Shenzhen Port Group and Cosco Shipping have inked MoU to deepen cooperation on shipping, logistics and automobile exports.

Around 15% of normal traffic will be able access the Baltimore port with an additional channel as salvage works on the collapsed Key Bridge and stricken Dali continue.

Norwegian ballast water system manufacturer, Optimarin, has acquired Hyde Marine, part of Italy’s Industrie De Nora as the company lays out its corporate development strategy.

Euronav Ship Management Hellas’ managed vessels will be managed by Anglo-Eastern under a sale and purchase agreement.

The resurgence of Somalia piracy that has coincided with the Red Sea crisis is a cause for concern among the authorities.

Vessels transiting the Red Sea in face of Houthi attacks are strongly advised to disable AIS transponders and ensure vessels have no US, UK or Israeli links.

Following maintenance on the Gatun Locks in the first half of April the Panama Canal Authority plans to gradually increase transits to close to normal levels.

The US and UK have called for the immediate release of the container ship MSC Aries seized by Iran.

Twenty years after adoption the full implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC) is due in September but there are concerns that a significant number of vessels will still not meet the requirements.