Electronic bill of lading (eBL) adoption has reached 51.1%, according to the FIT Alliance’s 2026 global survey, up from 49.2% in 2024 and 33% in 2022. BIMCO is a founding member of the alliance. The findings indicate that eBL use is becoming more established: 11.2% of respondents now use eBLs exclusively, compared with 7.5% in …

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The Zero Emission Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA) has delivered 82,000 mtCO2-equivalent (mtCO2e) in emissions reductions in 2025 and 2026 under its first low-emission shipping tender with Hapag-Lloyd, which concluded this month. The reductions were achieved through the use of liquefied biomethane (LBM) across eight international shipping voyages under 17 contracts between Hapag-Lloyd and ZEMBA members. …

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Around 6,000 seafarers remain trapped near the Strait of Hormuz, as attacks on commercial vessels intensify and concerns grow over the safety of crews caught in the continuing conflict between the US and Iran, according to the head of the UN’s maritime agency. International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez warned on Sunday that conditions …

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All countries should enjoy freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, China and Djibouti said in a joint statement following a meeting of their foreign ministers in Beijing, expressing concern about the deteriorating security situation. Djibouti sits on the other side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait from Yemen, where …

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