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London Marine Insurance Market Widens Risk Zone in Middle East

Mar 03, 2026

London's marine insurance market has widened the area in the Gulf it deems as high risk as the conflict in the Middle East escalates, according to an advisory issued on Tuesday.Guidance from the Joint War Committee, which comprises syndicate…

Greece Calls for Protection of Shipping, Seafarers Amidst Escalating Iran Conflict

Mar 03, 2026

Greece's shipping minister on Tuesday called for the protection of global shipping and seafarers, amid an 'alarming' situation that has left dozens of ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz and the wider area due to the widening Iran conflict…

Costamare Dry Bulk Spin-Off Spurs Solid Result

Feb 18, 2026

In its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings release, the Monaco-based containership owner posted full-year 2025 adjusted net income from continuing operations of $375.6 million, or $3.12 per share. Net income from continuing operations available to common stockholders totaled $371…

ZIM Workers Strike Over Hapag-Lloyd Takeover

Feb 17, 2026

Workers at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services stopped all work on Tuesday, stepping up a strike to press for job security guarantees after Germany's Hapag-Lloyd said it would buy the Israeli shipping company for $4.2 billion.About 800 unionized employees of a total of 1…

Hapag-Lloyd Buys ZIM Integrated Shipping in $4.2b Deal

Feb 16, 2026

Germany's Hapag-Lloyd said on Monday it would buy Israel's ZIM Integrated Shipping Services for $4.2 billion in cash to secure its position as the world's fifth-largest shipping group.However, the deal prompted a backlash in Israel, with ZIM…

Western Bulk Returns to Profit

Feb 13, 2026

Oslo-listed dry bulk operator Western Bulk reported a marked earnings recovery in the second half of 2025, capitalizing on a broad-based rebound in freight markets and tighter effective vessel supply.According to the company’s Second Half Year Report 2025…

FranceAgriMer Reduces Forecast for Non-EU Soft Wheat Export by 300,000 Tons

Feb 11, 2026

Farm office FranceAgriMer on Wednesday reduced its forecast for French soft wheat exports outside the European Union in 2025/26 by 300,000 metric tons to 7.20 million as competition from Argentine wheat continued to weigh.The third consecutive…

First Commercial Biomethanol Bunkering Service in the UK Launches at Port of Immingham

Feb 11, 2026

Exolum, Methanex Corporation and Ørsted announced the launch of the United Kingdom’s (U.K.) first commercially ready bio-methanol storage and supply service for shipping at the Port of Immingham. The Port of Immingham is the U.K.’s largest port…

Fluent Cargo, Sea Sentinel AI Deliver Live Risk Intelligence to Shippers

Feb 10, 2026

Fluent Cargo has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI)-driven risk intelligence platform Sea Sentinel AI to provide contextual, verified and live shipping information to shippers, freight forwarders, 3PLs and visibility providers. The…

U.S. Military Boards Suezmax Tanker Aquila II

Feb 09, 2026

U.S. military forces boarded a crude oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday, accusing the vessel of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela…

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…

Initiative to Create First Green Shipping Corridor Between China and France

Jan 29, 2026

HAROPA PORT, Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Group, Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV), China Waterborne Transport Research Institute, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Terminal Investment Limited (TiL) recently signed a strategic agreement…

HAROPA PORT Achieves Record 2025 Results, Accelerates Green Corridor Strategy

Jan 21, 2026

HAROPA PORT’s operations were shaped by an unpredictable international environment, marked by the introduction of new US customs tariffs, the reshuffling of shipping line Alliances and strategies, and the normalization of routing via the Cape of Good Hope instead of the Suez Canal route…

Sallaum Lines Relocates HQ to Cyprus

Jan 21, 2026

Sallaum Lines announced the relocation of its headquarters from Switzerland to Limassol, Cyprus. This move reflects the company’s long-term growth vision and its commitment to strengthening its presence within the European maritime world. Known…

Worley Joins Australia’s Westport Program as Marine Infrastructure Adviser

Jan 21, 2026

Worley has been selected as Marine and Port Infrastructure Technical Advisor by the Government of Western Australia for the Westport Program, which aims to deliver a new container port in Kwinana.Under a joint venture with Arcadis, Worley will…

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