Please be advised of the scheduled VMS in week 46 on the Transatlantic AL5 service, as agreed by partner lines to mitigate schedule delays.

Dear Valued Customer,  As announced by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),

The new long-term booking system moves from a 12-month to a six-monthly cycle.

The Fluxys LNG terminal at the port of Zeebrugge, Belgium, is once again being blockaded by Greenpeace protestors. The group estimates as many as 70 activists took to small boats, rafts, and kayaks to call attention to its demands to end Russian and U.S. LNG imports into the European Union.

Saudi National Shipping Company (Bahri), the Kingdom’s shipping and logistics provider, announced the first order of six dry bulk carriers from International Maritime Industries (IMI).

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company released a statement on September 29, reaffirming its commitment to avoid the “Arctic” Northern Sea Route.

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has suspended operations due to the Federal government shutdown. The powerful US regulator announced that it suspended operations and will resume normal operations upon enactment of appropriations legislation.

Container analysts at Alphaliner have crunched the numbers to calculate the theoretical fees to be levied from the US Trade Representative (USTR) that carriers would face in 2026 if they maintained the same fleet deployment to the US as today.

Zodiac Maritime is returning to the newbuilding market with an order for five 6,000 teu containerships in China, worth close to $400m.