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Israel-Iran: seatrade flows even as the bombs fly

Tanker spot rates doubled, premiums for Israel port calls up threefold. And hundreds dead

Red Sea Risk Lloyd List - The View

IAPH launches port cyber security guidelines for emerging tech

IAPH guidelines designed to help ports and maritime stakeholders navigate the complex cyber security landscape shaped by rapidly evolving technologies such as AI, quantum computing and drones

Containers Ports and Logistics

More than half a tonne of cocaine intercepted by Australian border force

Law enforcement said the rip method, the modus operandi of choice for smugglers, was only possible thanks to corrupt insiders

Containers Risk and Compliance

The week in charts: Red Sea remains 60% lower than normal | Hundreds of voyages to Iraq may be fake | Port congestion pushes up Asia-Europe rates

Red Sea traffic volumes unaffected by US-Houthi ceasefire; Nearly 400 tanker and LPG voyages to Khor Al Zubair in the first five months of 2025 were likely manipulated; Asia-Europe spot rates hit four-month highs; Imports to Los Angeles declined to just 355,950 teu in May

Containers Week in Charts

Antong unveils $170m container plan after cancelling acquisition deals

Easing of US-China tensions and limited new ship supply open growth opportunities in China’s coastal container trade

Containers Consolidation

Port of LA imports sank 19% in May vs April, with no major rebound expected

Tariffs are already having a highly negative effect on business at the Port of Los Angeles. May was extremely weak. The ‘status quo’ for tariffs looks like it will prevail; if so, imports will face headwinds for the rest of the year

Containers United States

AD Ports and ASRY sign co-operation agreements

Move will see companies working together on integrated maritime services, recycling and terminal investment

Ports and Logistics Consolidation

Global port throughput forecast dims despite strong first quarter

Impact of US trade policies will hit home in the second half of 2025, as frontloading dissipates and volumes wane. Drewry expects US and China to experience a significant downturn in box trade this year, prompting a 1% drop in the overall global total

Containers Ports and Logistics

Panama Canal transits drop in May despite counterintuitive boxship rise

May was not a great month for the Panama Canal, but it’s too early to call a downward trend. The pullback is likely due to a mix of seasonality, month-on-month volatility and some fallout from the trade war

Containers Tankers and Gas

Israeli navy strikes Houthi-controlled Hodeidah port

The Israeli Navy struck the port of Hodeidah in the early hours of Tuesday amid the ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel. Tuesday’s attack was the third time since May that Israel targeted Hodeidah, and the first time during the conflict using its navy

Piracy and Security Ports and Logistics

NRF peak-season forecast remains subdued despite tariff-reprieve bounce

The import numbers are starting to come in for May, and they’re ugly. The question now is whether the 2025 peak season can recover from tariffs. The latest forecast from the National Retail Federation is not encouraging

Containers Ports and Logistics

Final US port fee plan won’t be released until July at the earliest

If you’re a ship operator planning global deployments that extend beyond mid-October, you’d like to know what the rules will be for US port fees. Ship operators won’t know those rules for at least another month

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