The MSC Sky II was targeted by Houthis who fired an anti-ship missile which struck and damaged the vessel, UK MTO reports that all crew are safe and the ship has continued on its journey.

The eight OPEC+ countries that implemented voluntary production cuts last November announced yesterday that the cuts are to be extended through this year’s second quarter.

CMA CGM's schedule reliability was the highest among the large container lines in January 2024 as it bucked the trend and continued Red Sea sailings.

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The handysize bulk carrier, Rubymar, flagged in Belize, eventually foundered early on Saturday morning two weeks after being struck by a Houthi-fired anti-ship ballistic missile on February 18.

Container rate negotiations on the Transpacific are about to begin in earnest, but Xeneta believes shippers and carriers both have strong hands and that will make discussions long and complex.

The Liberian Registry, the world’s largest shipping registry in tonnage, has a team on focused energy transition and reaching net-zero GHG emissions.

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has accused a Saudi Arabian shipowner of abandoning seafarers, and the Bahrain maritime authorities of “looking the other way”.

Container line CMA CGM has resumed transit of some vessels through the Red Sea on a case-by-case basis, despite continued Houthi attacks on shipping transiting the region.

The successor to Mission to Seafarer secretary general Revd. Canon Andrew Wright has been announced and will take over on Wright's retirement in September.