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Bauxite storm brewing for capesizes
The seaborne bauxite trade – one of dry bulk shipping’s most reliable growth engines over the past five years – is facin…
12 May 2026
DSV Capital Markets Day – new ambitious targets disclosed
Danish freight forwarder DSV has set new ambitious targets for its Schenker integration – on top of existing Dkr9bn syne…
12 May 2026
Panama Canal slot auctions hit record $4m
Auction prices for priority Panama Canal transits have climbed to an unprecedented $4m per vessel as geopolitical turmoi…
12 May 2026
Geopolitical shocks tighten geared bulker availability
The minor bulks panel at last month’s Geneva Dry 2026 turned into a broader debate on how shifting commodity flows, geop…
12 May 2026
Shipping faces decade-defining split as geopolitics, overcapacity and decarbonisation collide
The global shipping industry is entering one of its most uneven periods in decades, according to the latest Shipping Mar…
12 May 2026
Economou tied to VLGC newbuild slots in South Korea
Greek shipowner TMS Cardiff Gas is being linked to an order for two dual-fuel very large gas carriers (VLGCs) at South K…
12 May 2026
Knutsen stacks LNG orderbook higher with Hanwha Ocean deal
Norwegian shipowner Knutsen Group is being linked to another LNG carrier order at South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean, further ex…
12 May 2026
Fire hits California offshore platform amid Trump drilling push
A fire broke out early Monday on the non‑operational natural gas platform Habitat, located some 13 km offshore from Sant…
12 May 2026
Dolphin Drilling firms up $150m semisub deal with Harbour Energy
Norwegian offshore rig owner Dolphin Drilling has secured a new long-term contract with Harbour Energy for the semisubme…
12 May 2026
NextGeo wins Central Mediterranean deal
Italy’s Next Geosolutions (NextGeo) has secured a new contract worth about €10m ($11.8m) for survey work tied to a subse…
12 May 2026
IIM-A Prof. Debjit Roy Bags Wickham Skinner Award, Elevates India’s Logistics Research
Prof. Debjit Roy from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has clinched the prestigious Wickham Skinner E…
12 May 2026
Hormuz Blockade Traps 79% of Stranded Container Ships After Two Months
Two months into the Strait of Hormuz blockade—sparked by Iran closing the chokepoint on February 28, 2026—roughly 40 of …
12 May 2026
Nepal Diplomats Tour JNPA, Eye Vadhvan for Trade Boost
awaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) welcomed a senior delegation from Nepal’s Consulate General, led by Consul General…
12 May 2026
Modi Links West Asia Calm to Cheaper Fuel, Gold, and Smoother Maritime Trade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday connected the de-escalation of West Asia tensions to direct gains for India’s eco…
12 May 2026
Pharmaceutical exporters to benefit from Maersk’s first dedicated reefer rail service from Hyderabad to Mumbai
A weekly cold-chain rail corridor from the pharmaceutical hub of Hyderabad to the Nhava Sheva Port will deliver predicta…
12 May 2026
Photos Appear to Show Fire Aboard Iranian VLCC Disabled by U.S. Navy
New images circulating online appear to show damage and an active fire aboard the Iranian tanker Sea Star III days after…
11 May 2026
Rebalancing the liquids markets amid SOH disruption
In this Market Pulse, we analyse how the market is rebalancing after the removal of around 20 Mbd of flows through the S…
11 May 2026
Tanker Market Volatility Could Ramp Up After UAE’s OPEC Exit
The tanker market’s volatility could increase in the long-term, after UAE’s decision to exit OPEC. In its latest weekly …
11 May 2026
Striking the balance between profits and prosperity
For decades, the shipping industry operated as an invisible, ultra-efficient heartbeat of a globalising world, existing …
11 May 2026
How a handful of chokepoints came to dominate the world economy
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in February once again demonstrated how volatile global trade flows are—and not just…
11 May 2026
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