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Singamas CEO Teo Siong Seng indicted in container price-fixing probe
Singamas Container Holdings chairman and CEO Teo Siong Seng has now been indicted by the US Department of Justice (DoJ),…
22 May 2026
Australian Authorities Seize 373kg Drug Shipment Hidden Inside Diesel Generator At Port Botany
The consignment arrived from Mexico via Malaysia before being intercepted during a routine cargo inspection by Australia…
22 May 2026
Newport News Shipbuilding Chosen As Final Assembly Yard For Trump-Class Battleship
Parts of the first Trump-class battleship will be built at different manufacturing yards to ramp up construction process…
22 May 2026
Navy Invests $75 Million To Advance Submarine Combat Control Systems
The program supports the development of submarine combat control systems for future and active submarines.
22 May 2026
CENTCOM Says Abraham Lincoln Carrier Group Is Combat Ready Amidst U.S-Iran Ceasefire Talks
CENTCOM also shared images of fighter jets taking off from the aircraft carrier, showcasing U.S combat readiness.
22 May 2026
Freight rate recovery ‘more about demand than blanked sailings’
Container spot rate pricing momentum was firmly behind Asia-Europe carriers this week, with double-digit increases seen …
22 May 2026
Fifteen years of Cargolux results reveal air cargo’s uneven new era
Here at The Loadstar, we’ve been watching Cargolux for well over a decade. It has had its ups and downs – from financial…
22 May 2026
Baltic Dry Index climbs to 2991 up 27 points
Today, Friday, May 22 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 27 points, reaching 2991 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled b…
22 May 2026
Industry-First Three-Tank LNG Carriers To Boost Cargo Capacity And Lower Emissions
This new design will equip four new buildings: two vessels already ordered in November 2025 and two additional vessels o…
22 May 2026
Ilya Espino de Marotta Becomes First Woman To Lead Strategically Vital Panama Canal
The Panama Canal Authority said Espino de Marotta was chosen because of her experience in technical, operational and lea…
22 May 2026
TS Lines founder Chen Te-sheng set to hand the reins to his son
TS Lines founding chairman and CEO Chen Te-sheng will retire on 1 June and hand over the reins to his son, Chen Shao-hsi…
22 May 2026
Fed regulator flips the switch on Motus – nearly 400k carriers at risk
Key takeaway: The biggest overhaul to US freight registration in 30 years has gone live, with anti-fraud tools at its co…
22 May 2026
China’s ports ‘at full throttle’, as global rivals ‘drift along’
As China’s supply chains become increasingly diverse, and its ports busier, MSC has announced a new intra-Asia service t…
22 May 2026
Surgical CH Robinson: ‘Ready to do M&A, we’re going to do M&A’
‘Experts at playing the market‘, we argued on 13 December 2024 with regard to rampant CH Robinson (CHRW), the largest fr…
22 May 2026
Uncertainty across borders as hopes for USMCA renewal fade
Hopes for an agreement between administrations in Washington, Ottawa and Mexico City to extend the USMCA trade pact befo…
22 May 2026
Greek shipping risk no longer begins and ends onboard
Greek shipowners are increasingly having to make complex risk decisions before a vessel even leaves port, as geopolitica…
22 May 2026
Building maritime careers, not just filling vacancies
The maritime industry has a recruitment challenge … but not simply because young people are uninterested in shipping. In…
22 May 2026
Iran Loads East of Hormuz: A New Export Node, a Live Toll Regime, and U.S. Enforcement at Sea
At a Glance • Iran has activated the Kuh Mubarak offshore loading buoy on its Gulf of Oman coast as a recurring export n…
22 May 2026
Baltic KYC Platform reduces pricing for sanctions, PEPs and adverse media searches
Baltic Exchange has reduced the cost of its sanctions, PEPs and adverse media search function on the offical Baltic KYC …
22 May 2026
Revised rescue guide launched to safeguard life at sea
UNHCR, IMO and ICS unveil revised Rescue Guide to strengthen protection for refugees and migrants in distress at sea. UN…
22 May 2026
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