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A 10,100 TEU containership reportedly paid about US$4 million to secure priority transit through the Panama Canal, as surging demand and renewed water concerns put the key maritime gateway under growing pressure. The Seaspan Benefactor was reported as the buyer of the auctioned transit slot, allowing the vessel to move ahead of ships waiting to […]
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Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC has suffered another vessel attack in the Strait of Hormuz even as increasingly sophisticated shuttle operations allow Gulf oil exports to keep moving through one of the world’s most dangerous waterways. The latest incident involved the 2012-built, Liberian-flagged bulker Al Watan, struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Omani corridor on …
Persistent port congestion is effectively removing around 1.7m teu of containership capacity from the global market, an amount approaching the size of Evergreen’s entire fleet, according to new analysis from Sea-Intelligence. The Copenhagen-based consultancy said its latest Global Liner Performance report shows little sign that liner schedule reliability is improving, with June 2026 performance continuing …
Greek tanker owner IMS has suffered another Black Sea drone strike, with its suezmax Skiros hit on the bridge while loading oil off Novorossiysk, Russia. Footage obtained by Greek broadcaster SKAI shows an aerial drone making an initial pass over the area before returning and striking the vessel’s bridge, where a fire broke out. SKAI …
Asia typhoons and Red Sea container line return, Strait of Hormuz closure port impact, and Jones Act waivers
A third ADNOC vessel was struck in two days in the Strait of Hormuz
A new investigation using covert tip-offs from disgruntled insiders within Iran has revealed further connections between close relatives of hardline I...
Maersk will introduce an Inland Peak Season Surcharge (IPI) for import reefer container haulage within the Port of Algeciras amid increased congestion during the citrus season. According to the carrier, storage facilities within the Spanish port are experiencing exceptionally high occupancy levels as activity increases. The situation is causing longer waiting times for warehouse loading […]
Amidst the ongoing Iranian campaign to control and close the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump promised Friday to make the waterway a "territor...
Hapag-Lloyd has announced a change to its MSE service, with the MSC Le Havre MM633A set to omit its scheduled call at Genoa, Italy. The vessel was originally scheduled to call at Genoa on 16 August 2026. Import cargo to be rerouted via Livorno According to Hapag-Lloyd, import cargo affected by the omission will instead […]
The Gemini Cooperation and Ocean Alliance are making further changes to their East-West networks, with additional services being routed through the Suez Canal, according to DynaLiners. The Gemini Cooperation, comprising Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, is routing another service via Suez with immediate effect. The change concerns the Mediterranean-Far East SE4/AE19 service, which will now operate through […]
As Tehran and Washington each claim to run the Strait of Hormuz, the transit data suggests neither is fully in command and that the real contest has moved from the water to the narrative.
By Arsalan Shahla, Catherine Lucey and Sara Gharaibeh Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –More ships have come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as talks to end the war in the...
By Brian K. Sullivan Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane as it edged closer to Hawaii’s Big Island, where it will make possible landfall on Saturday,...
CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day...
MSC is overhauling its Far East-Mexico Mexicas and recently launched Sierra services, according to DynaLiners, citing Alphaliner. As part of the changes, Ningbo and Qingdao will be switched between the two loops. The Sierra service will also be rerouted via the Panama Canal and extended to Venezuela. Mexicas service The revised Mexicas service will deploy […]
Internationally, chronic road traffic congestion is occurring at several cities that are located next to navigable waterways. There is potential to de...
Two tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz overnight Thursday, according to UKMTO and UAE state oil company Adnoc. It was the latest round of s...
Iranian attacks on commercial shipping are pushing more vessels away from the U.S.-coordinated route through Omani waters and toward the northern, Tehran-controlled corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, according to...
An empty gas supertanker paid a record $4.6 million to skip the line at the Panama Canal next week as the Iran war and an intensifying El Niño upend global trade routes.
Two tankers affiliated with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. were struck by drones while sailing outbound through the Strait of Hormuz, just a day after reports emerged that the UAE...
Original equipment manufacturers are encountering conflicting market forces stemming from increasing global energy demand alongside the disruption of US wind projects.
The project and a simultaneous volume surge reduced capacity at the Chicago-area terminal, although the railroad and its customers differ over how severely the disruption affected container availability.
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