Your Guide to the Maritime Industry
The Helm Report covers news, operations, and the people behind global maritime trade. Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned professional, we’re your comprehensive resource for understanding the world of shipping, ports, and ocean commerce.
The Industry
Learn the fundamentals — from shipping lanes and vessel types to port operations and liner alliances. Our educational content breaks down how the maritime world works.
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General Discussion · Shipping & Operations · Ports & Terminals
Industry News
Stay current with breaking maritime news, contract announcements, geopolitical developments, and the outside forces shaping global shipping.
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Current Events · Contracts & Deals · Geopolitical Factors
People
Meet the leaders, discover career paths, and explore the schools and programs developing the next generation of maritime professionals.
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Career Discussion · Maritime Education · Industry Leaders
Maritime News
- A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced legislation that would give U.S. merchant mariners working in international trade a tax break similar to the […]
- Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian-owned expedition ship in Svalbard at the request of Ukraine’s Naftogaz Group as the company seeks to enforce a $4.22 […]
- Industry-first analysis combines three years of GMDSS distress call data with almost 107,000 maritime safety broadcasts, revealing how extreme weather, operational pressures and geopolitical disruption […]
- ABB has been selected as the power, propulsion and automation technology partner for two new Ro-Pax ferries, to be named Kupe and Cook, which form […]
- VIKING has been appointed as Official Preferred Global Sales and Service Partner for the full range of respiratory protection equipment and mobile gas detection equipment […]
- Hong Kong-listed CSSC Shipping has signed up for ten 80,000 dwt bulk carrier newbuildings in China in a CNH3.235bn ($481m) fleet expansion. The ship leasing […]
- EuroHoldings has locked its two vintage feeder containerships into fresh period deals at $24,000 and $20,500 per day, adding around $24m of expected EBITDA as […]
- Dorian LPG has been linked to another major South Korean newbuilding move, with market sources placing the New York-listed owner behind three VLGCs worth KRW477.8bn […]
- The war around the Strait of Hormuz has entered an increasingly dangerous tanker-for-tanker phase, with the US striking Iranian state tankers in retaliation for attacks […]
- More than four in five seafarer deaths handled by Britannia P&I were caused by illness rather than accidents, with cardiovascular disease emerging as the biggest […]