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India Leads Asia’s Refined Fuel Demand Recovery India is emerging as the key driver of refined petroleum product demand across ... Read more

Hull War Insurance Cover Updated as High-Risk Areas Expand Marine war risk insurers have cancelled and reissued Hull War policies ... Read more

China’s Crude Oil Imports Fall Sharply in Q2 2026 China’s crude oil imports declined significantly during the second quarter of ... Read more

Fujairah Fuel Oil Stocks Jump in July Fuel oil inventories in Fujairah have increased sharply during July, supported by a ... Read more

Bahri Posts Record Q2 Profit Saudi shipping and logistics company Bahri reported a record net profit of SAR 2.75 billion ... Read more

US Sanctions Hormuz Insurance Network The United States has imposed new sanctions on two Iranian companies and eight tankers, alleging ... Read more

Greta Shipping and Hapag-Lloyd Restore India-Gulf Service Greta Shipping and Hapag-Lloyd have resumed their joint India Gulf (IG1) service, strengthening ... Read more

CMA CGM Expands Port Investment Platform CMA CGM has completed the formation of United Ports, a new joint venture with ... Read more

ClassNK Updates Container Ship Firefighting Guide Classification society ClassNK has published the second edition of its guidelines for additional firefighting ... Read more

Drone Warfare Expands Shipping Risk Zones Long-range drone attacks are reshaping global maritime risk by extending security threats beyond traditional ... Read more

Cargo Ship Sinks After Black Sea Missile Attack A merchant vessel struck by Russian cruise missiles off Ukraine’s Odesa coast ... Read more

Houthi Blockade Reshapes Saudi Oil Shipping The Houthi movement’s newly declared maritime blockade against Saudi Arabia is creating fresh challenges ... Read more

Black Sea Attacks Push Grain Prices Higher Global grain markets extended their rally after renewed attacks on Black Sea shipping ... Read more

Houthis Claim Attack on Saudi Tankers Yemen’s Houthi movement has claimed responsibility for attacks on two Saudi-flagged oil tankers in ... Read more

DP World Expands Fujairah Port Capacity DP World has confirmed plans to develop new container and general cargo terminals at ... Read more

Panama Canal Suspends Close-In Transit Auctions The Panama Canal Authority has temporarily suspended auctions for certain close-in transit slots as ... Read more

Grounded Tanker Raises Environmental Concerns off Oman Omani authorities are responding to a growing environmental threat after the sanctioned tanker ... Read more

Two Dynacom Tankers Damaged in Separate Incidents Near Hormuz Two tankers managed by Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers were damaged ... Read more

Black Sea Shipping Suffers Deadly Weekend Attacks Commercial shipping in the Black Sea experienced one of its most severe periods ... Read more

Hormuz Shipping Traffic Falls as Gulf Security Risks Escalate Commercial shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz has declined sharply ... Read more

Bab el-Mandeb Faces Renewed Shipping Risks as Regional Tensions Escalate Fresh concerns have emerged over security in the Red Sea ... Read more

Iran Warns of Wider Energy Export Disruption as Hormuz Tensions Escalate The United States has reinstated a naval blockade on ... Read more

Maersk Raises India-Europe Surcharge ✅ Maersk Increases Emergency Contingency Surcharge on India–Europe Services Maersk has announced an increase to its ... Read more

Anil Darya International Co-Owners Participate in Landmark NAFL Industry Open Majlis: Strategic Dialogue with President Ms. Nadia Abdul Aziz and ... Read more

A new long-term alliance strengthens JR Shipping’s growth platform Dutch shipowner and ship manager JR Shipping Group has entered a ... Read more

Suez Canal Traffic Still 60% Below Pre-Crisis Levels More than three months after the last reported Houthi attack, traffic through ... Read more

Capital Lines Up VLCC and Capesize Newbuildings at Hengli Shipyard Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis is accelerating his fleet expansion strategy, ... Read more

COSCO Expands Heavylift Fleet with New MPP Orders in China COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers is accelerating the expansion of its ... Read more