Crude tanker rates rise as Middle East tensions reach ‘fever pitch’ | Methanol still ‘best candidate’ as Maersk prepares for multi-fuel future | UK shipping gets government support, but £700m might be a stretch

Ship queues fall after US ports reopen, limiting carrier rate upside | Shipping’s talent shortage extends ashore | New Hong Kong shipping chamber seeks to reassert city’s status as global maritime hub

US port strike ends after three days but backlog will take weeks to clear | Private security: you get what you pay for | Shipping’s decarbonisation policy still requires a strong narrative to fly with all governments

Dark fleet’s growing role in seafarer abandonments showcased by ageing gas tankers | How US port strike could unintentionally boost shipping profits | Alliance reshuffle carries contrasting fortunes for European and Med port majors

Highly unusual shipment from occupied Crimea a major red flag, say security experts | Biden backs dockworkers union as the containership queues build | Ofac hands out more sanctions as it targets Houthi weapons smuggling 

ILA goes on strike and spreads fake news on $30K shipping rates | Dark fleet tanker hit and taking on water as Houthis resume attacks | Shipping must ‘connect the money’ to speed up decarbonisation efforts, says Wärtsilä president

US Russia sanctions more effective at halting tankers than EU or UK | Pre-strike scramble underway in US to unload ships, remove cargo from ports | Saudi ports bear brunt of lines’ Red Sea contingency plans

America’s next big traffic jam is nigh. Who is to blame? | China wins 80% of all containership orders booked in 2024 | MEPC82: IMO carbon price debate to focus on levy and revenue distribution issues

Container and dry bulk shipping stocks are outpacing tanker shares | High costs and sanctions fears throw up roadblocks for China’s Russian oil imports | US targets network linked to sanctioned Syrian sentenced to UK prison as fresh ship designations mirror Israeli warrants

Next 12 months critical if shipping is to hit zero emissions fuels target | Billions in damage claims pile up in response to Baltimore bridge disaster | Red Sea rates party ends for medium-range tankers in Pacific

Typhoon aftermath in China drives global port congestion to highest level outside the pandemic | New box building boom tops record set during pandemic | Clean tanker market braces for Nigeria gasoline imports to halve after Dangote strikes domestic supply deal

Black Sea risk unchanged despite back-to-back incidents | Republican lawmakers urge White House to prevent port strike | Food exporters face major fallout if US dockworkers strike

Small registries grow at record pace as flag-hopping tankers play regulatory game of ‘whack-a-mole’ | US retailers ‘extremely’ worried as US port strike deadline nears | Critical compliance tool compromised by GPS jamming

Shipping sizes up the new EU policy power players | US alleges ‘entirely avoidable’ Dali disaster was caused by negligence | Police do not care about cargo theft, IUMI told

Hapag-Lloyd plans for multiple fuel path as new ship orders imminent | Europe ‘has to be bold’ to combat Chinese shipbuilding dominance, Meyer Turku chief says | Listed owners turn to buybacks amid lower stock prices

Baltimore bridge may be allocated share of fault after boxship allision, US lawyer tells IUMI | IMO states ‘ready to deliver’ on climate, Oftedal says | Over half of cargo owners blame box carriers for holding back digitalisation, survey finds