Deliberate GPS interference is not unusual in conflict zones and other high-risk areas. While its purpose is often defence related, it has real consequences for industry professionals that rely heavily on AIS to make compliance-related decisions

With less than two weeks to go before the strike deadline at US east and Gulf coast ports, the two sides are still not back at the negotiating table. Jonathan Gold of the National Retail Federation outlines the looming threat to US businesses

No single fuel will be dominant in 10 years time — there will be a mix of LNG, methanol and ammonia, providing the ‘mystery’ around the latter fuel is solved, said Hapag-Lloyd’s new fleet managing director Silke Lehmköster

Although the Pelagic fund has no target, ‘you need to be a billion [dollars] plus to be meaningful in this market,’ says Tobias Backer, former Fleetscape founder and the fund’s executive director

The $15.85bn acquisition of DB Schenker by DSV creates a European powerhouse in ocean shipping freight forwarding. Container lines will face a much larger counterparty across the annual-contract bargaining table next year

It is too late to strategise for cargo already en route to US east coast and Gulf coast ports. For cargo not yet loaded, the main strike-prep options are to switch to the west coast or wait — and hope for the best

More than 200 containerships with a combined capacity of 2.6m teu have been ordered since the start of the year

Now that reservation slots and draught levels are back to normal, the Panama Canal is wooing back ship traffic. More neopanamax containerships are taking the route, and average ship size is growing