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Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas cooled to about -162°C so that it becomes a liquid occupying roughly one six-hundredth of its gaseous volume. Liquefaction makes long-distance transport possible […]

Environmental compliance has become a major operational responsibility in modern shipping. Ships must comply not only with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships—MARPOL—but also with flag-state […]

07/02/2026 The updated mandatory performance standards introduce significant changes to design, construction, and operational requirements for pilot transfer arrangements. Existing vessels installed before January 2028 face retroactive compliance deadlines of […]

07/02/2026 The Climate Resilience Framework evaluates how exposed individual ships are to a wide range of plausible regulatory and market futures, addressing a gap left by today’s backward-looking assessment tools […]

Updated unified interpretations introduce stricter inspection and documentation rules, raising practical concerns for vessel operators. November 2026 – The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued revised unified interpretations for Permanent Means […]

The world’s oceans are the lifeblood of global commerce. Approximately 90 percent of international trade moves by sea, with more than 50,000 merchant ships transporting goods worth trillions of dollars […]

 06/16/2026 The global shipping industry is facing a silent crisis that is costing shipowners and operators millions of dollars and threatening the operational viability of ageing vessels. Port state control […]

Throughout human history, ports have served as the lifeblood of civilization—gateways through which goods, ideas, and cultures have flowed across oceans and continents. While nature has generously endowed some coastlines […]

Source: Ecosat Ports, harbours, marinas, tourism resorts, aquaculture facilities and coastal energy projects stand at the centre of global blue economy ambitions. Yet for decades, the conventional mooring infrastructure that […]

Published: June 10, 2026 Every day, more than 10 billion tonnes of ballast water are pumped into the holds of cargo ships around the world. This water—used to stabilize vessels […]