Maritime News

Blue Communications Acquires Saltwater Stone in Strategic Maritime PR Expansion

Blue Communications, a specialist B2B PR provider for commercial maritime and renewable industries, recently acquired Saltwater Stone. Saltwater has been providing marine leisure PR since 1982 with offices located in Poole under their name while adding services. This acquisition expands Blue's global reach in the $43 billion marine leisure market while at the same time expanding their global reach by adding another service offering from Saltwater Stone under their name - making the acquisition even more advantageous to them than initially planned.

Impact Subsea Celebrates King's Award Presentation and Growth Milestones

Impact Subsea recently marked an important milestone with the formal presentation of the King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade by Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeen. Amid rapid expansion, Impact Subsea launched its ISP360 Profiling Sonar and relocated to larger facilities while unveiling hiring initiatives ahead of its 10th anniversary celebrations and signing an exclusive distributor agreement with M2Ocean Solutions - all hallmarks of subsea sensor technology excellence.

Containership Charter Rates Remain Stable as 2025 Nears with Resilience across Segments

At the close of 2025, the containership charter market demonstrated remarkable resilience despite freight market headwinds, with one-year time charter rates remaining steady or slightly up across feeder, midsize, and large vessel segments despite freight market headwinds. MSI reports highlight tight supply conditions as a reason for rate stability; however, 2026 deliveries could potentially decrease prices further. Multipurpose rates also showed modest gains throughout 2025 until December.

China Announces Sanctions against 20 US Defense Firms Over Taiwan Arms; Finnish Customs Investigates Sanctions Violators

China responded to US arms sales to Taiwan with asset freezes and transaction bans against 20 US defense companies and 10 executives, as retaliation. Finland Customs also launched an investigation on structural steel cargo aboard detained vessel Fitburg from 2022-2024 for possible violations against sanctions regulations; all these events demonstrate increasing maritime and trade compliance pressures heading into 2026.

Maersk Advances Sustainability and Capacity with Mega Vessel Call in Ghana and Reefer Rail Expansion in India

Maersk achieved numerous milestones during December 2025, such as the historic call of its 17,480 TEU methanol vessel Beijing Maersk at Ghana's Tema Port, launch of new reefer rail services in India, appointment of new North America president, and signalling plans to resume Red Sea transits in response to resilient market conditions across regions. All these achievements reflect Maersk's dedication to sustainability, capacity, and supply chain reliability.

ABS Leads 2025 Classification Societies Ranking, as CCS Rises and ClassNK Announces Leadership Shift

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has overtaken DNV to become the largest classification society by gross tonnage on Lloyd's List 2025 rankings, while China Classification Society (CCS) advanced from fifth place into sixth position. ClassNK appointed new leadership effective March 2025 while CCS signed an AIP with Silverstream Technologies for air lubrication tech - these trends signal innovation across top societies regarding nuclear propulsion technology, alternative fuels, and decarbonisation efforts.

Jan De Nul Wraps Key 2025 Offshore Cable Campaigns and Releases Record Cable-Layer Capacity Capacity Capacity.

Jan De Nul Group successfully completed its 2025 installation campaign at TenneTs DolWin Kappa substation, installing 37 km of HVAC cables for German North Sea wind farms. They also launched Fleeming Jenkin as the worlds largest cable-laying vessel and secured Formosa 4 wind farm export cable contracts in Taiwan - milestones which further Europes renewable energy grid connections.