Three vessels were damaged in two separate ship collisions near Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port on September 29, highlighting the importance of maritime safety and safe shipping operations in busy anchorage areas.
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Three Louisiana shipyards will build 30 unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) for the U.S. Navy following successful at-sea testing, expanding the service’s focus on autonomous ships and maritime technology.
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Corn ethanol could become a viable marine fuel for ocean-going vessels, potentially creating a major new market for US corn producers, according to a report by the National Lab of the Rockies.
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Ambassador Cruise Line is expanding its European cruise business into Germany with the acquisition of Oceania Cruises’ 670-passenger Sirena, marking a major step into one of Europe’s largest cruise markets.
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Rhine River water levels fell to record lows over the weekend, putting pressure on a major shipping and logistics route for energy and industrial commodities across central Europe and driving freight costs higher.
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The Xi-Trump summit in Washington has given the global shipping industry, maritime trade and international supply chains temporary relief.
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The oceans drive the world economy. More than 80% of global trade moves by ship, and roughly 99% of transcontinental data traffic runs through cables laid on the ocean floor (Bueger & Edmunds, 2024). Behind every safe voyage lies an extensive body of maritime law, commonly known as maritime admiralty law, built to protect lives, cargo, and the marine environment.
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Iran has offered a seven-day deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global shipping, oil transportation and energy trade, but US President Donald Trump has rejected the proposal.
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The Pakistan Navy has seized more than 2,800 kilograms of narcotics worth approximately $750 million during a joint counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea.
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A boat capsizing on Lake Tanganyika has killed 41 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), while 49 others have been rescued.
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A Panama-flagged container ship has completed the inaugural voyage of a new direct China-Vietnam shipping route, linking southwest China with Vietnam’s Mekong Delta through a river-sea service.
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More than 200 business, trade and maritime shipping organizations are urging the U.S. administration to extend the suspension of Section 301 tariffs and port fees on Chinese-built vessels.
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Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has invited vanaspati manufacturers to establish an edible oil industrial city at Port Qasim, as the government seeks to facilitate industrial investment, manufacturing, exports and private-sector development at the port.
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A maritime safety investigation has identified critical vessel flooding, stability and emergency-response failures following the foundering of the longline fishing vessel Argos Georgia, approximately 190 nautical miles east of Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands.
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World Maritime Day 2026 is highlighting the critical importance of maritime safety, shipping regulations, maritime security and regulatory compliance as the global shipping industry faces growing geopolitical risks and disruption to international trade.
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