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First BYD Electric Cars Delivered to Mexican Port

Jun 19, 2025

The Terminal Marítima de Mazatlán (Tmaz), a port controlled by SAAM Terminals, has become the first port in Mexico to receive a BYD vessel carrying electric vehicles.The 2,000 electric vehicles unloaded from the BYD Changzhou are destined for central and northern Mexico…

Iran Maintains Oil Exports During Conflict

Jun 19, 2025

Iran is maintaining crude oil supply by loading tankers one at a time and moving floating oil storage much closer to China, two vessel tracking firms told Reuters, as the country seeks to keep a key source of revenue while under attack from Israel…

X-Press Feeders Group, COSCO SHIPPING Lines Partner to Enhance Feeder Connectivity

Jun 18, 2025

X-Press Feeders Group, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has signed two agreements with COSCO SHIPPING Lines, one of the world’s largest mainline operators, to expand network coverage, strengthen mainline-feeder coordination and improve service reliability…

Tanker Vessel Market Flashes Yellow as Middle East Burns

Jun 18, 2025

While global energy markets are not yet pricing in worst-case scenarios for the Israel-Iran war, oil tanker rates are providing a good real-time gauge of the escalating risks.Geopolitical risk has spiked following Israel's surprise bombardment…

Mitsui OSK: Shipping in the Gulf Continues, Closely Monitoring Situation

Jun 17, 2025

Japan's second-largest shipping company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), is operating as usual in the Gulf while closely monitoring the situation in the region, CEO Takeshi Hashimoto said on Tuesday.'We are operating so many containers, car carriers and chemical tankers so that it is very…

Marine Fuel Sales at Fujairah Port Hit Three-Month Low

Jun 17, 2025

Marine fuel sales at the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah port hit a three-month low in May, data showed, while market sources said they are monitoring the situation in June as conflict flares between Israel and Iran, heightening regional tensions…

ContainerWheels 2-in-1: Patented System Aims to Simplify Container Handling

Jun 17, 2025

The handling of loaded containers in tight spaces has always been a logistical challenge. Now, the Norwegian equipment supplier Wee.no is launching ContainerWheels 2-in-1: A patented system designed to make container transport quicker, safer…

Shipbuilding: ONE Singapore Joins the Fleet

Jun 17, 2025

Ocean Network Express (ONE) named the 13,900-TEU ONE Singapore, the sixth vessel in a series of 20 ammonia/methanol ready container vessels. The naming ceremony took place at the Hiroshima Shipyard of Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. in Japan, marking another milestone in ONE's fleet expansion program…

Russian Oil Freight Rates to India Ease Further With Increased Tanker Availability

Jun 16, 2025

IFreight rates for Russian oil shipments from the Baltic ports to India eased further in the period from late May to early June, thanks to high tanker availability, but the trend may reverse if Europe's proposed lower price cap comes to fruition…

Russia Grain Exports Plummet 63%

Jun 16, 2025

Russia's seaborne grain exports fell to 2.1 million metric tons in May, a fall of 62.9% compared to the same month of 2024, according to shipping data from industry sources released on Monday.Russia, the world's leading wheat exporter, shipped…

Unresolved Issues Plague Vietnam-US Trade Talks

Jun 15, 2025

Vietnam and the United States made progress during a third round of trade negotiations last week, but critical issues remain unresolved, requiring further analysis and continued dialogue, Vietnam's trade ministry said on Sunday.The talks, in Washington…

Protesters Call for Halt to Live Calf Exports

Jun 15, 2025

Compassion in World Farming campaigners gathered at the port outside Brittany Ferries headquarters in Portsmouth, UK, on Saturday to call on the company to reverse its decision made earlier this year to resume the live export of farmed animals from Ireland to France after a 30-year hiatus…

Imports drop 9% at Los Angeles Port in May Under 145% Tariffs on China

Jun 13, 2025

Imports to the busiest U.S. seaport at Los Angeles dropped 9% year-on-year in May, offering insight into how many shipments were canceled or put on hold after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs of 145% on goods from China.China is the top U…

Commodity Report: Scramble to Import Copper Creates Market Imbalance

Jun 13, 2025

The collective scramble to move as much physical copper as possible to the U.S. before the imposition of import tariffs is creating shortages in the rest of the world.London Metal Exchange (LME) stocks have fallen to nearly two-year lows with…

Nibulon to Export 1 Million Tons of Grain Via Black Sea Port of Chornomorsk

Jun 13, 2025

Nibulon, one of Ukraine's biggest grain companies, said on Friday it has signed a deal with the operator of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk to export up to one million metric tons of grain in the July 2025-June 2026 season.Nibulon's…

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