Baltic Exchange issued its reports for the last week, 22-26 Nov 2021, to provide information about the tanker and bulk market performance.

According to reports by the BBC, the UN has repeatedly ignored requests from bereaved families for information to help the official investigation into the Beirut port explosion.

Chinese firm Yunzhou Tech created a technology that would allow multiple drones to engage in "cooperative confrontation" with undesired surface vessels in order to "besiege and expel" them. 

After the conclusion of the IMO's MEPC 77, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) expressed its disappointment "that the words and commitments made by governments at COP26 have not yet been translated into action."

During the 77th Marine Protection Committee (MEPC77) session, IMO failed to revise its emissions reduction strategy for 2050, as further revision of the target will not take place until 2023.

In its monthly Safety Flashes, IMCA notes an incident where fuel oil hose burst during bunkering operations.

The movement of an internationally displaced community of I-Kiribati seafarers has been expedited by recent travel arrangements.

Viridos signed a joint agreement with ExxonMobil with the intent to bring Viridos’ low-carbon intensity biofuels toward commercial levels.

As part of its Safety Flashes, IMCA notes a case where a crewmember fell into water during gangway installation.

National Grid Electricity Transmission has partnered with Siemens to create a free online tool to help UK ports meet their net zero targets.