The hidden trauma of piracy
Piracy leaves scars you cannot see and the maritime industry still treats it as a footnote, argues Alexander Dimitrevich, a clinical psychiatrist at Mental Heal...
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Behind the strategy of Libya’s Misurata port expansion
Italian-Qatari partnership positions Central Mediterranean gateway as influence projection rather than commercial competition with Morocco’s transshipment dom...
AD Ports Group signs MoU with Nigeria
AD Ports Group will explore strategic collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The initiative follows a meeting between AD Po...
Imabari Shipbuilding delivers 40,000 DWT bulk carrier SANNOMINE
Imabari Shipbuilding has delivered the 40,000-deadweight-ton bulk carrier SANNOMINE, completed at I-S Shipyard Co., Ltd. The vessel features a double-hull, box-...
Modec taps DOF for FPSO mooring gig off Guyana
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won a turn-key contract award with Modec’s Guyana arm for the provision of mooring pre-lay for the Hammerhead FPSO pro...
Samos Energy buys FSO in Southeast Asia from Altera
Singapore-based upstream energy investment firm Samos Energy has executed a ship sale agreement for the acquisition of the FSO Suksan Salamander from Altera Inf...
Sinokor to top VLCC operator charts following stunning S&P raid
Sinokor’s stunning raid in the tanker sale and purchase markets over the past six weeks is on course to make the Korean shipowner the largest operator of VLCC...
Maersk and Bill Gates back American battery pioneer
Houston-based Fleetzero has successfully raised $43min Series A funding, led by Obvious Ventures with participation from a powerhouse coalition of investors, in...
Everllence to supply compressors for MODEC FPSO offshore Brazil
Everllence will supply compressor technology for a new FPSO operated by MODEC offshore Brazil. The systems will support the Gato do Mato – Orca Project in...
Nordic American Tankers firms up Korean yard choice with Daehan deal
Nordic American Tankers has firmed up its move into new steel, signing contracts for two suezmax newbuildings in South Korea as the New York-listed owner contin...
Hambantota Port posts 175% cargo growth in 2025
Hambantota International Port (HIP) delivered strong growth in 2025, despite a challenging year for the global port industry.Total cargo volumes rose 175% year ...
Borderlands Mexico: Volatile trade, rising carrier costs reshaping shipping strategies
Borderlands Mexico is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week, Volatile trade, rising c...