Global chokepoints and domestic corridors — what is moving, and where we can name it, what it costs.
The Trump administration is proposing to extend its suspension of port fees targeting China-linked vessels for another two months, pushing their potential return into January 2027 as Washington and Beijing...
The change from a routing around southern Africa is part of the ongoing gradual return of Far East services using the shorter Suez route.
Discover how new Sonar indices are revolutionizing freight cost transparency. Shippers can now accurately track the real premiums paid for rejected loads and understand escalating contract rates. This essential data helps you optimize routing guides and budget for backup coverage, turning estimates into actionable insights. FreightWaves’ Sonar on Thursday released three truckload dataset groups that […]
Romania is conducting a search and rescue mission after another small cargo ship was attacked in the Black Sea. At the same time, Romania officials re...
Even when the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens, the network of alternative ports and land corridors that have provided a Plan B during the war will likely remain in place so they can be activated when security risks return, experts say.
Two sets of numbers have landed in the same week. On 19 October, data from Norway’s Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL) showed 104 ships had crossed Russia’s Northern Sea Route (NSR) by 30 September, already more than in all of 2025. Four days earlier, Lloyd’s List Intelligence reported that containerships moved 2.19m teu through the Suez Canal last month, the most since the Houthi campaign began, and Linerlytica expects carriers to ...
At AdvaMed’s The MedTech Conference, company executives said they’re bracing for disruption by investing in inventory, scenario planning and their relationships with chip suppliers.
A little-known South Korean shipowner dominated oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz in September, data from intelligence firms suggest, with the group’s vessels moving more barrels than the next three owners combined.
The Trump administration has begun authorising the sale of sanctioned oil tankers to approved investors who must then refurbish the vessels before returning them to legitimate crude trades, US energy secretary Chris Wright revealed on Monday, as Washington scrambles to contain soaring freight costs amid the Hormuz crisis. Attacks continued in the region, with traffic …
Baghdad is converting Iran’s Hormuz exemption into shipping capacity across crude, containers and passengers. The value of that footprint rises with the crisis it depends on.
On Thursday, the continued Houthi attacks on Saudi energy targets prompted a jump in oil prices, driving Brent futures upwards to nearly $113 by the m...
The Panama Canal recorded higher vessel traffic and tonnage in fiscal year 2026, supported by stronger activity in energy shipping and the container shipping sector. The waterway handled 13,951 vessel transits between October 2025 and September 2026, an increase of 4.1% compared with 13,404 transits in the previous fiscal year. Total tonnage reached 521 million […]
Hapag-Lloyd expects additional shipping services to return to the Suez Canal as maritime conditions in the Red Sea gradually improve, according to the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The development was discussed during a meeting between SCA Chairman Adm. Ossama Rabiee and Juan Pablo Richards, Hapag-Lloyd’s Regional Head for Southern Europe, on October 21. According to […]
Opening day in Jeddah highlights the Kingdom’s maritime strength, recovering Suez Canal traffic and new industry partnerships and business developments
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed Thursday that seven commercial vessels were struck overnight in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, including four ships conducting oil transfers, prompting President Donald Trump...
Nearly 1,600 pounds of narcotics, a federal investigation and an unexpected development involving the trucker. New details obtained by FreightWaves reveal what happened after the seizure.
Congestion may be easing in eastern China, but with Typhoon Champi set to sweep across the north-east coast of Taiwan tomorrow there are concerns that disruption to vessel movements could undo benefits carriers are seeing in China. Maersk told customers waiting times at ports along the east China coast were showing a continued week-on-week decline, with its wider east Asian network stabilising following disruption from earlier typhoons., The carrier said: “Recovery efforts ...
Intra-Asia rates are receding from their recent highs as bottlenecks in major Chinese and other Asian ports subside. On 15 October, Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index dipped 3%, to an average of $1,453 per 40ft. Rates from Shanghai to key destinations, including Busan in South Korea, Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, and Jawaharlal Nehru Port in India, softened as vessel waiting times declined. The Golden Week holiday in China also gave ports an ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed today that seven vessels had been attacked or struck mines across the Persian Gulf over the past 24 hours, including four conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers. The IRGC Navy said it had tracked four vessels that previously used a route Tehran considers unauthorised, before striking them simultaneously as they transferred oil in …
An accelerating return of container shipping to the Suez Canal, Red Sea and Bab El Mandeb, amid an escalating and widening conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen-based Houthis is raising industry concerns. Are crew and cargoes at risk?
Last minute reservation system for the Panamax locks reinstated following improvements in watershed levels
Despite the challenges the Panama Canal has faced due to the drought and effects of El Niño, it completed a strong fiscal year, emphasizing its role i...
The latest weekly rail traffic numbers show a significant intermodal volume surge, propelled by high diesel fuel prices and tight truck capacity, causing shippers to divert freight to rail. Get insights into North American carloads, key commodity segments, and upcoming Class I railroad earnings reports that will shed more light on these trends. U.S. intermodal […]
DSV has opened a $90 million logistics facility in Laredo, consolidating cross-border transportation, warehousing and customs services along the Texas-Mexico border.
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