Maritime Transport The Panama Canal stores water in Gatún and Alhajuela lakes to maintain 38 daily crossings and prevent a drought linked to El Niño from once again stalling ships, raising freight rates, and putting pressure on global supply chains as occurred in 2023 and 2024. Carla Teles 24/05/2026 at 18:19
Maritime Wilson Sons deploys the WS Capella at the Port of Santos and boosts operations with a 70-ton tugboat designed to handle giant ships. Corporativo 14/05/2026 at 12:51
Agribusiness Fertilizers seized in Hormuz triggered a UN alert and reveal how a forgotten maritime route can disrupt crops, food, and millions of lives. Viviane Alves 11/05/2026 at 23:08
Construction A Boeing 747 freighter took off from China carrying 90 tons of oil equipment, including an 8-meter part, to Saudi Arabia because global shipping delays were already threatening to halt the client’s operations in the middle of the desert extraction field. Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 08/05/2026 at 16:53
Maritime Transport Turkey prepares “billion-dollar shortcut” in the Black Sea to relieve the Bosphorus and change the logic of global maritime routes amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz Caio Aviz 06/05/2026 at 18:08
Economy Brazilian second-crop corn ethanol receives IMO approval with a footprint of 20.8 g CO₂ per megajoule, surpasses the US, and gains an advantage in the race to supply ships with biofuel. Carla Teles 05/05/2026 at 14:57
Interesting facts Japan has just launched commercially the world’s first level 4 autonomous container ship, a 134-meter vessel that navigates autonomously on regular routes and could change coastal logistics. Alisson Ficher 27/04/2026 at 20:13
Interesting facts An electric ferry for 150 passengers and 36 knots of speed has already arrived in the waters of Belfast, gliding above the waves, and the Artemis EF-24 relies on hydrofoils to transform coastal crossings into faster and almost wake-free journeys. Alisson Ficher 24/04/2026 at 16:59
Naval Industry How a 131-ton, 11-meter propeller supports 90% of global trade and transforms the largest container ships on the planet. Caio Aviz 31/03/2026 at 12:20
Logistics and Transportation Thailand Plans $28 Billion Megaproject to Create Logistics Route Between the Indian and Pacific Oceans and Reduce Maritime Transport Time Out of the Malacca Strait by Up to Four Days Caio Aviz 06/03/2026 at 20:12
Maritime Transport China Launches 10,000-Ton Electric Container Ship with 19,000 kWh in Interchangeable Batteries and Autonomous Navigation for Coastal Trade Routes Caio Aviz 20/02/2026 at 17:33
Naval Industry Silent Crisis At Sea Gains Scale In 2025 With 410 Abandoned Oil Tankers Confirmed By ITF, Expansion Of So-Called Ghost Fleets, Strategic Use Of Flags Of Convenience, And Increased Global Pressure For Stricter Oil Transport Regulations Caio Aviz 19/02/2026 at 12:23