Freight rates slipping in what should be peak season will be ringing alarm bells for the lines, but the current market glitch is not yet about demand, it’s about supply

European shipping, and shipping in general, should benefit from a strong EU policy focused on growth and securing competitiveness. But the delicate political coalition of forces Ursula von der Leyen secured to deliver her second five-year term are going to face headwinds and her promise to deliver comes with big caveats and even bigger question marks over the funding gap

Two separate cases of armed security on board ships, both targeted by uncrewed surface vessels, have highlighted the inconsistent approach to use of force and sparked calls for a comprehensive review of private security protocols

Despite claims that Hodeidah port was not affected by an Israeli air strike on Saturday, which saw a power station and fuel storage site go up in flames, no vessels have entered or exited the port since

IMO member states are still routinely failing to publish casualty investigations designed to improve safety standards and prevent accidents. However, there has been a 12% improvement in reports materialising over the past four years and a 5% uptick in the basic quality of those that do get published

The Japanese government is now having to look at more than 5,500 ships known to be equipped with engines delivered with falsified data. But with the entire Japanese engine manufacturing sector now under investigation, that number could grow significantly