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VIKAND and LEDGID announce partnership

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2026 | Maritime

VIKAND has partnered with LEDGID to help build a more connected digital ecosystem for seafarers, improving access to services, wellbeing support and future healthcare integration at sea.

AVS Global Ship Supply highlights the role of reliable supply in supporting crew wellbeing

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2026 | Maritime

AVS Global Ship Supply is marking Mental Health Awareness Month by highlighting the often-overlooked link between operational reliability and crew wellbeing at sea.

SAAM completes acquisition of 100% of Intertug

AJOT Newsroom | May 29, 2026 | Maritime

SAAM announced the final closing of the deal to purchase 30% of Intertug's companies operating in Colombia and Mexico, giving it 100% ownership of those subsidiaries.

Value Maritime and Neptune Lines partner on emissions reduction and carbon capture ready solution

AJOT Newsroom | May 28, 2026 | Green Shipping | Maritime

This will be the first installation of Value Maritime’s technology on pure car carrier vessels, with units fitted on Neptune Tharros and Neptune Ethos, each with a 4,700 RT capacity.

Three tankers reportedly attacked by drones in Black Sea, shipping agency says

Reuters | May 28, 2026 | Maritime

Drone attacks were reported on three tankers in the Black Sea on Thursday near Turkey's northern coast, shipping agency Tribeca said.

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Stas Margaronis | May 28, 2026

Will high fuel prices boost ZES battery ships?

Rising diesel prices and lower battery costs are accelerating interest in battery-powered inland shipping, as companies like ZES and Heineken invest in zero-emission vessels and swappable marine battery technology to transform European freight transport.

CMA CGM PSS - from China to West Africa

AJOT Newsroom | May 28, 2026 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

CMA CGM informs of the following Peak Season Surcharge (PSS):

Two Damen SARs 1605 FRP enter service with Brazilian Navy

AJOT Newsroom | May 28, 2026 | Maritime

On 18 May, the Brazilian Navy held an inauguration ceremony for the LSAR 02, a Damen Search and Rescue (SAR) Vessel 1605 in Vitória.

Women are not asking for a softer sea they are asking for a safer one, says MHSS as more females leave due to psychological burnout

AJOT Newsroom | May 28, 2026 | Maritime

Mental Health Support Solutions (MHSS), part of OneCare Group, is calling on the shipping industry to move beyond awareness campaigns and address the everyday conditions driving women out of maritime careers.

Xeneta Weekly Ccean Container Shipping Market Update

AJOT Newsroom | May 28, 2026 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

Early Xeneta data shows average spot rates on the Transpacific trade into US West Coast at the start of June are set to exceed +80% above pre-Middle East conflict levels.

HDR promotes Brent Moore to Waterfront Infrastructure Director

AJOT Newsroom | May 28, 2026 | Maritime | People | Appointments

Brent Moore, P.E., M.ASCE, has been named HDR’s waterfront infrastructure director.

Multraship launches state-of-the-art simulator and training centre in collaboration with Wärtsilä

AJOT Newsroom | May 28, 2026 | Maritime

Novatug has launched a brand new advanced simulator and training center.

COSCO products tanker leaving Strait of Hormuz, oil traffic still limited

Reuters | May 28, 2026 | Maritime | Bulk

An oil products tanker operated by Chinese shipping group COSCO was in the process of crossing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, after two crude tankers sailed in the past day, although oil traffic overall was still limited, shipping data showed.

Trump’s domestic shipping waiver has not cut gasoline prices by much, data shows

Reuters | May 27, 2026 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

President Donald Trump’s waivers allowing foreign-flagged ships to move oil and fuel between U.S. ports have had little impact on high domestic gasoline prices due to elevated shipping rates and the relatively small fuel volumes transported so far, a Reuters analysis found.

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