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Japan looks to secure Hormuz transit for tankers after high-level Iran talks
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 23, 2026
In a move that could provide a critical reprieve for Asian energy security, Iranian Foreign Minister...
The Week in Alt Fuels: Shock LNG price rally fades against stronger LSMGO
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 23, 2026
Iran’s aerial attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facility, alongside strikes on energy infrastruc...
Hormuz tensions imperil Korea LNG carrier deliveries, push leasing options
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Date: Mar 23, 2026
As Israel’s bombing of Iran’s gas facilities signals a protracted war, attention is turning to t...
BIMCO Launches New Laytime Network
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Date: Mar 23, 2026
BIMCO is pleased to announce the successful launch of its new Laytime Network, created for owner mem...
Hormuz naval escorts will not ensure vessel transits through Hormuz: IMO head
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 23, 2026
Naval escorts for oil tankers and other merchant vessels through the Strait of Hormuz have limited p...
VLCC Tanker Market Facing New Questions Regarding Direction
Categories: News Flash, Daily updates
Date: Mar 23, 2026
Clean LR2 MEG LR2 freight eastward climbed modestly this week. The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index we...
Chem tanker rates ex-USG surge on Middle East conflict; Asia-US container rates edge higher
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 23, 2026
Spot rates for US chemical tankers ex-US Gulf surged this week as the conflict in the Middle East ha...
How the Middle East conflict is affecting metals markets
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 20, 2026
The US and Israel have launched coordinated strikes against Iran in the most consequential escalatio...
European feed buyers delay purchases amid price uptick, currency volatility
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 20, 2026
The European feed market has slowed from the start of March, with participants indicating limited tr...
Accelleron and HD HMS part-load optimization driving fuel saving on Hapag-Lloyd container vessels
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 20, 2026
Accelleron and HD HMS (HD Hyundai Marine Solution) have conducted Engine Part Load Optimization (EPL...
Eastern Pacific Shipping completes second bound4blue eSAIL® installation with first newbuild deployment
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Date: Mar 20, 2026
bound4blue and Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) have completed the second installation of eSAILs® in ...
Hapag-Lloyd and Government of India sign Letter of Intent on maritime cooperation
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Date: Mar 20, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd and representatives of the Government of India have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to d...
Iran MPs propose tolls on shipping through Strait of Hormuz
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 20, 2026
Iranian lawmakers have proposed a plan to impose tolls and taxes on ships passing through the strate...
Rotterdam’s LNG price rally intensifies as Iran hits Qatar’s biggest LNG facility
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 20, 2026
This sharp rise is largely driven by an almost 30% increase in the front-month Dutch TTF Natural Gas...
Distress or Deception? Sea Horse ‘Not Under Command’ While Delivering Cuba Gasoil
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 20, 2026
Sea Horse, a medium range tanker sailing for Cuba laden with Russian gasoil has been broadcasting it...
Trump administration suspends Jones Act for 60 days amid Iran war
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Date: Mar 20, 2026
The US government has issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a White House official confirmed to P...
Kongsberg Discovery and Fugro consolidate partnership with Main Supplier agreement
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Date: Mar 20, 2026
Kongsberg Discovery and Fugro have signed a new framework agreement that strengthens a decades-long ...
CMA CGM deploys emergency multimodal solutions to support supply chains in the United Arab Emirates and the northern Gulf (Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait) without transiting the Strait of Hormuz
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 18, 2026
Given the situation in the Middle East and restrictions affecting maritime traffic in the Strait of ...
DCSA+ welcomes VIACHAIN™, an ORBCOMM company®, as latest technology provider advancing interoperable IoT standards in container shipping
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Date: Mar 18, 2026
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) announces that VIACHAIN™, an ORBCOMM® company, ...
ClassNK certifies its first Hong Kong Convention–compliant ship recycling facility in Pakistan
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 18, 2026
ClassNK has certified Salam’s International, a ship recycling facility in Pakistan, as the first f...
Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Up By 8%
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 18, 2026
Pilbara Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 55.9 million tonnes (Mt) during February 2026....
Hong Kong firm says Panama failed to respond to lawsuit over ports seizure
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 18, 2026
A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Panamanian officials had not responded to i...
Lower vessel calls and fuel sales weigh on Singapore’s conventional bunker sales in February
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 18, 2026
A smaller number of vessels arriving to bunker during the shorter month of February, along with lowe...
Sailors’ Society launches its fourth groundbreaking Cadet Report, highlighting ‘the first digital seafarer generation’
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Date: Mar 18, 2026
Revealing both the positives and negatives of increased connectivity at sea and the growing reliance...
Strait of Hormuz shutdown: How port congestion and schedule chaos are hitting shippers — and what to do about it
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 18, 2026
Since the escalation of conflict in the Middle East on 28 February, the critical Strait of Hormuz ha...
Baltic Dry Index Snaps 4-Day Winning Run
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Date: Mar 18, 2026
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities,...
Bulk Carriers Find New Route Out of Hormuz Strait
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Date: Mar 18, 2026
Re-Routing Through Iranian Territorial Waters Bulk carriers sailing eastbound to exit the Middle ...
Middle East conflict: Iran navy chief warns of ‘deadly retaliation’ after US torpedo sinks IRIS Dena
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 17, 2026
Iran’s Navy chief has issued a stark warning of “deadly retaliation” after dozens of sailors w...
Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 17, 2026
A Swedish court has ordered the detention of the Russian captain of a ship suspected of sailing unde...
Stolt-Nielsen and NYK Line form strategic joint venture in Avenir LNG
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 17, 2026
Stolt-Nielsen Limited (Oslo Børs: SNI), through its subsidiary Stolt-Nielsen Gas Ltd., has today an...
Independent testing demonstrates biofuel benefits
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 17, 2026
Sulnox, the greentech company delivering lower fuel costs and emissions with zero capex, is pleased ...
Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Surging VLSFO prices weigh on B30 premiums
Categories: News Flash
Date: Mar 17, 2026
Europe Iran has blocked oil cargo shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which could limit futur...