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Backhaul Boom: Container Rates Shift Gears in Week 33

The Baltic headline FBX index has remained mostly unchanged over the past week, at 2,137 compared to 2,135. Some backhaul routes saw quite significant increases...

GSI Launches Next-Gen 8,600 CEU Green Car Carrier for H-LINE

Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI), in partnership with China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. (CSTC), has officially delivered its second 8,600 CEU dual-fuel pure car and...

Oil Tanker Breakdown Temporarily Halts Bosphorus Traffic

Strait traffic halted in both directions. Tenacity Venture is carrying 90,730 tons of crude oil. Tugboats escort the vessel to Büyükdere anchorage. On August...

Singapore Port Hits 18-Month Fuel Sales High

Container throughput hits 3.87 million TEU, the highest in 2025 Bunkering vessel calls up 7.3% from June Bunker fuel sales reach 18-month high...

Self-Heating and Fire Incident During Unloading of Indonesian Cargo

A bulk carrier loaded with Indonesian coal experienced self-heating and fire in two cargo holds during discharge operations at an Asian port. The incident...

Diana Shipping Inc. Finalizes Time Charter Agreement for m/v Polymnia with...

Diana Shipping Inc. has entered a time charter contract with Oldendorff Carriers for the Post-Panamax vessel m/v Polymnia, commencing August 17, 2025. The...

The IMO’s 2050 Climate Framework and Its Implications for the Shipping...

The IMO’s climate framework targets net-zero emissions from international shipping by 2050, with binding GHG limits for vessels over 5,000 gross tonnage. Proposed...

Container Shipping Faces 7% Cancellation Rate Across Key Trades

7% of 724 scheduled East–West sailings between mid-August and late September are expected to be cancelled. Transpacific eastbound services account for nearly half...

Cargo Ship Captain Arrested After Yacht Collision in Japan

A gravel-carrying cargo vessel collided with a yacht in Tsukumi Bay, Japan, on August 13, 2025. A large-scale search involving six patrol boats...

Valenciaport Traffic Up 4.28% in First Seven Months

July 2025 container traffic at Valenciaport up 6.88% year-on-year to 492,874 TEUs, with January–July volumes up 4.28%. Full exports (+3.53%) and imports (+17.52%)...