Soaring freight rates and an upturn in financial fortunes are in focus at the US’ Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) as disputes with shippers loom.

LNG giant QatarEnergy has reportedly entered into an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua for the construction of eight Q-Max LNG carriers, as part of its shipbuilding programme.

A bulker owned by US-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping has been struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile according to US Central Command (US Centcom).

The effect of the latest attack on USS Laboon by a Houthi fired anti-ship cruise missile has been for more ships avoid the Suez/Red Sea route as the carriers consider the region unsafe.

A group of 22 US senators is applying pressure to the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) to look into vessels trading oil from Iran.

Nineteen crew members taken hostage after the hijacking of their ship in the Strait of Hormuz on 11 January are all safe, report the vessel owners.

After coalition forces pounded Houthi targets questions are being asked as to whether this action itself constitutes an escalation of what started as a localised conflict in Gaza and Israel, into one with far wider implications for international...

Shipping companies have placed significant orders for containers in recent months as Red Sea attacks effectively soak up box capacity.

Spot container freight rates jumped another 15 – 16% over the last week as shippers continue to react to disruption caused to shipping by attacks in the Red Sea.

The US and UK have launched strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen to disrupt and degrade the capabilities of rebels to attack shipping in the Red Sea and protect global trade.