Tag: Shipping

C. Y. Tung and the Rise of Modern Chinese Shipping

Coastal Shipping Editorial Team -
Few shipping books take more than half a century to reach publication. For maritime historian Professor Howard Dick and...

Container Spot Rates Extend Decline as Global Shipping Demand Softens

Blue Economy Editorial Team -
Container freight rates continued to slide this week as rising vessel capacity and weaker cargo demand put fresh pressure...

Middle East Shipping Risks Deepen as Tankers Reroute Over Houthi Threats

Blue Economy Editorial Team -
The security outlook for commercial shipping in the Middle East is worsening as escalating Houthi threats force shipowners to...

Houthis Resume Attacks on Shipping, Claim Strikes on Two Saudi Tankers

Coastal Shipping Editorial Team -
Yemen’s Houthi movement has resumed direct attacks on commercial shipping, claiming responsibility for strikes on two Saudi oil tankers...

Ocean shipping giant MSC orders next-gen 777-8 cargo jets from Boeing

Air Cargo Editorial Team -
The cargo airline subsidiary of Mediterranean Shipping Co., the largest ocean container line in the world, on Monday ordered...

Shipping Pays the Price as the Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Unravels

Coastal Shipping Editorial Team -
By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – The Strait of Hormuz is bleeding trade confidence again. Barely a month after Washington...

Tankers turn back after Houthi threat to Saudi shipping

Coastal Shipping Editorial Team -
Two tankers carrying Saudi crude and a third due to load at Yanbu have reversed course following Houthi threats...

Houthi announce new blockade of key Mideast shipping lane

Air Cargo Editorial Team -
Houthi rebels in Yemen declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia in an escalating conflict that again threatens a...

FedEx spreads shipping fees to EU, more zip codes

Air Cargo Editorial Team -
FedEx is introducing, but not widely advertising, a series of new charges and fees over the next two weeks...

The Loadstar Explainer Podcast: El Niño and its impact on shipping

Blue Economy Editorial Team -
In this one-off explainer episode, we’re joined by Mathew Dib, duty director of marine operations at Pole Star Global,...

KR and HD Hyundai Advance Korea’s Green Shipping Corridor

Coastal Shipping Editorial Team -
Korean Register(KR) is collaborating with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to establish a domestic operating environment for ammonia-fuelled vessels...

Sea Legend Shipping returns to Arctic route with China-Europe NSR sailings

Blue Economy Editorial Team -
Dubai Tower Photo: @VesselFinder By Alison Koo 17 July 2026 Chinese operator Sea Legend Shipping is to repeat its opportunistic Ningbo-Felixstowe...