Hormuz Insurance Costs Turn Into the New Shipping Chokepoint
War-risk insurance has become one of the biggest commercial barriers to a normal Hormuz shipping recovery, even as the Strait remains physically…
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CMA CGM’s $2.4B Terminal Deal Signals a Bigger Race for Port Control
CMA CGM’s new terminal partnership with Stonepeak puts port ownership and gateway control back at the center of container shipping strategy. The…
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Oil Industry Pushes Back as Hormuz Toll Idea Returns
The U.S. oil industry’s leading trade group is pushing back against any toll or transit-fee framework for ships passing through the Strait…
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Red Sea Traffic Rebounds to 39 Ships as Hormuz Remains Severely Constrained
Commercial traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait has rebounded sharply after several days of disruption, with 39 commodity vessels recorded passing through…
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Romania Maps 11.5 GW Black Sea Wind Buildout as Six Offshore Zones Move Toward Concessions
Romania has published the first detailed map of the offshore wind areas it intends to develop in its sector of the Black…
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Maersk Tankers Launches New Era With 93,000-CBM Ammonia Giant
Maersk Tankers has taken delivery of the Jane Maersk, a 93,000-cubic-meter very large ammonia carrier built by HD Hyundai Samho in South…
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Hormuz Bottleneck Holds as Red Sea Traffic Shows a Tentative Recovery
The latest Middle East shipping update shows a split picture across the region’s two most watched energy corridors. Bab el-Mandeb traffic has…
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Novorossiysk Crude Restart Eases Black Sea Supply Pressure
Crude loadings have resumed at Russia’s Novorossiysk oil-export complex after several days of disruption tied to bad weather, drone threats, and attacks…
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Oil Sells Off as Hormuz Shipping Still Faces a Slow and Iffy Reset
Oil prices fell sharply after the U.S. paused further strikes on Iran and both sides moved back toward diplomacy, with Brent and…
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India’s ₹69,725 Crore Shipbuilding Push Accelerates With 400+ Vessel Pipeline and New Yard Clusters
India has moved deeper into execution of its ₹69,725 crore national shipbuilding support program, with the latest goverdirect vessel-construction incentives, long-term maritime…
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Red Sea Attack Fears Put Tanker Rates on Surge Watch
Tanker markets are moving back into a higher-risk pricing cycle as fresh Red Sea attack fears make owners more cautious about sending…
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Korea’s Undersea Arms Race Moves Into Nuclear Propulsion
The submarine competition between North and South Korea is moving into a more dangerous and technically demanding phase as both governments push…
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Drewry WCI Falls Again as Container Rate Momentum Turns Softer
Drewry’s July 23 World Container Index update puts the container spot market into a different phase after the sharp rally that shaped…
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Red Sea War-Risk Premiums Jump After Houthi Tanker Attacks
Shipping insurance costs for southern Red Sea voyages have surged after renewed Houthi attacks and the group’s declared blockade against Saudi Arabia…
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Asia LNG Price Spike Puts Shipping Risk Back in the Gas Market
Asian spot LNG prices rose for a fifth straight week to their highest level in four months, with September delivery into northeast…
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Hormuz Traffic Stuck at Three Ships a Day as Insurance and Spill Risks Escalate
The Strait of Hormuz remains open to limited vessel movements, but the latest traffic data show that commercial activity has again fallen…
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Hormuz Shock Gives LNG Buyers New Leverage With Qatar and UAE
LNG buyers in Asia and Europe are reportedly preparing to press Qatar and the UAE for cheaper and more flexible long-term supply…
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Brent Near $100 as Red Sea Tanker Attacks Deepen Middle East Shipping Risk
Brent crude surged to $98.59 a barrel on July 23, rising 4.8% and reaching its highest level since early June as another…
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Nuclear Boxship Design Moves From Concept Talk to Class Review
A 15,000 TEU nuclear-powered containership concept has received Approval in Principle from ABS, giving one of the most closely watched zero-carbon ship…
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EU Tightens Shadow Fleet Net as New Russia Sanctions Hit Tanker Network
The European Union has agreed its 21st sanctions package against Russia, with the maritime impact centered on more than 40 additional shadow-fleet…
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