Jim Wilson

Middle East Update 2026-07-10 Iranian forces have launched missile attacks on U.S. interests across the Middle East, following an attack by U.S. Central Command. American forces attacked Iran after a series of attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Centcom alleged that the Iranians had attacked the Al Rekayyat, the Wedyan, and the...

Shipping line CMA CGM has named the CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, which is the largest French-flagged Containership. The Notre Dame is the first in a series of ten vessels of 24,000 TEU and powered by liquefied natural gas. It will operate on the French Asia Line service between Asia and Europe. The ship measures nearly...

Liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in the Port of Hamburg. With this agreement, the company confirms that it will use the available infrastructure whenever possible and continue to integrate Onshore Power Supply (OPS) into operational vessel management. The agreement applies to...

Oveseas Orient Container Line’s first methanol dual-fuel boxship, the OOCL Wisdom, has completed its first its first green methanol bunkering and has begun its maiden voyage at Qingdao Port, China. OOCL Wisdom is the first in a series of seven methanol dual-fuel container vessels. With a maximum capacity of 24,168 TEU, it is currently the...

By Pacific International Lines. Pacific International Lines has recently marked a significant milestone in its fleet renewal programme with the twin naming ceremony of its newest 13,000 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels, Kota Elok and Kota Elan, at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai. Kota Elok was named by Ms Chan Wai Ching, Chief Corporate Officer of...

John Denholm CBE has unanimously been elected as the Chair of the Board of the International Chamber of Shipping. The decision was made by the ICS Board of Directors at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting, held at Palazzo Valentini in Rome, Italy. John Denholm succeeds Emanuele Grimaldi, President and Managing Director of Grimaldi Euromed SpA,...

A Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop a 50,000 MR tanker incorporating wind-assisted propulsion has been signed by Lloyd’s Register, K Shipbuilding, bound4blue, and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR). The concept will incorporate bound4blue’s eSAIL technology, which uses suction sail principles to harness wind energy and deliver direct thrust, to improve efficiency,...

International shipping is going to get more expensive shortly as the Suez Canal Authority is imposing a 12% increase on existing surcharges on transit dues for all ships (except passenger ships) from 15 July. According to the International Chamber of Shipping, the 12% increase in existing surcharges which are imposed on top of transit dues,...

Membership organisation OCIMF has announced the appointment of Don Davis as its new Managing Director. OCIMF promotes the safe and environmentally responsible transportation and handling of oil, petrochemicals, gas and emerging fuels, and in related offshore marine operations. Mr Davis will join OCIMF on secondment from Chevron and assume the role on 1 July 2026....

Our 2026 Winter Magazine is now available! Articles include: From the Bridge – the review by Capt Noronha of events since our last edition! Autonomous shipping – 12 pages of analysis by Shipping Australia’s autonomous shipping expert, Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh Coastal shipping – doctoral candidate Susan Oommen sets out her detailed insights on Australia’s coastal sector!...