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Singapore Authorises ITOCHU’s Ammonia Bunkering Trials At Major Shipping Hub
The Authorisation will become effective on May 15, 2026, for a trial period up to two years subject to MPA’s prevailing …
23 May 2026
U.S. Coast Guard, HSI Seize $6.4 Million Cocaine Shipment From Oil Tanker At Los Angeles Port
HSI arrested a 43-year-old Philippine national working on the vessel. He was charged with importation of a controlled su…
23 May 2026
Crew Of Sunken MSC Elsa 3 Ask Kerala Court To Leave India After 11-Month Detention
The vessel was carrying 643 containers, including calcium carbide and plastic nurdles, small plastic pellets used in man…
23 May 2026
Russian Spy Ship Spotted Near NATO Submarine Warfare Exercise In Norwegian Sea
The spy ship is fitted with advanced electronic surveillance systems to collect information and monitor radio communicat…
23 May 2026
European Union Expands Sanctions Targeting Iran Over Its Strait Of Hormuz Stance
The EU stated that the amended framework would enable it to impose certain restrictive measures on those connected with …
23 May 2026
Saudi Arabia Launches New Shipping Service As Hormuz Remains Blocked To Commercial Traffic
Saudi Arabia has been working to find alternative shipping routes since the US-Iran war began, leading to a global rise …
23 May 2026
U.S Forces Prepare To Strike Iran If Negotiations Fail, Stating Tolls In Strait of Hormuz Are ‘Not Acceptable’
Washington is preparing to resume strikes against Iran if negotiations fail again, claimed sources, even as diplomatic e…
23 May 2026
Swan Defence Partners with DNV to Boost India’s Shipbuilding Ambitions
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI) has entered into a strategic partnership with DNV to strengthen India’s…
23 May 2026
DNK Launches A-PNT Programme to Combat Navigation Signal Threats
Den Norske Krigsforsikring for Skib (DNK), Norway’s leading war risk mutual insurance provider, has introduced an indust…
23 May 2026
Adani Ports Acquires Jaypee Fertilisers Subsidiary for ₹1,500 Crore
APSEZ’s all-cash NCLT-route acquisition of JFIL brings 243 acres of industrial land in North India under its control — t…
23 May 2026
Panama Canal Nears Capacity as Gulf Shipping Reroutes
Vessel diversions triggered by Strait of Hormuz tensions are sending a surge of traffic through the Panama Canal, strain…
23 May 2026
India Rolls Out Emergency Measures to Ease Gulf Cargo Backlog
Ports, shipping lines, container freight stations, and customs authorities unite to clear mounting export backlogs as We…
23 May 2026
Gulf Shipping Under Review as Vessels Remain Stranded
Government holds back new deployments to West Asian waters as geopolitical tensions disrupt trade routes critical to Ind…
23 May 2026
Allcargo Terminals Reports 46 percent Y-o-Y Growth in FY26 PAT; Net Profit Rises 46 percent
Volumes increased to 7.23Lakh TEUs, a 7% Y-o-Y Growth Allcargo Terminals Limited has announced its financial results for…
23 May 2026
Dry Bulk Market: China Soybean Imports on the Rise
China’s leading role in terms of the global soybean import trade has increased so far in 2026, with a strong rebound dur…
22 May 2026
Strait of Hormuz closure risks greatest global energy supply shock in decades, Wood Mackenzie warns
A prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz poses the single greatest threat to global energy markets in decades, accord…
22 May 2026
Concern for container cargoes
Merchandised trade entered this year on an unexpectedly strong footing, propelled by high-tech manufacturing and contain…
22 May 2026
Drewry: World Container Index Up 6%
Rally in freight rates continued, with the composite index rising for the third week this month. Our detailed assessment…
22 May 2026
Will China Help Reopen Hormuz?
The long-awaited visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping took place on Thur…
22 May 2026
MAGPIE project demonstrates that safe ammonia bunkering in ports is possible
A new demonstration project in the Port of Rotterdam shows that ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering can be carried out safely…
22 May 2026
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