It can write your quotes for you and then handle the claims. But other than putting you out of a job, what’s not to like?

Elpi Petraki leaves a stronger and more globally connected Wista, but cautions that improved representation at the top does not mean equality has been achieved, with many regions still struggling to move beyond entrenched gender barriers

Lloyd’s List reporter Joshua Minchin asks why seafarers continue to be detained for extended periods over crimes in which they played little or no part

The Strait of Hormuz turmoil marks a critical juncture for shipmanagers, says Sebastian von Hardenberg, exposing the fragility of crew relationships and the need for deeper owner engagement as operational and welfare pressures intensify, in a flashpoint that will carry long-lasting implications for the sector long after the crisis passes

Negotiations with other countries will seek to extend measures beyond territorial waters

The long‑anticipated shortage of skilled seafarers is moving from a distant concern to an immediate threat — and unless the industry tackles it together, early investors in training may see their efforts undermined by poaching, speakers at Posidonia said.

No grounds for Equatorial Guinea to suspect VLCC of piracy

In Iraq, Basrah Oil Terminal and SPM Somo Terminal have ceased export operations

In Jordan, all operations remain normal at Aqaba port. Terminals, marine services, cargo handling and gate operations are functioning without disruption

Shipping ‘endlessly exciting’ as a career, Angeliki Frangou tells engineering graduates and that technology will enable a new era of ‘proactive reliability’

Fishing research vessel Hui Chuan was boarded by ‘unauthorised personnel’ yesterday and taken to Iranian waters