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Container Shipping Index Climbs for Second Week as Asia-Europe Rates Surge, Transpacific Slumps
The Drewry World Container Index rose 2% to $1,957 per 40-foot container this week, marking the second consecutive weekly increase driven by strengthening Asia-Europe trade lanes even as Transpacif...
Dec 11, 2025

Maersk Tests Ethanol as Next Green Fuel for Dual-Fuel Fleet
Danish shipping giant Maersk is expanding its low-emission fuel options by testing ethanol as a potential alternative to methanol in its dual-fuel fleet, with trials now underway aboard the pioneer...
Dec 10, 2025

Morocco Gets Closer to Creating $1 Billion LNG Import Hub
Dec 9, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Morocco is getting closer to creating an almost $1 billion liquefied natural gas hub at a new deep-sea port on its Mediterranean coast, as it plans to boost imports to curb...
Dec 9, 2025

HD Hyundai Sets Course for New India Shipyard in Tamil Nadu
HD Hyundai has signed a strategic partnership with the Tamil Nadu state government to establish a new shipyard in India, marking the latest move by the South Korean shipbuilding giant to expand its...
Dec 8, 2025

Chinese Carrier Conducting Intense Air Operations Near Japan, Tokyo Says
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – A Chinese carrier strike group sailing close to Japan kept up intense air operations on Sunday as it sailed into the Pacific Ocean east of the Okinawa Islands, Japan’s Self...
Dec 7, 2025

Bulgaria Rescuing Sanctioned Tanker That Was Hit By Ukrainian Drone
Dec 5 (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s maritime authorities, border police and navy, are carrying out a rescue of a vessel that entered the country’s territorial waters on Friday but the operation has been p...
Dec 6, 2025

G7, EU Weigh Full Ban on Maritime Services for Russian Oil
BRUSSELS/LONDON/OTTAWA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Group of Seven countries and the European Union are in talks to replace a price cap on Russian oil exports with a full maritime services ban in a bid t...
Dec 5, 2025

War Insurance Costs Spike for Ship Owners as Black Sea Threats Grow
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – War insurance costs for ships sailing to the Black Sea have spiked again, with insurers reviewing policies daily as the conflict in Ukraine spills into sea lanes, five shi...
Dec 4, 2025

HD Hyundai Charts Course for AI-Powered Shipbuilding Revolution
South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai recently gathered over 600 industry leaders, government officials, and technology partners at the APEC 2025 Future Tech Forum to unveil its strategy for transfor...
Dec 3, 2025

Norsepower Rotor Sails to be Installed on First-Ever VLCCs in 2028
Norsepower and Idemitsu Tanker Co., Ltd. have partnered to equip two Very Large Crude Carriers with advanced wind-assisted propulsion technology, marking the first time the world’s largest crude oi...
Dec 2, 2025

Port of Newcastle Reopens After Climate Protesters Block Shipping Channel
Nov 30 (Reuters) – One of Australia’s biggest coal export ports resumed operations on Monday, the port operator said, after climate-change protesters disrupted shipping at the Port of Newcastle for...
Dec 1, 2025

OPEC+ Meets To Assess Market With Output Plans Seen Steady
Nov 30, 2025(Bloomberg) –OPEC+ is gathering to assess global oil markets on Sunday, with the producers still on track to pause supply increases in the first quarter amid growing signs of a surplus....
Nov 30, 2025
