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The documentary committee of BIMCO has approved revisions to its war risk clauses for voyage and time charters to reflect changes in the geopolitical challenges facing the shipping industry.

The European airspace is one of the busiest and most complex in the world. As traffic demand continues to rise, it is important that all airspace users are able to be seen while flying and are also able to see each other. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has therefore worked with aviation authorities to launch two new initiatives to increase visibility and operational safety for General Aviation (GA) operators.

Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the Central American country to wrest control of canal facilities caught up in a diplomatic tug-of-war between the US and China.

Global container growth is set to head into a hard reverse this year on the back of the tariff war initiated by Donald Trump, the American president, which is already seeing noticeable cargo booking cancellations in Asia. 

Donald Trump’s 10% tariffs across all countries came into effect Saturday, with stock markets in Asia taking another battering today. Wednesday will see the much higher so-called reciprocal US tariffs come into effect with listed shipping companies facing up to the realities of an impending global trade war. 

Aviation authorities across Africa have agreed to transform air transport by prioritizing the implementation of ICAO’s digitalization initiatives and the emergence of stronger regional networks following discussions led by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Yaoundé, Cameroon. 

Human error contributes to nearly 80% of maritime accidents. Despite the industry’s reputation for precision and discipline, safety still depends on the people doing the work—their judgment, stamina, and ability to perform under pressure. The importance of mariners’ well-being has gained more attention in recent years, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But while awareness has increased, the tools we use to assess risk haven’t kept pace.

Airports Council International has today released the annual results on carbon performance and participation trends for its global carbon management standard for airports, Airport Carbon Accreditation.

The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) has taken action by deregistering 107 vessels from its registry due to international sanctions violations, with an additional 18 vessels in the pipeline for de-registration.

The move comes as part of Panama’s aggressive stance against sanctions evasion, particularly following the implementation of an Executive Decree issued last October. This new regulatory framework empowers the PMA to immediately cancel vessel registrations when ships or their owners appear on international sanctions lists.

Of the 50 largest container shipping lines in the world in the year 2000, only 24 are still in existence, according to new research from Denmark’s Sea-Intelligence. 

The capacity operated by these surviving carriers has grown dramatically.  Overall, they have grown their collective capacity from 2.5m teu in 2000 to 26.7m teu in 2025, 983% capacity growth over 25 years, equalling 10% growth on average, every single year for 25 years. 

Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, is pleased to announce the results of its latest annual survey, “Air Travelers in America,” conducted by Ipsosin January 2025. The report collects vital statistics about air travel and consumer preferences for all of 2024.

The global shipping industry should be open to working with a new group of insurers that emerged to support Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, provided they follow best practice, according to a leading maritime group.