Singapore giant PSA International retains its number one position in the global container port rankings as it closes in on becoming the first operator to exceed 70m teu on the equity-based count

ABS has overtaken DNV to become the largest class society in terms of gross tonnage in service, while CCS has risen from sixth to fifth position, replacing BV

Lloyd’s List analyses the most important, or influential, shipbroking companies, with Clarksons remaining at the top of the tree

Most shipmanagers will tell you quality is a better measure than fleet size alone; but increasing demands of training and keeping crew, advising on greener shipping and newbuildings, and improving diversity suggest size still matters

Shipping is used to the plodding and predictable approach of the International Maritime Organization, but the wrenching turns on tariffs and port fees took regulation from mundanity to mania

Liberia retains its spot as the largest flag state by gross tonnes and increases the gap from Panama; Singapore grows a massive 24% to overtake Hong Kong in fourth place

The sheer disruption that Starlink has caused in the maritime industry earns chief operations officer Gwynne Shotwell first place in this year’s list

BNP Paribas has consolidated transport lending under Bertrand Dehouck, who now oversees the world’s largest shipping portfolio, valued at about $23bn, and tops the list. He displaces Bocom Leasing, which has fallen amid geopolitical pressures on China’s ship-leasing sector, highlighted by the hit from US special port fees

Thanks to a stipulation in most shipping contracts that disputes be settled under English law, London maintains its place as the world’s leading centre for shipping litigation. But the US has been prominent in 2025, too

Nobody likes paying marine insurance premiums. But nobody hates marine insurance payouts