News
The unprecedented plight of seafarers in the Hormuz crisis
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (664+ words) Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world's oldest newspaper, Lloyd's List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for…...
Case made for maritime as the last great uninvested industry
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (211+ words) Specialist maritime venture fund Motion Ventures has published its full investment thesis for the first time in its five-year history, making the case that shipping is on the cusp of a technology transformation driven not by industry enthusiasm but by…...
Partnership targets real-time optimisation of shipboard networks
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (307+ words) Telenor Maritime and Quvia are expanding their partnership on AI-driven connectivity optimisation, following a successful proof of concept that delivered measurable improvements in network performance and passenger experience. Joint solutions between Telenor Maritime and Quvia are already in use on…...
AI cuts close calls at sea as Orca AI'North Standard study shows sharp safety gains
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (391+ words) A joint study by Orca AI and P&I club North Standard is putting hard numbers behind a trend many operators have been watching: AI is starting to shift how ships are run on the bridge. Looking at 139 container vessels…...
Mast Chain: Ship tracking enters the sharing economy
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (552+ words) With vessel tracking dominating headlines amid the ongoing Hormuz crisis, a quietly published experiment from the UK coastline raises a question with significant implications for global maritime security: can AIS coverage evolve from a centrally managed system into a distributed,…...
Maritime Authority of Jamaica flags digital gap as safety risk
1+ week, 4+ day ago (282+ words) The Maritime Authority of Jamaica has warned that paper-based processes are no longer viable in modern maritime operations, highlighting growing operational and safety risks as the industry moves deeper into 2026. The authority said operators must now be able to show…...
Bulk carrier banned from Australia over unpaid wages
1+ week, 4+ day ago (152+ words) The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is warning maritime employers that failure to meet minimum standards for seafarers" living and working conditions may result in serious consequences. Employers are required to provide the timely payment of wages, safe accommodation, adequate…...
Burning ships, smoke, and the limits of decarbonisation
1+ week, 4+ day ago (889+ words) When emissions come from conflict, who pays? Sunil Kapoor investigates. It was a Friday evening. I was still in the office, working late to meet the EU ETS compliance deadline for reporting emissions for the year 2025ironically for a vessel that…...
Global orderbook hits 17-year high
1+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) In the medium term, the already swelling orderbooks across several large shipping sectors could contribute to a slowdown in newbuilding contracting. Long lead times at shipyards and high newbuilding prices, combined with high market uncertainty concerning the Red Sea and…...
Motion Ventures unveils platform to streamline maritime investment decisions
1+ week, 5+ day ago (153+ words) Splash247 Motion Ventures has unveiled a new digital platform aimed at tackling one of the most time-consuming challenges in investment: turning fragmented data into actionable decisions. Dubbed Motion Intelligence, the system is designed to compress the full investment workflow into a…...