As many countries enjoy the May Day holiday spare a thought for seafarers working far away from home and running the gauntlet of geopolitical conflicts.
A rise in freight rates in Q4 FY2023 due to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushed Ocean Network Express (ONE) back into the black, and it is forecasting a profitable FY2024.
A sluggish last two years has been left behind according to consultancy MSI in its monthly liner shipping report for April, but the devil is in the detail as figures for early 2024 skewed by sluggish year-on-year comparisons.
Maritime training is key to the safety of the shipping industry and its people, in this latest episode you'll be hearing from Raal Harris, Chief Creative Officer of Ocean Technologies Group.
Anglo American has rejected a takeover bid from BHP, averting for now what would be the biggest shake-up in the mining sector in a decade, but analysts see a merger having limited impact on dry bulk shipping.