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Global Vessel Cascading Enters A New Phase As Secondary Trade Lanes...

The latest Sea-Intelligence Sunday Spotlight (Issue 744) reveals a significant shift in global container vessel deployment patterns. An analysis of more than 16,000 vessel...

South Korea Launches First State-Owned All-Electric Ferry At Busan Port

South Korea has marked a major milestone in maritime decarbonisation with the launch of its first state-owned all-electric ferry by Busan Port Authority (BPA)....

Italian Ports Record Cargo And Passenger Growth In First Half Of...

Italian ports handled close to 250 million tonnes of cargo during the first half of 2025, marking a 1.2% year-on-year increase, according to data...

Galveston LNG Bunker Port Secures Commercial Commitment For LNG Fuel Supply

Galveston LNG Bunker Port, LLC (GLBP), a Texas-based developer of the first dedicated LNG bunkering facility on the US Gulf Coast, has signed a...

China Launches First ASEAN Container Route Under “On-Time, Cost-Reduction” Shipping Programme

China has launched its first ASEAN container shipping route under the national “on-time, cost-reduction” programme, connecting the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan with Ho Chi Minh...

BIMCO Introduces New Contract Clauses To Address FuelEU Maritime And EU...

As environmental regulations reshape global shipping, the FuelEU Maritime Regulation and the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) are having a growing impact on...

US Forces Raided Ship Headed to Iran from China in Indian...

Special operations raid conducted in the Indian Ocean. Military-related components seized and destroyed. The cargo was en route from China to Iran. Last month,...

Australia Clears Hanwha Stake Increase in Austal With Conditions

Deal approved under strict data and security controls. Government cites national interest and defence safeguards. Board access and information sharing are tightly restricted. On...

Rising Capacity Pressures Container Freight Rates

Red Sea transits add fresh downward rate pressure. US fronthauls are most exposed to softening demand. Mediterranean remains the strongest-performing lane. Container freight markets...

Russia Crude Exports Face Growing Fleet Constraint

Sanctions accelerate retreat of Western-linked vessels. Freight rates signal worsening tonnage availability. Shadow fleet expansion is unlikely to fully close the gap. Russia is...