Maritime Shipping https://maritimeshipping.org en Drewry World Container Index Dips to $4,468 as Asia-Europe Rates Fall and Transpacific Holds Near Highs https://maritimeshipping.org/drewry-world-container-index-september-24-2026/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/drewry-world-container-index-september-24-2026/ Qatar Moves Four LNG Carriers Through Hormuz in a Week, the Most Since Early July https://maritimeshipping.org/qatar-lng-carriers-hormuz-september-2026/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/qatar-lng-carriers-hormuz-september-2026/ Strait of Hormuz Closure Reaches Day 208 With Commercial Traffic Near Zero https://maritimeshipping.org/strait-of-hormuz-closure-day-208/ Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/strait-of-hormuz-closure-day-208/ US-China Port Fee Truce Expires November 9, and Carriers Still Don't Know What Comes Next https://maritimeshipping.org/us-china-port-fee-truce-november-2026-deadline/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/us-china-port-fee-truce-november-2026-deadline/ China and Korea Send Container Ships Over the Northern Sea Route as Suez and Hormuz Stay Risky https://maritimeshipping.org/northern-sea-route-2026-china-korea-arctic-container-service/ Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/northern-sea-route-2026-china-korea-arctic-container-service/ Container Lines Return to the Suez Canal Despite Houthi Gains at Bab el-Mandeb https://maritimeshipping.org/container-lines-return-to-suez-canal-2026/ Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/container-lines-return-to-suez-canal-2026/ VLCC Orders Hit a Record Pace in 2026 as Tanker Owners Bet the Hormuz Disruption Will Last https://maritimeshipping.org/vlcc-orders-record-2026-hormuz/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/vlcc-orders-record-2026-hormuz/ Houthis Seize Mocha and Perim Island, Taking Control of Yemen's Side of Bab el-Mandeb https://maritimeshipping.org/houthis-seize-mocha-perim-island-bab-el-mandeb/ Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/houthis-seize-mocha-perim-island-bab-el-mandeb/ US and Iran Trade Tanker Strikes in the Gulf of Oman as Brent Climbs Toward $100 https://maritimeshipping.org/us-iran-tanker-war-september-2026/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/us-iran-tanker-war-september-2026/ IMO Net-Zero Framework Talks End Without a Deal, Pushing Shipping's Carbon Price Fight to December https://maritimeshipping.org/imo-net-zero-framework-talks-september-2026/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/imo-net-zero-framework-talks-september-2026/ German and Dutch Port Strikes Hit Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Rotterdam as North Europe Congestion Worsens https://maritimeshipping.org/german-dutch-port-strikes-september-2026/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/german-dutch-port-strikes-september-2026/ Panama Canal Cuts Daily Slots and Draft Limits as El Niño Returns, and an LPG Carrier Pays a Record $5.3 Million Toll https://maritimeshipping.org/panama-canal-el-nino-slot-cuts-draft-limits-2026/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/panama-canal-el-nino-slot-cuts-draft-limits-2026/ Hormuz Closure Cuts Seaborne Sulfur Exports by a Third and Reroutes the Global Fertilizer Trade https://maritimeshipping.org/hormuz-closure-fertilizer-sulfur-shipping-trade-2026/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/hormuz-closure-fertilizer-sulfur-shipping-trade-2026/ Iran and Oman Agree a Temporary Hormuz Shipping Route, Seven Miles Wide and Under Iranian Watch https://maritimeshipping.org/iran-oman-temporary-hormuz-shipping-route/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/iran-oman-temporary-hormuz-shipping-route/ Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Q2 2026 Results Show How Carriers Are Paying for the Hormuz Crisis https://maritimeshipping.org/maersk-hapag-lloyd-q2-2026-results-hormuz-costs/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/maersk-hapag-lloyd-q2-2026-results-hormuz-costs/ 8,000 Seafarers Still Stranded Behind the Strait of Hormuz as Crew Changes Break Down https://maritimeshipping.org/seafarers-stranded-persian-gulf-hormuz-2026/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/seafarers-stranded-persian-gulf-hormuz-2026/ Europe Has Seized Nine Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers, and Russia Is Now Arming Its Ships https://maritimeshipping.org/europe-shadow-fleet-tanker-seizures-russia-armed-tankers/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/europe-shadow-fleet-tanker-seizures-russia-armed-tankers/ Korea's $150 Billion MASGA Shipbuilding Pledge Meets the Jones Act at Hanwha Philly Shipyard https://maritimeshipping.org/korea-masga-150-billion-us-shipbuilding-hanwha-philly/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/korea-masga-150-billion-us-shipbuilding-hanwha-philly/ Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority Demands Hormuz Tolls, and US Sanctions Make Paying Them a Risk https://maritimeshipping.org/iran-persian-gulf-strait-authority-hormuz-tolls/ Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/iran-persian-gulf-strait-authority-hormuz-tolls/ Container Ship Orderbook Hits a Record 13 Million TEU, 38% of the Fleet, as Overcapacity Warnings Grow https://maritimeshipping.org/container-ship-orderbook-record-13-million-teu/ Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://maritimeshipping.org/container-ship-orderbook-record-13-million-teu/