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China’s Plans for Southeast Asia Amid US Tensions: No Concrete Developments Yet

Since December 2024, with the realization that US President Donald Trump is likely to pursue an aggressive trade war strategy in his second term,...

Crew absent from Solong’s bridge at time of accident

There was no crew on the bridge of the container ship Solong when it crashed into the Stena Immaculate on the morning of 10...

Newbuilding boom leads to longer vessel construction waiting times

Container ship newbuilding deliveries are seeing their longest lead time since the global financial crisis in 2008/2009, according to Alphaliner. The global container ship orderbook...

US veto on Russian shadow fleet signals sharper focus on Chinese maritime challenge

The United States has declined a Canadian proposal to create a task force aimed at addressing Russia's alleged shadow fleet of oil tankers, as...

Robbery incidents surge in Singapore Strait amid social challenges and geopolitical shifts

The recent armed robbery on a Panama-flagged tanker in the Philip Channel brings to the forefront the level of the security risk in the...

HMM must not be slanted towards containers, says KOBC boss

The new president of Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC), HMM’s second-largest shareholder, said that South Korea’s flagship container line should diversify further beyond its...

Gemini to facilitate return to JIT deliveries

Improvements in the reliability of scheduling offered by the Gemini Cooperation on their new hub and spoke services could see a return to just-in-time...

North Sea Accident: UK Minister confirms missing seafarer presumed dead as Ernst Russ denies chemical cargo rumors

UK Junior Transport Minister Mike Kane told the British Parliament that the missing crew member from the Portuguese-flagged container vessel Solong is presumed dead,...

Somalia grants port access to Ethiopia in bid to resolve territorial dispute

Somalia might allow Ethiopia, a landlocked country, to utilize one of its Indian Ocean ports, potentially resolving their ongoing territorial dispute concerning Ethiopia's desire...

Agricultural Expert: Maersk Saltoro case lessons for government, insurers and shippers

The breakdown of the container ship Maersk Saltoro is a lesson for Chilean fruit exporters, and shows that such shippers must have contingency plans...

Will the Houthis resume their attacks?

The Houthis in Yemen have issued an ultimatum to Israel, threatening to resume attacks on commercial vessels unless humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza are...

North Sea ship collision leaves seafarer missing, raises chemical spill fears

US-based logistics company Crowley, the operator of the tanker Stena Immaculate, confirmed the vessel involvement in a North Sea allision with the container ship...

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