Houthis Consolidate Gains and Pause Before the Next Push
A week after Yemen's Houthi rebels broke through the forces of the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG), the situation in South West Yemen appe...
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Freight movement, and what it costs you
Global chokepoints and domestic corridors — what is moving, and where we can name it, what it costs.
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Shippers face October turmoil from cargo slump, overcapacity: Sea-Intelligence
The period after Golden Week could be "highly volatile," the analyst says, as carriers work through schedule instability, rolled cargo and delays.
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APM Mobile looks for more rail shippers with expanded intermodal yard
The terminal operator is looking for shippers that want to use Gulf Coast routes to avoid the rail delays hitting larger ports on the West and East coasts.
Bahrain Leads Countries’ Call for Full Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Without Tolls
A Bahrain-led group backed by 80 countries has called for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, demanding safe and unimpeded passage for commercial ships without tolls, conditions or...
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World Maritime Day 2026: IMO Warns Shipping Rules Are Under Strain as Seafarers Face Deadly Attacks
The global maritime industry is marking World Maritime Day on Thursday with an unusually immediate backdrop: merchant ships under attack, seafarers being killed and some of the world’s most important...
Container Rates Edge Lower Ahead of Golden Week as Suez Traffic Returns
The Drewry World Container Index edged lower this week as falling Asia-Europe rates outweighed firmer pricing on the Transpacific, with carriers preparing another round of blank sailings ahead of China’s...
Yang Ming and OOCL eye Suez Canal return as carrier traffic increases
Yang Ming and OOCL are considering further moves back to the Suez Canal, while COSCO plans additional transits as major container lines gradually increase their use of the waterway. The developments were discussed during a meeting between Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Admiral Ossama Rabiee and representatives of 20 major shipping lines and agencies on […]
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But no pandemic high: Asia-US container rate at $9,600
Trans-Pacific container rates remain near peak-season highs amid resilient U.S.-bound demand and congestion in Asia.
Brazil scrutiny of low-water surcharges raises questions for other waterways
Shippers facing similar charges on the Rhine, St. Lawrence and Panama Canal may find a Brazilian regulatory crackdown worth watching, writes Valter Branco.
New data shows Suez route transits rose 27% in August
Suez Canal transits rose 27% year over year in August as shipping lines selectively resumed Red Sea-Suez sailings.
Saudi Arabia’s bypass restarts into a narrower margin
Aramco has patched its Red Sea lifeline around three wrecked pumping stations. But the attack that shut it showed that the kingdom’s escape route from Hormuz can be cut hundreds of kilometres inland, by drones launched from Iraq.
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India’s exporters struggling with shortage of empty boxes at JNPA
Indian container trade stakeholders at JNPA (Nhava Sheva Port) are reporting a growing shortage of empty boxes for exports, as widespread vessel schedule disruption weighs on equipment shipping cycles. The shortage of empties is especially acute for French liner CMA CGM, according to market updates, but is affecting most carriers. Container depots in and around JNPA have told customers they are unable to offer pick-ups of empties for CMA CGM. Freight station service ...
Sea-Intelligence: Golden Week Capacity Distortions
With the Mid‑Autumn Festival (Sep 25‑27) falling so close to Golden Week (Oct 1‑7) in 2026, the compressed holiday calendar, combined with port congestion in Asia, and vessels transitioning back to the Suez Canal route on the back-haul from primarily Mediterranean, has created a highly volatile environment for global trade. Looking specifically at Asia‑North Europe, […]
↑Transit time↓Effective fleet capacity↑Container spot rate↓Container equipment availability+3 more
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Forwarder anger as Hapag-Lloyd cuts guaranteed-capacity allocations
Hapag-Lloyd has cut contracted capacity allocations under its Quality Freight Product (QFP) service by as much as 40%, according to one forwarder, raising questions over the flexibility of the carrier’s guaranteed-capacity offering amid the disruption in Asia. QFP, launched in 2021, is a contractual service designed to give customers guaranteed container space on specified services. Customers commit to shipping an agreed volume, while Hapag-Lloyd commits to accepting and moving bookings within that ...
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UPS or Ceva? Who carried F-35 parts to Hong Kong? Well, the chain of custody failed either way
Look: Bloomberg’s sources name UPS as the carrier of the F-35 parts China reportedly holds, while The Nightly’s sources name Ceva Logistics. Lockheed calls the parts low risk, but the harder problem for logistics is how controlled cargo left its route at all. On Wednesday, as Xi Jinping landed near Washington for a state visit, Bloomberg reported that the Chinese government has taken possession of F-35 parts that were diverted to ...
Seafarer dead in attack on UAE-managed bulker
The fatal attack in the Strait of Hormuz is the third incident in the last five days
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Seafarer killed and capesize adrift in Hormuz
The human and commercial toll from the battle for the Strait of Hormuz continues to mount, with one seafarer killed yesterday after the Cape Dao capesize was struck while transiting the waterway. The 2002-built, Antigua and Barbuda-flagged bulker was hit at around 0630 UTC off Oman’s Musandam peninsula, according to UK Maritime Trade Operations. The …
Overcapacity Looms Over Container Shipping as Supply Pressure Mounts
The return of container vessels to the Suez Canal - Red Sea route is likely to have a profound impact on the sector, especially as it continues to rol...
Suez return, order book will shape 2027 container market: Bimco
The shipping association said overcapacity looms large for next year as new ships are delivered and a resumption of regular Suez transits weighs on supply, but a possible normalized Mideast market could spark renewed demand.
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Captain Killed in Russia’s Latest Attack on Merchant Shipping
Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service and its Ports Authority are reporting that the master of a cargo ship was killed in an attack by Russia on Septem...
Indian Seafarer Union Demands Action as Another Ship is Attacked in Hormuz
India’s Forward Seamen’s Union is calling on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government for more action as it reports that another Indian seafare...
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Container Shipping Faces 2027 Pressure as Huge Orderbook Hits the Water
The container shipping market is still benefiting from geopolitical disruption and longer sailing distances in 2026, but a rapidly expanding fleet could turn that support into a supply problem next...
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Canada seeks labor-employer guardrails against port, rail disruption
New legislation in Parliament designed to change the country's Labor Code comes ahead of the expiration of two major labor contracts involving British Columbia ports and Canadian National Railway.
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Trump Takes Aim at Shipping’s Net-Zero Plan at UN
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to renew his attack on the International Maritime Organization’s Net-Zero Framework, accusing the UN shipping agency...
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