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Ship recyclers go from shortage to potential glut
Only 53 recycling facilities in India and Bangladesh have formal authorisation.
5 days ago
Ship recyclers go from shortage to potential glut
Only 53 recycling facilities in India and Bangladesh have formal authorisation.
5 days ago
Maritime workers face ‘verification tax’ on AI output, report says
Yet, almost none of their employers measure the cost.
Record orders push container fleet growth to 13.9% by 2027
Ships larger than 12,000 TEU make up 59% of capacity on order.
Engine orders before 2035 to lock in shipping fuels by 2050
Shipowners must build fleet strategy around fuel optionality.
Asia Pacific steel demand fuels dry bulk shipping rise to $425.6b
It accounted for 44.8% of the global market value in 2025.
Panama Canal drought forces carriers to cut loads, reroute via Cape
The rerouting added about 10 to 15 days to voyage times.
Asia‑Pacific emerges as dual hub in shipping’s fuel transition
China accounted for 17% of global ship carbon dioxide emissions.
Global bunker fuel market to hit $185b by 2035 on green fuel shift
LNG is the fastest-growing established fuel class.
India India takes global lead in ship recycling with 35% share
Recycling volume jumped to 2.99 million gross tonnes.
East Asia and Pacific maritime sector needs $460b investment by 2040, World Bank says
Fleet renewal alone will require some $280b.
Shipping urged to invest in fuel‑saving tech amidst future-fuel uncertainty
It cannot allow the absence of perfect policy certainty to become an excuse for inaction.
Tug boat values surge as supply vessels slip in split offshore market
Anchor handling tug supply units gained 9% to 17% tonnage in the first half of the year.
China ports hit record 310 million TEU on automation push in 2025
It now runs about 60 automated container terminals.
Shipping turns to AI to stop dangerous cargo at source
This prompted calls for tougher enforcement as false declarations threaten vessels.
Capacity, not demand, stalls shipbuilders' growth plans, report says
Green regulation added further pressure.
Singapore maritime market to hit $18.97b by 2031 as automation reshapes ports
Tuas Port eyes 65 million TEUs of annual capacity by the 2040s.
Shipbuilding boom runs into capacity wall
Chinese yards captured 70% of first-quarter orders as delivery slots tightened.
