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Daily Briefing 4 September 2026
Biofuels could change US minds on IMO deal | Russian Black Sea wheat loadings in freefall | Court reveals seized Russian vessel could be sold to enforce $4.2bn award
Daily Briefing 3 September 2026
SOMO denies links to sanctioned false-flag tanker as scrutiny grows over spoofed MEG voyages | Wind propulsion reaches shipping’s scaling moment as Maersk backs container trial | Latest US strikes target Iranian mine capability and signal ‘tanker-for-tanker’ policy
Daily Briefing 2 September 2026
Drone cages at sea: Why the Ukraine war is turning merchant ships into floating fortresses | Travelling to Ukrainian ports ‘near suicidal decision’ says union leader | Hormuz crisis exposes shortcomings in war risk clauses amid unprecedented conflict
Daily Briefing 31 August 2026
Disruption reshapes the rankings rather than derailing growth | How Asia rewrote the container port rankings in the 21st century | Red Sea and Hormuz crises reshape thinking on port resilience
Daily Briefing 28 August 2026
The world is diversifying around China, not away from it | Shipping decarbonisation goals must reflect market realities, says Travlos | How Hormuz crisis effect on product tankers diverged from crude
Daily Briefing 27 August 2026
Crew become the latest pressure point as shipowners pay more to keep vessels trading in conflict zones | The next bottleneck: can global ports keep pace with the containership delivery wave? | Black Sea security fears drive vessel queue at Sulina as crews seek shelter from escalating attacks
Daily Briefing 26 August 2026
EU sanctions push collides with Brussels power struggle and Greek shipping anger | Klaus-Michael Kühne: The logistics titan who built a global empire and helped shape modern shipping | Transpacific liner rates rise as Asia-Europe weakness deepens
Daily Briefing 25 August 2026
The more convoluted crude routes become, the higher VLCC rates go | Iran blacklists Western-linked ships as US launches ‘Economic D-Day’ sanctions offensive | Russia’s Black Sea grain exports plunge as attacks disrupt shipping
Daily Briefing 24 August 2026
Shipping is firing on all cylinders as rate strength spreads | Europe’s shadow fleet crackdown collides with legal reality and Russian retaliation threats | Yanbu tanker calls fall as Saudi scrambles to keep crude flowing
Daily Briefing 21 August 2026
Black Sea war risk rates ‘all over the place’ as Russia and Ukraine target each other’s shipping | Trump touts Hormuz success as industry questions scale of oil recovery | Sinokor buying spree nears 80 VLCCs valued at over $6bn as Hormuz crisis drives up values
Daily Briefing 20 August 2026
Grain carriers under fire as Black Sea conflict continues to escalate | Kyrgyzstan disowns vessels flying its flag as ship registry ambitions stall
Daily Briefing 19 August 2026
Tankers become strategic assets as Gulf risk drives a lasting split in the market | Yet again, crude tanker rates are surging higher across the globe | Hormuz traffic holds firm as attacks intensify and diplomacy collapses
Daily Briefing 18 August 2026
Ukraine drone strike hits Greek tanker despite reported Black Sea deconfliction deal | How would Hormuz crisis lasting through 2027 impact tankers? | Sea Legend kicks off Arctic express with LNG-fuelled fleet and priority berthing
Daily Briefing 17 August 2026
Hormuz crisis sees shadow gas carriers go mainstream | Stricken tanker could generate ‘one of the more significant’ oil spills in history | Red Sea traffic holds steady despite UN warnings of wider Yemen conflict
Daily Briefing 14 August 2026
Sanctions snarl salvage effort as Russian insurer surfaces in Oman shadow tanker spill | Reinsurers impose second round of war risk cancellations on P&I clubs | Maersk planning for eventual full return to Suez Canal route as Asian exports keep boxship capacity under pressure
Daily Briefing 13 August 2026
Hormuz crisis supply response loses steam but tanker rates hold firm | Tankers keep moving through Hormuz as diplomacy stalls | Tanker buying boom raises concerns over secondhand ship inspections, says Idwal
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