Do not expect the EU-US tariff agreement or US-China negotiations in Stockholm this week over a new trade deal to breathe life into ocean container shipping

The Evergreen containership Ever Feat experienced a container stack collapse whilst navigating off Rio Grande, Brazil, according to a report from claims specialist WK Webster.

The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on a vast international shipping empire that it says has funnelled billions of dollars in profit to Tehran.

Greek containership owner Costamare is the latest liner player to return to the newbuilding market, revealing an order for four 3,100 teu vessels from an undisclosed Chinese shipyard.

Pierre Aury provides readers with a history of electricity generation and why the push for renewables could still be a net positive for shipping.