The US and UK have called for the immediate release of the container ship MSC Aries seized by Iran.

Iranian forces have taken control of a 15,000 teu container ship in the Strait of Hormuz and diverted it to Iran.

Somali pirates have demonstrated the ability to target vessels up to 1,000 nm from shore, IMB warned in its latest update to piracy figures.

Hambantota International Port (HIP) in Sri Lanka has started container operations with a call by MSC.

ZIM has overtaken Yang Ming in terms of operated container ship capacity to become the ninth largest carrier.

Carrier schedule reliability improved in February as the situation with rerouting from the Red Sea to avoid Houthi rebel attacks normalised.

Fledgling Saudi container line Folk Maritime has celebrated the departure of its first vessel from Jeddah.

The Red Sea crisis with the Houthis in Yemen attacking commercial shipping transiting the region has been one of the biggest stories in shipping over the last six months.

Recent analysis by UK-based marine assurance specialist, MIS Marine, has revealed that longer voyages undertaken by LNG carriers re-routed round the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the risks of the Red Sea, are having a negative impact on the ships’...

AD Ports Group’s Safeen feeders has joined the Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool as a new member, adding one ship to the pool.