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Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to Resume Red Sea Transits with Naval Escorts

Feb 03, 2026

Shipping groups Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will resume some transit routes through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal this month under their shared services network, Maersk said on Tuesday.Shipping companies are weighing a return to the critical Asia…

IUMI, TAPA Warn of Escalating Cargo Theft and Freight Fraud

Feb 03, 2026

An alarming rise in cargo theft and freight fraud across global supply chains is being highlighted by the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) EMEA, with incidents escalating across Europe…

2025: Most Containers in Handled in Port of Gothenburg History

Feb 03, 2026

A growing range of shipping services, congestion at Europe’s ports, and an efficient rail connection between the port and the rest of Sweden are key reasons why 2025 became a new record year for the Port of Gothenburg, with 934,000 handled TEUs…

U.S.-India Trade Pact Could Cut Russian Oil Exports 25%

Feb 03, 2026

'In 2025, India’s oil imports from Russia made up 33% of the country’s total seaborne oil imports and 25% of Russia’s seaborne oil exports. A new trade agreement between the US and India could, according to US President Donald Trump, put an end to that trade…

LNG Shipping’s Long-Term Outlook Remains Positive

Feb 02, 2026

The UP World LNG Shipping Index gained 4.05% last week, closing at 182.36 points and exceeding the 180-point mark for the first time in its history. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% over the same period.Trading activity was robust, with volume well above average and a 15:4 ratio of rising to falling stocks…

Soybeans, Wheat, Corn Futures Drop As Broad Commodities Slump

Feb 02, 2026

Chicago Board of Trade soybeans, wheat and corn futures fell on Monday, tracking a slump in broader commodities markets, particularly falling crude oil prices.Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans settled down 4 cents to $10.60-1/4 a bushel…

Contecon Manzanillo Surpasses 12 Million TEUs

Feb 02, 2026

Contecon Manzanillo, International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) subsidiary operating the Specialized Container Terminal II in the Port of Manzanillo, Mexico, has handled a cumulative volume of more 12 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) since starting operations in 2013…

Trump declares that India will purchase oil from Venezuela and not Iran

Feb 01, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said India will buy Venezuelan oil, helping to replace some of the Russian oil that the world's third-biggest oil importer buys. 'We've already made that deal, the concept of the deal,' Trump told reporters…

Teamwork Required to Thwart Illegal Wildlife Trade

Jan 29, 2026

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California had disrupted several major wildlife trafficking operations, including seizing hundreds of illegal products made from ivory, rhino horn, walrus tusks, suspected bear gall bladders, saiga antelope…

Longer Sailing Distances Boost Bulker Demand

Jan 29, 2026

BIMCO estimates that the dry bulk supply/demand balance will remain stable in 2026 and weaken in 2027.“An improvement in the economic and demand outlook has led us to revise our demand forecast for 2026 up by 0.5 percentage points,” says Filipe Gouveia…

Storms Disrupt European Container Cargo

Jan 28, 2026

Container shipping companies Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd said on Wednesday that heavy storms and snowfall were disrupting cargo flows across Europe, and that some logistics terminals were shut due to the bad weather.Maersk said it saw disruptions in south-west and western Europe…

Tanker Carrying Venezuelan Heavy Oil Heads to Louisiana

Jan 25, 2026

A crude tanker chartered by Trafigura departed on Sunday from Venezuela's Jose port to Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), LSEG data and documents showed, the first cargo going directly to the U.S. as part of a 50-million-barrel supply deal agreed this month between Caracas and Washington…

VLCC Charter Rates Soar - “We are in unprecedented times" say CEO

Jan 23, 2026

Frontline plc (NYSE and OSE: FRO)  entered into one-year time charter-out agreements for seven of its VLCCs. The charters will commence during the period from late-January to April 2026 at a rate of $76,900 per day per vessel.“We are in unprecedented times…

Associated Terminals takes a Pair of All-Electric Cranes

Jan 23, 2026

Associated Terminals and Liebherr Maritime Cranes celebrated the christening of two CBG 500 E cranes in New Orleans, introducing the first all-electric transshipment cranes of their kind on the Lower Mississippi River. Each crane is engineered for high-volume bulk handling…

Survey: EU Citizens Demand Strong Reform of Live Animal Transport

Jan 22, 2026

Over eight in every 10 (82%) citizens across the EU are concerned about the welfare of animals during live transport, a new survey concludes, as EU regulation remains at risk of being weakened and leaving millions of animals unprotected.A newly…

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