U.S. Escalation at Sea
This signal is a visible step-up in U.S. at-sea enforcement against sanctioned tanker activity, highlighted by the interdiction and seizure of the Venezuela-linked tanker Marinera (formerly Bella-1) in the North Atlantic under a U.S....
Drewry Rate Tape Jump
On 08 Jan 2026, Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) rose 16% week-on-week to $2,557 per 40ft. In the same weekly update, Drewry flagged sharp increases on key headhaul lanes (including Shanghai–Los Angeles and Shanghai–New...
Arctic Container Trial Push
South Korea’s oceans ministry has outlined a government-backed pilot plan to run a container voyage from Busan to Rotterdam via Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR), positioned as a feasibility test and data-gathering step for...
Suez Still Avoided
This signal tracks continued avoidance of the Suez/Red Sea corridor in commercial routing, showing up as persistently depressed transits and “Cape default” network behavior rather than a quick return to pre-disruption patterns. Indicator What...
Deepwater Port Approval Shift
This signal tracks a noticeable change in how quickly U.S. deepwater port projects are moving from “under review” into concrete approval milestones (licenses, records of decision, and key permits) that unlock the next stage...
Arctic LNG ice-class bottleneck
Arctic LNG flows are increasingly gated by a small pool of ice-class LNG carriers and the logistics workarounds built around them. When that pool tightens (winter operations, repairs, sanctions friction), cargo timing slips, transshipment...