM Group further strengthens its port terminal network with this strategic investment in Hamburg
Lloyd’s List 2025: Port Said, Alexandria in top 100
Maritimafrica reports that the ports of Port Said and Alexandria are included in Lloyd’s List’s 2025 classification of the world’s top 100 container ports; the brief item discloses no ranks, figures, or methodology.
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