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With the war in the Middle East entering its fourth week, questions regarding oil production capacity are beginning to arise. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “the

Capesize It was a week of mixed route performance in the Capesize market. Following a positive close on Friday, the Capesize Timecharter Average (C5TC 182) ultimately rose by $817 week-on-week.

Global shipping has entered a precarious and unstable era. Rising geopolitical tensions in key maritime corridors, including threats from Iran to target vessels transiting strategic waterways and the disruption of

The turmoil in the global tanker and energy markets from the current crisis in the Middle East could soon lead to a global issue, with 40% of total seaborne crude

Surging bunker prices are reshaping freight dynamics, with fuel costs now accounting for a significantly larger share of freight than usual. While all vessels are exposed to high prices, scrubber-fitted

Email is still the spine of maritime operations. Chartering instructions, spares orders, crew changes, port documentation, vendor payments to name a few. Most of it moves through inboxes, even as

Despite the latest market disruptions due to the war in the Middle East, newbuilding ordering activity has been moving forward. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “newbuilding

Describing the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as an “incredibly dynamic environment”, Jos Standerwick, head of membership at the Baltic Exchange, yesterday sought to clarify a landscape that has

Chinese corn imports declined to approximately 3.8M mt in 2025, down from 8.4M mt in 2024. Of this, around 2.5M mt originated from Brazil (Panamax: ~2.0M mt vs. 1.78M mt