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Managing Customs Fines Risk From Cargo Shortages

Shore Figures Often Override Ship Measurements. Minor Discrepancies Can Lead to Major Penalties. Certain Ports Pose Higher Enforcement Risks. Customs authorities across various regions are still cracking down on vessels and carriers when the...

Coated Tanker Market in 2025 Strong Finish Despite Softer Earnings

LR2s Shift to Dirty Trades Tighten Clean Product Supply. Sanctions and Red Sea Disruptions Reshape Trade Flows. Tight Product Markets Extend Voyage Lengths. After the initial shock of the Red Sea attacks wore off,...

FMC Warns Spain’s Israel-Linked Port Restrictions May Breach U.S. Shipping Laws

U.S.-Flagged Vessels Barred Since November 2024. Commission Weighs Fines, Port Bans, and Cargo Restrictions. Spain’s Actions Seen as Unfavourable to U.S. Foreign Trade. The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has raised concerns that Spain’s restrictions...

Shipping Giants Prepare for Gradual Return to Suez Canal

CMA CGM to Resume Suez Transit on India–US Service From January. Shipping Industry Braces for Gradual Suez Comeback. Carriers Warn Full Return Hinges on Security Stability. Major shipping companies are taking a fresh look...

CIMC Enric Commissions China’s First Large-Scale Green Methanol Plant

CIMC Enric Holdings Limited together with its subsidiaries (“CIMC Enric” or the “Group”) is pleased to announce that China’s first large-scale bio-based green methanol project, developed by the Group, was officially commissioned in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province on...

Ukraine Strikes Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Oil Tanker in Mediterranean in First Aerial Drone Attack

Ukraine has struck a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker in the Mediterranean Sea with aerial drones for the first time, an official said on Friday, reflecting the growing intensity of Kyiv's attacks on Russian...

Frozen Routes, New Rules: BIMCO Sounds the Alarm on Polar Shipping

On 16 December 2025, BIMCO published an industry advisory focusing on current polar sea ice conditions and upcoming regulatory changes to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Polar Code that will come into force in...

NCFI Shows Mixed Weekly Performance Across Key Trade Lanes

The latest Weekly Composite Index covering 20ft, 40ft and High Cube container rates, released by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange, indicates a mixed trend across major east–west and regional trade routes for the week ending...

Container Shipping Ends 2025 in Volatile Balance

Container Shipping Closes 2025 With Tight Capacity Control. Blank Sailings and Rate Swings Shape Container Markets. Managed Capacity Keeps Container Shipping on Edge. As we approach the end of 2025, the container shipping industry...

Chinese-Linked LNG Tanker Docks at Sanctioned Russian Export Terminal

China-Linked LNG Vessel Taps Sanctioned Russian Gas Project. Beijing Moves to Import Blacklisted Russian LNG via Baltic Route. Chinese-Associated Tanker Loads LNG at Sanctioned Russian Facility. A liquefied natural gas tanker with ties to...