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The shadow fleet consists of ships that are sanctioned by governments, or who are associated with sanctioned entities, such as shippers or brokers or owners. They’ve needed to be able to show a registration to get insurance or to enter ports. But they need a flag state that isn’t going to ask very many questions. And that is not going to enforce the nation’s rules on your ship. And that isn’t…

There’s a lot more attention being paid to Flag States for shipping, and what kind of job they’re doing to police their members. Much of the attention is due to the abuse of flag state status by companies and owners who want to avoid being caught up in sanctions. Sanction regimes from major powers, US, UK, EU Paris MOU, and Tokyo MOU, are getting more strict, and exposing companies to much more…

We are seeing quite a few announcements of green maritime fuels projects that seem viable. Ammonia is one of those, provided it can be produced in a green fashion. CMB.Tech, one of the maritime shipping and services firms that features sustainable options, has initiated an effort that will begin in January 2026. CMB.Tech announced it will buy green ammonia from the China Energy Engineering Group…

Here’s an example of route changes now occurring due to disruptions and freight relocation. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are dropping Baltimore from their TA3 transatlantic container service, and adding Philadelphia. The new rotation is Southampton – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Wilhelmshaven – Newark – Norfolk – Philadelphia – St. John – Southampton. The new schedule kicks off with the sailing of the Maersk…

Here’s an example of route changes now occurring due to disruptions and freight relocation. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are dropping Baltimore from their TA3 transatlantic container service, and adding Philadelphia. The new rotation is Southampton – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Wilhelmshaven – Newark – Norfolk – Philadelphia – St. John – Southampton. The new schedule kicks off with the sailing of the Maersk…

Companies have done a lot of work on supply chains in the last year to improve their resilience to geopolitical glitches. It’s been hard work to diversify suppliers to different countries to lessen risk. But another form of risk is control of the terminals and transfer points on shipping routes. The article here notes that the port of Shanghai in China has grown at over 6% annually, even though…

The UN Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) final Global Trade Update of 2025 is a very interesting report. Far from the death of international marine trade, the volume (by value) is surging 7% in 2025. That’s largely due to the increased trade between Asia and the developing world, largely in the South and Africa. US trade is distinctly off, but that’s not stopping the rest of the world from…

The Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum have issued a new report At a Crossroads: Annual Progress Report on Green Shipping Corridors 2025. Green shipping corridors are a very impactful way of moving toward zero emissions in the maritime area. They can coordinate many players by providing a specific attainable goal— zero emissions on a specific route for specific ship types.…