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Lion Shipbrokers Weekly Market Report, Week 20 2026
Bulkers: For one more week, the sale and purchase market showed strong secondhand activity and rising freight rates Sour…
15 May 2026
Energy trade flows are rerouted as the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly closed
No country has ever profited from protracted warfare,” the great Chinese military theorist known as Sun Tzu wrote around…
15 May 2026
Chinese premier meets representatives of US business community
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday met with representatives of the U.S. business community accompanying President Dona…
15 May 2026
VHBS New ConTex Container Ship Time Charter Assessment Index Week 20
Despite various assurances from the White House that the war is over, it just doesn’t feel that way. Source: Verband Ham…
15 May 2026
UK Natural Gas Prices at Over 5-Week High
UK natural gas futures rose to 120 pence per therm, the highest level in more than five weeks, as concerns over further …
15 May 2026
Education is the key to advancing gender equality in shipping
The World Maritime University’s (WMU) Professor Momoko Kitada and WISTA’s Elpi Petraki identify education as the heart o…
15 May 2026
Trump, Xi conclude second round of talks, flag progress in ties
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded their second round of talks on Friday, Chinese me…
15 May 2026
Affinity Tanker Weekly, 15 May 2026
A quiet start to the week set the tone for the VLCC market, with very little visible activity and charterers taking adva…
15 May 2026
Indian state refiners raise retail gasoline, diesel prices as high crude costs bite
Indian state refiners on May 15 raised prices of gasoline and diesel by Indian Rupees 3/liter with immediate effect, sen…
15 May 2026
Drewry: World Container Index Up 12% Last Week
For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts…
15 May 2026
Japan Producer Prices Rise the Most in Near 3 Years
Japan’s producer prices rose 4.9% yoy in April 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 2.9% increase in the prior mo…
15 May 2026
Best Oasis Weekly Recycling Market Report, 15 May 2026
The India market has softened this week, with sentiment under pressure due to the rising exchange rate and a more cautio…
15 May 2026
Maritime product updates: Proactive compliance, live incident intelligence, and smarter terminal monitoring
This release round spans two product areas within MarineTraffic — Risk & Compliance and Container Intelligence — with ea…
15 May 2026
NASSCO Secures $856 Million for Another Navy Fleet Oiler
General Dynamics NASSCO has received $856 million in funding to build T-AO 217, the latest ship in the U.S. Navy’s John …
15 May 2026
Greek-Operated Tanker Breaks Through Hormuz Gridlock
A Greek-operated tanker sailed from the Gulf to India on Friday after crossing the Strait of Hormuz in one of the few cr…
15 May 2026
Iran Seizes Chinese-Owned ‘Floating Armory’ Ship Near Hormuz
Iran seized a Chinese-owned ship that’s one of a handful of so-called floating armories that operate in the region, acco…
15 May 2026
$13 Billion Commonwealth LNG Project Gets Green Light in Louisiana
Caturus announced Friday it has reached final investment decision (FID) on the long-delayed 9.5 million tonnes per annum…
15 May 2026
TOP Ships Inc. Elects Not to Proceed with Previously Announced $10m Public Offering
TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, anno…
15 May 2026
Wah Kwong NatPower and CKS Join Forces to Advance Electrification of Hong Kong–Guangdong Inland Water Transport
Wah Kwong NatPower Holdings (“Wah Kwong NatPower”) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chu Kong…
15 May 2026
Tensions flare near Strait of Hormuz as a ship is seized and another is sunk
A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another — a cargo ship near Oman — san…
15 May 2026
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