Oslo-listed vehicle carrier operator kept its 2026 ebitda guidance unchanged but warned that higher bunker costs and Middle East-related risks remain key uncertainties

Donald Trump has extended the longest Jones Act waiver in US history, but tighter scrutiny and a narrower list of eligible cargoes reflect mounting political pressure from shipbuilders and maritime interests opposed to foreign vessels operating in domestic trades

Seventy years on from the birth of container shipping, Lloyd’s List’s senior reporter Joshua Minchin evaluates just how important the humble container is in the history of global trade

Charterers entitled to terminate before laycan has expired

An estimated 2m teu may have been lost to disruption in the Middle East Gulf, but strong demand across Europe, Africa and Latin America kept global container trade firmly on a growth trajectory in the first half of 2026

‘When you book a container with a shipping line, it doesn’t go on a journey, it goes on an adventure,’ claims freightforwarders’ trade association

Westbound bookings are said to have recently reached their highest level in more than a year, supported by rising European exports

In Kuwait, Shuaiba and Shuwaikh port, ISPS Level 2

Ruwais and Abu Dhabi petroleum ports are operational. Ruwais PPA (ISPS Level 2) and Abu Dhabi Ports (ISPS Level 1)

Shuwaikh and Shuaiba ports in Kuwait are at ISPS Level 2

In Saudi Arabia, there are presently no alerts or warnings issued by the local port authorities

In Saudi Arabia, there are presently no alerts or warnings issued by the local port authorities