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Oil Spill Response Under Way Near Pass a Loutre, Louisiana   On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard launched a response to a spill near an oil production site in the Bird’s Foot of the Mississippi Delta.  The spill is located near the Garden Island Bay Production Facility, a marshland well collection point near Pass a…

Unprecedented Bleaching Event Affects 84 Percent of World’s Corals   One year after the official declaration of the fourth global coral bleaching event, NOAA and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) have updated the initial impact of the catastrophe. From January 2023 to March 2025, the bleaching event has impacted 84 percent of the world’s reefs, with 82…

U.S.-China Tariff Spat Will Boost Brazil’s Exports – And Deforestation   [By André Duchiade] The trade dispute between the United States and China is weakening the US position in the Chinese market. Tariffs of more than 200% and mutual retaliation are also fuelling expectations that Brazilian agribusiness will expand exports to China, while environmentalists warn of increased pressure on forest…

Indian and Pakistani Navies Deploy as Tensions Rise In the wake of a terrorist attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, in which 26 tourists were killed by gunmen, both India and Pakistan have put their forces on alert in the expectation that India will launch reprisal attacks and that Pakistan will respond. The attack in Kashmir’s southern…

Op-Ed: To Save Bangladesh’s Recycling Industry, Phase In the HKC   Bangladesh ratified the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, known as the Hong Kong Convention (HKC), on 26 June 2023. The Convention will come into force globally on 26 June 2025. As one of the world’s largest ship recycling…

Many Injured and Killed in Huge Explosion in Iran’s Bandar Abbas Port   A huge explosion rocked the commercial port of Bandar Abbas in Iran at 12:00 on the morning of April 26. According to Iranian media reports it killed at least 14 people and six others are listed as missing. The number of people…

Med Marine Signs Five New Contracts to Kick Off 2025 Strong [By: MED MARINE] Starting the year with solid momentum, MED MARINE has signed five new tugboat contracts with operators in Italy, Greece, and Spain—strengthening its presence across Europe and underscoring its commitment to delivering high-performance solutions tailored to regional needs. In January, MED MARINE…

Shipping Industry and Corporate Leaders Gather at the Port of Los Angeles [By:  International industry leaders came together at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles on April 16th for the annual Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies (BWBS) Awards Ceremony, which recognized the top-performing shipping lines for the 2024 season and celebrated 10 seasons…

Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping Championing a Green Maritime Transition [By: Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping] The Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping (HKCoS) convened the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Clean Energy Supply Chain Conference today at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, its academic partner, launching an event that brought together over…

CMA CGM Acquires Controlling Share of Brazilian Terminal Operator French shipping group CMA CGM reports it has closed the first stage in its planned acquisition of Santos Brasil, a multi-terminal operator in Brazil including the Port of Santos. CMA CGM announced in September 2024 its intention to acquire the company first buying shares from an…

CGM CMA Acquires Controlling Share of Brazilian Terminal Operator French shipping group CMA CGM reports it has closed the first stage in its planned acquisition of Santos Brasil, a multi-terminal operator in Brazil including the Port of Santos. CMA CGM announced in September 2024 its intention to acquire the company first buying shares from an…

Kpler Closes Spire Maritime Acquisition as UK Proceeds with Investigation The on-again-off-again acquisition of the maritime business from Spire Global by Kpler closed on Friday, April 25, the agreed date in a settlement between the two sides, but not without a new wrinkle to the contentious combination. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed…

India Inaugurates Large Cruise Terminal in Mumbai to Grow Industry   India is making a major statement in its quest to become a global cruise tourism destination with the inauguration of the country’s largest terminal at Mumbai Port. After eight years of construction and ?556 crores ($67 million) of investment, the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal…

S&P Global to Acquire ORBCOMM’s AIS Business to Strength Maritime Offerings   S&P Global agreed to acquire the Automatic Identification System (AIS) data services business of ORBCOMM in a move designed to strengthen its supply chain and maritime offerings. It points to the growing uncertainties in global supply chains saying the acquisition as well as…

US Donates Decommissioned Cutters to Tunisia to Bolster Regional Security   The U.S. government is continuing its support to strengthen the capabilities of the Tunisian armed forces to enable them to respond effectively to a fragile security situation and a worsening immigrant crisis in the northern Africa region. According to U.S. officials in Tunisia for…