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Tanker Markets Hold Firm in Week 50 Despite Pressure on Clean...

LR2 LR2 rates in the Middle East Gulf were largely unchanged this week. The TC1 MEG–Japan index held steady around WS155, keeping TCEs in the...

Qingdao Port Halts Rizhao Terminal Deal After US Sanctions Move

Qingdao Port has scrapped its planned acquisition of two Rizhao oil terminal companies. The decision follows Rizhao Shihua’s inclusion on the US SDN...

Bulk Market Slips Further as Week 50 Closes on a Softer...

Capesize rates corrected sharply, with losses across both Atlantic and Pacific basins. Panamax and Ultramax segments stayed under pressure despite brief regional support. ...

World’s Longest Train Journey Opens After New China–Laos Rail Link

A newly opened rail link between China and Laos has enabled the longest continuous train journey ever recorded. The route spans 11,650 miles,...

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...