US port fees don’t hit until October but shipping response already underway | Red Sea risk not materially changed amid Houthi threat to Haifa-trading shipowners | Poland points finger at Russia for cable-cutting threat

Russia lashes out at Nato ‘pirates’ as UN addresses escalating maritime security concerns | UN urged to combat increasing ‘weaponisation’ of shipping arena | Ofac to allow potential sale of US-sanctioned, Houston-stranded Tinos I

Over 10% of the tanker fleet is now sanctioned following latest EU and UK measures | Cook Islands registry removed from flag states’ information-sharing compact | Europe’s new defence drive is worrying port bosses

Shipping diverts away from Tripoli as violent Libya clashes escalate | Estonia redirects maritime traffic after Russia detains Greek tanker | Hing Chao: IMO Carbon pricing adds momentum to China’s green fuel readiness

Bombarded Ras Isa port resumes operations as security and sanction threats linger | The future is on hold: uncertainty stymies shipping strategy | Transpacific rates spike but Walmart warns that China tariffs are ‘still too high’

Dark fleet politics escalate as Russia scrambles jet to protect ‘nationless’ tanker | Reed Smith loses costs action against sanctioned Dubai shipowners | Pool scheme deficit ‘nowhere near’ worst projections, says Bowsher

Tariff reprieve upside vs Covid lockdown rebound: this time it’s different | Ofac sanctions Iranian military-linked shipping network exposed in leaked documents | We were wrong about dry bulk scrapping, again

Marine insurers underwriting Russia tanker calls after crude prices drop below cap | Russia to launch huge shipbuilding programme | Suez Canal touts 15% discounts to entice shipping back to the Red Sea

US-China trade war de-escalation was expected — but not this fast | ICS vows to continue speaking out against ‘draconian’ US port fees while hoping for trade détente | Why green lending to shipping is struggling to take off

UK sanctions 100 dark fleet tankers | Chinese terminals and teapot sanctioned as US increasingly targets buyers of Iranian oil | India/Pakistan tension could already trigger BIMCO war risk threshold

Maersk sees 30%-40% drop in China-US trade and ‘race’ for inventories | Shipping lines start to bypass Karachi as India-Pakistan tensions rise | Enquiries for new boxships surge at HD KSOE as US port fees shift orders from China

Why floating armouries are a dangerous problem that nobody wants to tackle | Trump says Houthis will stop attacking ships in the Red Sea | US-Houthi ceasefire not expected to spur imminent Red Sea return

Major shipping companies start to test Red Sea waters | Matson provides inside look at severe tariff disruptions to transpacific trade | Onboard carbon capture can enable long-term GHG intensity compliance, study shows

Iranian energy exports keep flowing as Trump threatens secondary sanctions | Container trade braced for negative growth if US-China trade war persists | ‘Robots don’t pay taxes’: automation will force port worker evolution

Reintroduced US SHIPS Act will target owners of Chinese newbuilds | Will alternative fuels ever work for dry bulk? | Calm before the storm? European port congestion could be about to get a whole lot worse

Duration of US-China trade war is key to container shipping demand | EU requests for insurance proof ignored by over a fifth of ships | Chinese finance lease tonnage faces US port fees uncertainty, Reed Smith warns