The Chinese private shipbuilder has inked its first VLAC newbuilding order of the year

Carriers abandon plans to return to Suez Canal route and reinstate to Cape of Good Hope diversions, while Arabian Gulf ports left isolated

Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has gone live with a private 5G network delivered by Ericsson and implemented on site by local firm 2degrees, aimed at strengthening resilience, safety and digital operations across New Zealand’s largest South Island port.

The UAE has introduced Maritime Pre-Load Cargo Information (MPCI) regulations that require the electronic submission of shipment data for all UAE-bound cargo before vessel loading.

Hong Kong-listed LC Logistics has ordered two 11,000 teu containerships from China in a deal worth about $236m.

Please be advised of the scheduled VMS in week 11 on the Transatlantic AL5 service, as agreed by partner lines to mitigate schedule delays.    

As geopolitics reshapes trade routes and volatility becomes structural rather than cyclical, shipping’s traditional reliance on market recoveries is no longer enough. Eman Abdalla

Belgium, with the assistance of French forces and other EU partners, overnight detained a product tanker that was sailing along its coast. The reports are citing the vessel’s involvement in the Russian oil trade

Iranian authorities are attempting to close the Straits of Hormuz by warning traffic over Channel 16 that the Straits are closed. When these attempts failed, the Iranians resorted to mounting attacks, and three vessels having been struck so far as of March 1.