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Strategic and Geopolitical Implications of Taiwan Strait: Comparative Analysis of G7 and BRICS Dependencies

The Taiwan Strait serves as a crucial maritime corridor, linking major East Asian economies with the global market. This route's strategic value is highlighted by...

Panama in the crosshairs as Repurchase bill launched

As President Trump’s inauguration drew closer the noise around his presidency grew louder, drowning out some of the key policies being mooted, taking back...

COSCO Shipping Ports records industry-leading container throughput growth

As the container throughput at ports worldwide continues to escalate, major port operators are strategically enhancing their capabilities to capitalize on this growth, ensuring...

Developments on Shipping Industry’s Energy Transition

A new study from UCL’s Energy Institute Shipping and Oceans Research Group evaluates the economic risks to the maritime industry from potential stranded assets...

Shippers target contract innovations as ZIM isolated by Suez revival

Yemen’s Houthis announced the end of their Red Sea blockade all except Israeli shipping, ZIM isolated, as shippers call for contract innovation to meet...

QUAD Alliance reactivation to shape dynamics in Indian Ocean

The recent geopolitical developments highlighted by the first quadrilateral defense meeting hosted by the new US Secretary of State and the unveiling of Iran's...

COSCO posts largest growth in scrubber-fitted boxships

COSCO Shipping Lines registered the largest increase in scrubber installations among liner operators in 2024, adding 417,827 TEUs of ships fitted with exhaust gas...

Disruptions Meet Progress in Suez Canal

Despite the Houthis' recent commitment to cease attacks on non-Israeli commercial ships following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on 19 January, shipping...

Houthis permit tanker passage through Red Sea, but uncertainty remains

In a significant development, Yemen's Houthi group has granted passage to US and British ships and tankers through the Red Sea without targeting them. This...

Panama Canal in the Spotlight of Geopolitical Developments After Trump’s Inauguration

In his first hours as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump initiated significant changes impacting the maritime sector, including efforts to...

Trump’s Inauguration: What’s the Future of the Shipping Industry?

As the world braced for the United States presidential election results in late 2024, the logistics sector began preparing for the possibility of a...

Maritime Security Risks 2025: Escalating Threats in Key Maritime Fronts (Red Sea, Black Sea, Persian Gulf)

Maritime security risks are shaped by a combination of geopolitical tensions, and the current situation indicates a trend of escalating threats. This makes it...

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Red Sea shipping traffic rebounds as Houthis limit targets

Red Sea maritime traffic has increased by 60% to approximately 36–37 vessels per day since August 2024, as Reuters reported. However, it still falls short...

CMA CGM applies new surcharge from Far East to West Africa

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced a peak season surcharge (PSS) for shipments from Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, China and Hong Kong &...

China to counterbalance Panama setback through South America projects

As geopolitical tensions deepen and shipping lanes become politicized battlegrounds, China is recalibrating its approach to the Western Hemisphere. The recent retreat of CK Hutchison...

PIL christens new 8,200 TEU boxship

Pacific International Lines (PIL) named its latest 8,200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessel, Kota Ocean, at the PSA Terminal in Singapore. The vessel was named...

Singapore authorities away grounded container barge

Authorities in Singapore have towed away a container barge that ran aground off the resort island of Sentosa this morning (6 June). ...
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