MF Shipping Group CEO Karin Orsel is ECSA's first female president.

ECSA names its first female president

The European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) has appointed its first female president. Karin Orsel stepped into the role for a two-year term on January 1, succeeding Philippos Philis on the conclusion of

Houthi attacks Security Council meeting

Houthis put on warning: Now what?

Yesterday saw growing international concern over the situation in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks on merchant ships caused more vessels to avoid the area and sent ocean freight rates soaring. While

Stinne Taiger Ivø says market needs WINDSEACON

Stinne Taiger Ivø named BIMCO deputy secretary general

The world’s largest shipping association, Copenhagen-headquartered BIMCO, has appointed its director of contracts & support, Stinne Taiger Ivø, as deputy secretary general, effective January 1, 2024. She succeeds Søren Larsen, who will

NTSB report report implicates cell phone use

NTSB reports on costly fishing vessel collision with containership

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that failure by its mate to maintain a proper lookout and conducting maintenance on critical equipment while underway led to an October 28, 2022 fishing

black carbon emissions

New technology accurately monitors vessels’ black carbon emissions

A Danish project involving Green Instruments A/S, the Danish Technological Institute and key maritime industry stakeholders has developed a real-time flue gas sensor technology to accurately measure black carbon emissions from ships.

Leth CEO

Inchcape takes majority stake in Suez transit specialist Leth

Inchcape Shipping Services, a portfolio company of private equity fund Epiris, reports that it has taken a majority share in Leth Suez Transit Ltd AS (Leth). Leth, with roots that go back

Maersk switches panama canal transits to rail land bridge

Maersk: Red Sea transits paused

As had been widely expected, following last week’s Houthi attacks on the Maersk Hangzhou, Maersk today officially notified customers that it is pausing all Maersk Red Sea/ Gulf of Aden transits until

ship that suffered cardo hold fire

Cargo hold fire breaks out on ship carrying lithium-ion batteries

A 410-foot vessel carrying a cargo that included lithium-ion batteries was today safely moored in Broad Harbor, Alaska, after a response that began when it reported a cargo hold fire at 4.40

USS Gravely shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired towards Maersk Hangzhou

10 Houthis killed in attack on Maersk Hangzhou

Underscoring the continuing threats facing commercial shipping in the Red Sea, U.S. Central Command has reported on two attacks by Houthis on the Maersk Hangzhou containership. In the second, ten Houthis died.

tanker with graphene hull coating

Stolt Tankers claims graphene hull coating world first

Stolt Tankers says that is the first shipping company in the world to apply a cutting-edge sustainable coating based on graphene to the hull of a chemical tankers, its 30,000 dwt Stolt

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