Good morning, and welcome to my daily Panamax Post column. Another wet 10c morning here in London, but a very exciting day, with yesterday’s launch of Sedna Pulse, powered by Spot Ship AI technology

With this and so much more in the news, I wish you good fixtures and safe travels, and now for the news before the headlines

Sedna is launching a chartering solution designed to unlock market data from email inboxes

Iain Lower CB has been appointed Deputy Master & CEO of Trinity House, an organisation dedicated to the welfare, education and safety of mariners and a formidable supporter of London International Shipping Week 2025 

Toll Group expects unpredictable prices, schedules and reliability and has outlined nine trends that are expected to shape global supply chains in 2024

Joe Biden signed an executive order giving the US Coast Guard greater powers to police cyber security at ports

IKEA will increase its stockpiles to avoid shortages if container ships end up having to sail south of Africa throughout 2024

The @Panama Canal Authority has announced plans to allocate more than $8.5bn in capital investments towards sustainability projects over the next five years

The Biden administration condemned Yemen’s Houthi rebels in strong terms for continuing to attack merchant shipping 

The Port of Amsterdam, Port of Rotterdam and Port of Antwerp-Bruges will form hubs for biofuel deliveries to shipping from energy companies VARO Energy and Orim Energy

Shipping companies would be at a disadvantage in global competition if their seafarers were to be taxed regularly, warn German and Norwegian shipping associations

Pearlson Shiplift Corporation has been having a lot of success in the defense market, and not just in the United States

The Fishing Bureau of the Philippines has accused Chinese fishing vessels of using cyanide to devastate Scarborough Shoal

A sustainable seafood industry is crucial for indigenous communities globally as it plays a significant role in their culture, traditions, and way of life

A.P. Moller – Maersk has celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art, integrated cold chain facility at the Ruakura Superhub

Salvatore Mercogliano, Ph.D. -examines the loss of the barge Gulfstream being towed by the tug off the coast of Tobago 

The Port of Oakland has announced the appointment of Carolyn Almquist as its new Maritime Marketing Manager

Egypt finds itself grappling with severe economic ramifications as a crucial source of revenue, the Suez Canal Authority, witnesses a drastic decline in traffic

The International Chamber of Commerce has published a guide to combat and eliminate harassment and bullying in the maritime sector

J.P. Morgan, joining a string of famous companies bidding or selling in the very active capesize market

Thank you to Adis Ajdin Marcus Hand Vijay Krishna The Maritime Executive Offshore Marine jobs gCaptain