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Drewry: Container Spot Rates Continue Climb as Early Peak Season Gains Momentum
Container freight rates continued their upward march this week as carriers pushed ahead with higher pricing on major Eas…
21 May 2026
Growth For Estonian Flag Signals Maritime Ambitions of a Nation
A favourable tax regime, digitally enabled administration and a business culture fostering maritime growth are attractin…
21 May 2026
U.S. Deploys USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group To Caribbean Amid Rising Tensions With Cuba
The Caribbean deployment places one of the US Navy’s biggest carrier groups near important commercial shipping routes an…
21 May 2026
Russia Launches Massive Nuclear Drill With Submarines, Missile Launchers And 65,000 Troops
Russia said the exercise is meant to test the readiness of its strategic and tactical nuclear forces in case of external…
21 May 2026
Iran Says 26 Commercial Vessels Transited Strait Of Hormuz In Past 24 Hours Under IRGC Coordination
Iran has tightened control over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since fighting began with the United States and Is…
21 May 2026
Sweden Selects France’s Naval Group To Supply 4 FDI Frigates In $5 Billion Deal
The frigates, which will form Sweden’s new Luleå class, will give the country long-range air-defence and NATO operationa…
21 May 2026
Italy Summons Israeli Envoy After Ben-Gvir Posts Video Of Gaza Flotilla Activists Kneeling With Hands Tied
Ben-Gvir was also seen waving an Israeli flag during a visit to the detention facility where the activists were being he…
21 May 2026
‘More red tape’ alert: shipping needs to prepare now for UK ETS
Shipping companies are being urged to prepare now for the arrival of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) in the mar…
21 May 2026
UAE’s New West-East Crude Pipeline Bypassing Hormuz Nearly 50% Complete
The pipeline will increase the UAE’s ability to export oil through Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman, outside the Strait of H…
21 May 2026
Shippers advised to ‘check the small print’ in long-term contracts
Delegates at this week’s Container Supply Chain conference in Hamburg were reminded of the importance of inserting claus…
21 May 2026
US accuses major Chinese container manufacturers of price fixing
China’s container manufacturing heavyweights are on the ropes, having been indicted by the US Justice Department (DoJ) f…
21 May 2026
INTERCARGO Releases First Dedicated STS Standard For Dry Bulk Transfers
STS transfers allow cargo operations in locations where ports cannot accommodate the vessel size, required draft or carg…
21 May 2026
Video: U.S. Forces Board Iranian-Flagged Oil Tanker In Gulf Of Oman Over Alleged Blockade Violation
The vessel, M/T Celestial Sea, was intercepted after American forces suspected it was attempting to transit toward an Ir…
21 May 2026
DSV’s Capital Markets Day hangover – Ouch!
In the bull camp, a slew of equity research analysts still show plenty of confidence in the DSV equity story. They have …
21 May 2026
India’s Federal Agency, The CBI, Probes Retired Indian Navy Captain Over $360,000 In Unexplained Wealth
India’s CBI has registered a case against a retired Indian Navy Captain on charges of having unaccounted assets worth mo…
21 May 2026
Early peak sees demand – and rates – increase on intra-Asia lanes
Intra-Asia container freight rates have reached a two-year high as the peak season (July-October) is brought forward and…
21 May 2026
Why Italy’s Decision To Deploy Warships In Strait of Hormuz Is Splitting Parliament
Italy has sent two minesweepers to the volatile Strait of Hormuz as part of an international mission involving the U.K, …
21 May 2026
Iran Establishes New ‘Controlled Maritime Zone’ In Strait Of Hormuz
The authority said vessels using the route to pass through the Strait of Hormuz must coordinate with and receive authori…
21 May 2026
Zodiac expands tanker orderbook with quartet of suezmax newbuilds
London-based Zodiac Maritime is stepping up its investment in crude tanker tonnage, ordering four suezmax newbuildings i…
21 May 2026
Saipem eyes Brazil’s offshore decommissioning market with Petrobras tie-up
Italian offshore contractor Saipem is positioning itself for a larger role in Brazil’s emerging decommissioning market a…
21 May 2026
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