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Jet fuel fears recede, but air cargo settles into a higher-cost era
The air freight market appears to be moving out of its acute crisis phase, with capacity recovering and fears of a near-…
20 May 2026
Zim hopes for ‘positive change’ after Q1 plunge in earnings
First-quarter earnings for Israeli liner Zim plummeted more than 129% year on year, and it recorded a net loss of $86m, …
20 May 2026
Baltic Dry Index falls to 3005 down 49 points
Today, Wednesday, May 20 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 49 points, reaching 3005 points. Baltic Dry Index is co…
20 May 2026
U.S Navy Plans To Deploy Warship USS Makin Island In Persian Gulf As Strait Of Hormuz Crisis Deepens
The U.S. Navy is planning to deploy more warships and troops in the Gulf region as the U.S-Iran war continues, and no ne…
20 May 2026
US Congress (finally) wakes up to cargo theft
Key takeaway: CORCA clears the House 348-60 while new data reveals the industry’s most uncomfortable truth: half of all …
20 May 2026
U.S Navy To Get Comet Drone Warship For High-Speed Combat Missions Near Hostile Coastlines
BlackSea Technologies revealed unmanned surface ship 'Comet', built for missions near hostile coastlines that demand hig…
20 May 2026
WinGD Secures World-First Ethanol-Fuelled Engine Orders For Ocean-Going Ships
Ethanol is gaining attention as a ship fuel due to its widespread and cost-competitive availability in several markets.
20 May 2026
Adaptation ‘essential to winning’ in an tariff-optimised supply chain world
Shippers are adapting to create “tariff-optimised” supply chains, with some tactics set to cement. A recent report by su…
20 May 2026
Four NYK-Managed Ships Receive Japanese Pilots’ Best Quality Ship 2025 Award
The ships are the coal carrier Pirika Moshiri Maru, the VLCC Takaoka, the bulk carrier Global Coral, and the passenger s…
20 May 2026
Intercargo publishes first STS transfer standard for bulk carriers
Bulker owners’ association Intercargo has published the Ship-to-Ship Transfer Guidelines for Bulk Carriers, setting out …
20 May 2026
South Korea eyes new bid to encourage box shipping via the Arctic
Container shipping through the Northern Sea Route may only show profits after 2040 – due to draught limits that prevent …
20 May 2026
Bullyboy tactics in a once tropical playground
What is going on in Cuba? It is a question no doubt being asked across the world as the drumbeats for yet another Trump-…
20 May 2026
Forget Amazon: JB Hunt’s Field has eyes on intermodal ‘pricing opportunity’
Like a rocket, JB Hunt stock (JBHT) has added about 30 bucks to its value per share since Q1 26 numbers were disclosed. …
20 May 2026
U.S. Charges 4 Of The World’s Largest Shipping Container Manufacturers Over Multi-Billion-Dollar Trade Conspiracy
The DOJ said the companies met in Shenzhen in November 2019 and agreed to reduce production in order to increase contain…
20 May 2026
‘Optionality the new efficiency’ – managing the impact of tariffs on logistics
The barrage of tariffs unleashed by the US government, and the gyrations around legal challenges to impose them, have cr…
20 May 2026
Equinor extends PSV charter with Eidesvik Offshore
Norway’s Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a charter extension from compatriot energy giant Equinor for one of its larg…
20 May 2026
India Plans To Send New Ships Through Hormuz Strait To Load Oil & Gas From Middle East
India plans to send ships through Strait of Hormuz to load oil & gas from Middle East suppliers as U.S.-Iran war threate…
20 May 2026
Gas Carrier Delivers Russian LNG To China After Remaining At Sea For 6 Months
Gas Carrier Perle arrived at southern China's Beihai LNG terminal from Russia's Portovaya LNG plant, which is under …
20 May 2026
Thai Crew Stabbed To Death By Colleague Onboard Scrap Ship At Bangladesh’s Chattogram Port
The deceased, identified as Rapheephong Klahan, aged 30, was working as an oiler on the Thai-flagged vessel MT KPP 01.
20 May 2026
Lamu Port Welcomes Largest Ship To Dock In East & Central Africa
Operated by Hapag-Llyod, MV Baltimore Express is a 369 m long container ship built in 2014 and spans the length of three…
20 May 2026
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