Shipping Industry Entering Fragile Growth Phase, Says UNCTAD
Global shipping is entering a period of fragile growth, rising costs and mounting uncertainty, according to The Review of Maritime Transport 2025 released yesterday by UN Trade and
Chinese Ports Lead the World in Productivity Performance
Container port performance across the world declined between 2020 and 2024 due to the Red Sea Crisis, challenges at the Panama Canal, and pandemic-related shocks, according to a ne
Houthis Issue “Safety FAQ” for Red Sea Shipping
The Houthi administration in Yemen has updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page, which purports to give detailed advice on how to avoid the group’s attacks in the R
Chinese Carriers Adjust Schedules to Avoid US Port Calls as Fees Loom
Chinese carriers appear to be adjusting their services to get ahead of the October financial penalties for domestic-built, -operated, or -owned vessels calling at US ports. From 14
Red Sea Risk Grows as Houthis Threaten Israel-Linked Carriers
Carriers have been warned to proceed “with extreme caution” following the major widening of the Houthis’ sphere of attacks announced last week, with lines including Hapag-Llo
Evergreen Ship Faces Container Collapse off Brazil
An Evergreen-operated container vessel, Ever Feat, has called at Montevideo, Uruguay after sustaining serious cargo damage caused by intense winter weather conditions off the coast
About 50 Containers Fall from ‘Ever Lunar,’ Forcing Port Closure
Evergreen Marine Corp, Taiwan’s largest container shipper, yesterday said that all crew members aboard the Ever Lunar (長月) were safe after dozens of containers fell overboard
Containerships Slowly Return to Suez Canal Under Discount Program
Two months into its special discount program to draw containerships back to the Suez Canal, the authority reports that 10 of the large vessels have now completed the transit. It co
Ships Go Off Course After Navigation Jam Near Hormuz
Ships Go Off Course Near Hormuz Strait After Navigation Systems Jammed Half a dozen ships have diverted course on the way to the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial waterway connecting t
