Port fee showdown postponed as US and China return to talks
Tensions Ease After Trump–Xi Meeting in Busan Global markets and the shipping industry breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday ... Read more
CMA CGM to Build $450 M Jeddah Sea Freight Terminal
CMA CGM plots expansion in Saudi Arabia with $450m Jeddah terminal JV French shipping and logistics powerhouse CMA CGM has ... Read more
Panama Canal Plans New Ports on Both Oceans
Canal Authority Launches Global Consultation for New Terminal Partners The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has launched a strategic consultation process ... Read more
Trump’s Asia Trip Spurs Allied Shipbuilding Deals
Trump’s Asia trip kicks off new era of allied shipbuilding “Shipyard diplomacy” is defining this week’s headlines as US President ... Read more
Peter Döhle Expands Boxship Fleet in China
German Shipowner Strengthens Its Sea Freight Capacity Hamburg-based Peter Döhle Schiffahrts is reinforcing its presence in global sea freight and ... Read more
Trump’s Oil Sanctions Reshape Global Tanker Trade
Sweeping Sanctions Reshape Global Maritime Trade U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sweeping new sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s ... Read more
BIMCO Drafts Clause on Chinese Port Fees
BIMCO Drafts New Clause to Address Chinese Port Fees on US-Linked Vessels BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has ... Read more
Shanghai’s green corridor promises deliver results
Shanghai’s green corridor promises deliver results Despite ongoing trade tensions between China and the United States, the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Shanghai ... Read more
ClarkSea Index Rises Above $30,000 Amid Port Fee Shock
ClarkSea Index surges past $30,000 as port fees ripple through markets The ClarkSea Index, a benchmark that tracks earnings across ... Read more
Pacific Basin Shifts Fleet to Singapore
Pacific Basin transfers bulkers and top team to Singapore to limit US port fee exposure Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin Shipping, ... Read more
US and Saudi lead move to sink IMO’s Net-Zero Framework
US and Saudi Arabia Challenge IMO’s Net-Zero Framework, Threatening Maritime Climate Goals The United States and Saudi Arabia have launched ... Read more
US Boxship Hit with $1.7M Shanghai Port Fee
US-Flagged Panamax Boxship Faces $1.7M Shanghai Port Fee as China’s Levies Take Effect A US-flagged Panamax containership, the Matson Waikiki, ... Read more
US-China Port Fees Escalate Maritime Trade Clash
Port fees become the new tariffs in US-China maritime showdown The long-simmering US-China maritime confrontation has entered a new phase, ... Read more
Minerva Orders 3,000 TEU Boxships in China
Minerva Expands Boxship Fleet with New 3,000 TEU Order in China Greek shipowner Minerva Dry is stepping up its presence ... Read more
DP World Extends Hapag-Lloyd Deal at Santos Port
DP World seals 10-year extension with Hapag-Lloyd at Santos Dubai-based global logistics giant DP World has signed a 10-year contract ... Read more
Europe’s top ports gridlocked by strikes
Strikes Paralyze Europe’s Top Ports, Disrupting Sea Freight Operations Europe’s busiest ports — Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges — are facing severe ... Read more
MOL Joins Australia’s Ammonia Bunkering Project
MOL is First Shipping Company to Join Australia’s Ammonia Bunkering Project Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has become the first ... Read more
Qatar Eases Ship Ban Amid GPS Disruptions
Qatar Eases Navigation Ban After GPS Disruptions in Gulf Waters Qatar has begun to ease its temporary maritime navigation ban, ... Read more
Qatar Halts Ship Navigation Over GPS Fault
Qatar Halts Navigation Due to GPS Fault, Raising Sea Freight Concerns Qatari authorities have issued an unprecedented order for all ... Read more
Secondhand suezmaxes in demand
Secondhand Suezmax Tankers in High Demand Amid Rising Market The secondhand Suezmax market is heating up as rising crude tanker ... Read more
Zodiac Maritime Orders $400m Boxships in China
Zodiac Maritime Expands Containership Fleet with $400m Order in China Global shipowner Zodiac Maritime is strengthening its position in the ... Read more
Long Beach Port Recovers After Container Collapse
Port of Long Beach Recovery Completed and Containership Departs The Port of Long Beach has successfully completed recovery operations following ... Read more
Yangzijiang Cancels $180m MR Tanker Deal
Yangzijiang Cancels $180m MR Tanker Order Over Sanctions Risk China’s largest private shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has cancelled four MR tanker ... Read more
Bahri Chemicals–Luberef Sign First Base Oil COA
Bahri Chemicals Signs First COA with Luberef to Boost Saudi Base Oil Exports Bahri Chemicals, the chemicals shipping arm of ... Read more
Coal trade faces rare back-to-back decline
Global Coal Trade Faces Rare Back-to-Back Decline in 2025–2026 The global coal trade is forecast to shrink in 2025, marking ... Read more
Diana Shipping charters out kamsarmax to NYK Line
Diana Shipping Charters Kamsarmax Bulker to NYK Line Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has announced the signing of a ... Read more
Global Box Handling Capacity to Hit Post-Crisis High
Global Box Handling Capacity Set for Biggest Annual Rise Since Financial Crisis Worldwide container handling capacity is forecast to record ... Read more
VLCC Surge Lifts ClarkSea Index to Two-Year High
Surging VLCC rates propel ClarkSea Index to two-year high The ClarkSea Index, a cross-sector benchmark compiled by Clarksons Research that ... Read more
EU, UK & Australia Tighten Sanctions on Russian Energy
EU, UK, and Australia Launch New Sanctions for Russian Energy and Tankers The European Union (EU) has unveiled its 19th ... Read more
COSCO Vows Stable Transpac Service Ahead of US Fees
COSCO pledges stable transpac coverage as US fee regime nears With less than four weeks before the United States imposes ... Read more
