Lloyd’s Register, Maersk and the ports of Felixstowe and Charleston will examine the regulatory, security and operational framework needed to support future nuclear-powered containership operations, looking beyond reactor technology to real-world deployment

The Baltic Exchange will stick to the status quo on Middle East Gulf freight benchmarks for the time being, after long-awaited consultation feedback highlighted concerns with its proposed changes

Deputy editor Linton Nightingale launches the 2026 edition of the Top 100 Container Ports, and explains how the hierarchy of key ports is beginning to change

Carriers’ tight control of capacity, rather than exceptional cargo demand, is behind the latest surge in transpacific spot rates as east coast prices move beyond $10,000 per feu and approach pandemic-era highs

A combined 57 newbuildings were ordered in the past week spanning gas carriers, tankers, vehicle carriers, containerships and dry cargo vessels, highlighting sustained demand for new tonnage across most shipping sectors

At a regional forum dominated by friendly faces, Putin and China’s vice premier signalled their intent to press ahead with Arctic shipping ambitions

Maritime conference in Kuala Lumpur has reignited the long-standing question of whether user states should contribute more to maintaining one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes

EU naval commanders believe more than 120 pirates from multiple Somali clans are now operating at sea in a coordinated resurgence that has seen six commercial vessels hijacked since April, raising questions over whether current naval resources are sufficient to contain the threat