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Potential US port fees may disrupt dry bulk trade and vessel availability

Recent discussions on tariffs have largely overlooked the potential implementation of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)'s port fees on Chinese-built...

Key Impacts of IMO’s New Fuel Intensity Target on S&P Activity

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) recently hosted the 83rd meeting of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 83), resulting in a new fuel intensity...

Cargo Theft Report Reveals Rapidly Shifting Criminal Tactics and Emerging Targets

The BSI Consulting and TT Club 2024 Cargo Theft Report gives an analysis of targeted commodities, prime locations for theft, regional hotspots and evolving...

Veson Nautical: Orderbook for all dry-bulk vessel classes falls

Global economic uncertainty and a cooling of the market has seen newbuild orders for dry-bulk vessels fall by 26% year-on-year, according to Hongbeom Park,...

Veson Nautical Shipping Market Outlook: Q2 2025 Forecast

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the resulting rerouting have disrupted shipping markets to varying degrees. A sudden end to rerouting poses considerable...

Trump’s Tariffs Reshape Trade Game Rules; Minimal Short-Term Impact

The following analysis was provided by Xeneta, an ocean and air freight intelligence platform. Reciprocal tariffs announced by Donald Trump on 'Liberation Day' could prevent...

Shipping Industry Braces for Key Tariff Decisions

President Trump has scheduled a Wednesday (April 2) Rose Garden event for his tariff plan unveiling, and among the things that seem destined to...

Container rates plunge 28%: Worst first quarter in two decades

Average container freight rates for Chinese exports have dropped 28% since the start of the year, posting the worst first quarter development of the...

European ports are getting ready for the market uptake of new shipping fuels

European ports fully support the decarbonisation efforts to be made by shipping companies to get to net-zero by 2050. While it seems that energy efficiency...

Smart containers’ role in tackling the costly rise in container security risks

Developments in smart container technology are revolutionising how shipping lines and key stakeholders better detect, deter and respond to threats from drug smuggling and...

More tariff turmoil, though ocean rates continue to ease: Freightos

Tariff fears – as well the already significant uncertainty and confusion surrounding the White House's trade policy – grew this week with the 2nd...

Container rate slide may point to start of overcapacity

Ocean container rates out of Asia continued to fall last week, slipping beneath 2024 lows on a combination of a post-Lunar New Year lull...

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Shippers wary of market manipulation via capacity management

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CMA CGM implements PSS from Med to North America

French ocean carrier CMA CGM will introduce a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) on shipments from the Mediterranean to the U.S. East Coast, U.S. Gulf,...

HMM to buy back US$1.4 billion of shares to boost corporate value

HMM will buy back up to KRW 2 trillion (US$1.4 billion) of its own shares by the end of June, to be held as...

Port of Charleston maintains stable volumes in April

In April, the Port of Charleston handled 215,804 TEUs and 118,215 pier containers, which is flat compared to the year prior. Container volumes remained relatively...
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