A major fire in the engine room of the "M/V Kavaratti" was reported to Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, Mumbai on 1st December.

According to Gard, its local correspondent in Brazil, Representacoes Proinde, informs that the global shortage of containers and port congestions are driving shipments of bagged refined Brazilian sugar back to bulk carriers.

The Board of Directors of the Association of German Shipowners (VDR) elected Dr. Gaby Bornheim as a president of the association, marking its first women president in its 114-year history.

K Line conducted a trial use of marine biofuel, supplied by global integrated energy company BP on its car carrier Polaris Highway.

USCG carried out a cyber-security exercise, where it established a team consiting of "hackers" to try and breach the service’s networks and systems. The efforts highlight weaknesses and show how adversaries can take advantage of them.

ABS, NYK, the Monohakobi Technology Institute and WinGD have started joint research for optimization of ship design by utilizing a battery-hybrid system to reduce GHG emissions from vessels.

In November 2021, the UK Supreme Court validated “unseaworthy” judgment in the high-level CMA CGM Libra case, redefining the landscape on dealing with cargo claims. The decision is expected to act as the starting point in any maritime case concerning “due diligence” and “seaworthiness” in a charterparty from now on.  

KONGSBERG has celebrated a world first by testing and verifying a full-scale, full-size, zero-emissions drivetrain powered by hydrogen fuel cells designed for ships and ferries.

The Japan Coast Guard and the South Korean Coast Guard saved 17 seafarers from a sinking bulker off Japan.

World leaders’ reactions to the Omicron variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at greater risk of collapse, warn international transport organisations and unions representing road, air and sea transport.