Business

Malaysia

Singapore Strait Boardings Fall After Crackdown but New Risks Emerge

Alexa Laguna - December 1, 2025

Direct Engagement with IMP Boosts Law Enforcement. CCTV Evidence Leads to Arrests of Two Criminal Gangs. Enhanced Patrols Drive Sharp Decline in Incidents. From 2019 to 2024,...

Digitalization

Inmarsat Maritime presents the next phase of the Nexus evolution with the ViaSat-3 network

Akira Nakamura - December 1, 2025

Inmarsat Maritime, a ViaSat company, unveiled the next phase in the evolution of its NexusWave linked connectivity service, following the launch of the ViaSat-3...

Japan

ClassNK CERTIFIES LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN COUPLER

Alexa Laguna - December 1, 2025

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) and TB Global Technologies have jointly developed a ship-to-shore coupler for liquefied hydrogen (LH2) transport. A prototype coupler has passed development...

Energy

Singapore Achieves Successful Trial of TR 129 Methanol Bunkering Standard

Monica Germany - December 1, 2025

Singapore | December 01, 2025 – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has successfully achieved the operational validation of its new Technical...

Cuba

Dominican Republic Maintains Heightened Health Controls at Ports

Carlos Martinez - December 1, 2025

Authorities Strengthen Surveillance and Inter-Agency Coordination. Vector Control Intensified in and Around Port Facilities. Shipboard Inspections Target Sanitary and Mosquito Risks. With dengue cases still on the...

Finance

Lega amendment to the Budget Law to cover the extra costs of phase A for the new Genoa Dam

Monica Germany - December 1, 2025

One month before the deadline, the Government is trying to allocate the 160 million euros needed to freeze the dispute with Pergenova Breakwater, the...

Chile

TPV begins 2025-2026 fruit export season with inaugural call of new Cool Carriers reefer vessel

Carlos Martinez - December 1, 2025

By Andrés Orrego Siebert Terminal Portuario Valparaíso (TPV) has begun the 2025-2026 fruit export season with reefer vessels with the inaugural call of the Koru,...

Italy

Crociere, Paroli rejects the 3 euro municipal tax. Salis: a contribution to the city’s management costs.

Akira Nakamura - December 1, 2025

The Port System Authority intervenes in support of shipowners and operators. The Mayor of Genoa defends the measure and clarifies: “The surcharge is the...

Finance

Fund for the exodus of port workers, a small step forward in Rome

Carlos Martinez - December 1, 2025

Deputy Minister Rixi convened an inter-ministerial table with the MEF, the State Accounting Office, and the Ministry of Labor, unions, and employer associations. The...

China