A single proposal at November's MEPC could turn the IMO's Net-Zero Framework from a soft glide-path into a hard carbon levy. Owner...
China Port Congestion: Third Typhoon Strands 2.4m TEU
Bavi, then Noul, then a record-strength Dolphin. Three storms in five weeks have turned the Yangtze delta into a car park — and exposed wh...
Red Sea Return Stalls After Deadly Bab el-Mandeb Attack
Carriers had begun trickling back through Suez. A single fatal strike in the Bab el-Mandeb, and a burning box ship off Oman, may just have...
Arctic Shipping Route 2026: China Opens Weekly NSR Line
A Chinese operator has just turned the Northern Sea Route into a scheduled container service, and Seoul is following. For carriers pinne...
Strait of Hormuz · Tanker Market · War-Risk Insurance · Middle East · Chokepoint Risk · Crew Welfare
Strait of Hormuz Closure 2026: Traffic Falls to 4%
The world's most important oil chokepoint has all but stopped breathing. With transits down to a twenty-fifth of their pre-conflict ...
Rhine Low Water 2026: German Industry Faces Freight Squeeze
Europe’s busiest inland artery is thinning to a trickle. If the Rhine stays low much past a month, the bill lands not on the barge operato...
Panama Canal Draft Cut 2026: 47.5ft Squeezes USEC
The isthmus is running dry again. From 26 August the Panama Canal starts leaving boxes on the quay — and the US East and Gulf coasts will ...
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