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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Aerial top view of a containership at port. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/Avigator Fortuner
Shipping

Container Rates Extend Gains as Carriers Tighten Transpacific Capacity

Drewry’s World Container Index rose for a second straight week, with higher transpacific rates outweighing declines on Asia-Europe trades as carriers

August 13, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

Iran, US Make Competing Claims Over Control of Strait of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is "under Iran's control and management," the recently appointed head of Iran's Basij paramilitary unit said on Thursday, a day after

August 13, 2026
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The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra
News

Hormuz Shipping Traffic Shows No Sign of Recovery

Latest trade data show no dramatic changes in the flow of trade through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab

August 13, 2026
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Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam
News

Hormuz Disruption Cuts Both Ways for Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd

The disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is proving both costly and profitable for container shipping, with Gemini Cooperation partners Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd

August 13, 2026
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The damaged and half sunk oil tanker Caroline Bezengi, at sea off the coast of Oman
News

Major Salvage Effort Begins for Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Off Oman

Ambrey has launched a major international salvage operation for the grounded tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman, deploying specialist personnel and

August 13, 2026
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
Handysize gas tanker
News

IRS Rules Out Key Tax Exemption for Foreign Ships Using Jones Act Waiver

The Internal Revenue Service has issued new guidance clarifying that foreign shipping companies operating between U.S. ports under the Jones Act waiver cannot

August 12, 2026
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Russian drone attack in Odesa
Shipping

Black Sea Oil Tanker Rates Surge to Record on Drones Barrage

(Bloomberg) — Freight costs for oil tankers shipping crude from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean have risen to a record after a flurry of drone

August 12, 2026
Total Views: 936

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas
Shipping

UAE Shuttles Iraqi Oil Exports Through the Strait of Hormuz

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s trading arm is offering to shuttle exports of Iraqi oil through the Strait of Hormuz, using its dark-transit playbook to

August 12, 2026
Total Views: 941

Aerial view of a heavy loaded crude oil tanker traveling over open ocean during sunset time
News

IEA Warns Oil Market Risks Mount as Hormuz Disruptions Drain Inventories

The International Energy Agency has again cut its outlook for global oil supply and demand as renewed fighting around the Strait of Hormuz disrupts Gulf

August 12, 2026
Total Views: 642

Tuesday, August 11, 2026
panama canal tonnage record
Featured

Ship Pays $4 Million to Cut the Line at Panama Canal

By Lucia Kassai and Ruth Liao (Bloomberg) — A container ship paid $4 million to cut the line at the Panama Canal, where wait times are stretching more

August 11, 2026
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A view of Iranian-flagged cargo ship M/V Touska as the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea
Defense

U.S. Navy Helicopter Fires on Panama-Flagged Containership in Blockade Enforcement

U.S. Central Command has confirmed that American forces fired two Hellfire missiles at the Panama-flagged containership Vela Nova in the Gulf of Oman

August 11, 2026
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Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam
News

Trump Administration Says Gulf Oil Flows Recover to 15 Million Barrels a Day

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said oil flows out of the Persian Gulf have climbed to roughly 15 million barrels per day as U.S. military operations and

August 11, 2026
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A drone picture shows the banks of the river Rhine during a period of low water level in Cologne, Germany
News

Rhine River Hits Record Low, Deepening Shipping Crisis

Water levels on the Rhine river are dwindling further, with no relief in sight, forcing companies that rely on the waterway to adjust rapidly to keep goods

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 1674

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Pakistan Says US and Iran Close to ‘Some Sort’ of Deal Despite Attacks on Shipping

Pakistan said on Tuesday the United States and Iran were close to "some sort" of deal, and fellow mediator Qatar said talks on managing the Strait of Hormuz

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 589

Stock image of an MSC containership
News

MSC Shipmanagement Fined $6 Million Over ‘Runaway Ship’ Charleston Bridge Scare

MSC Shipmanagement Limited has been fined $6 million and placed on four years of probation over the 2024 “runaway ship” incident involving the

August 11, 2026
Total Views: 1650

Monday, August 10, 2026
File photo of a product tanker underway at sea
News

Jones Act Waiver Extension Deepens Divide Over U.S. Maritime Policy

The Trump administration’s decision to extend its Jones Act waiver for another 90 days is drawing sharply divided reactions, with U.S. maritime and

August 10, 2026
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U.S. President Trump looks on as he signs executive orders from the Oval Office of the White House
News

Trump Demands Compensation From Iran as Hormuz Deal Hopes Fade

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a move that will

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 1365

Cosco Tengfei vehicle carrier docked at the Port of Tacoma
News

Car Carrier Abandoned After Catching Fire 630 Miles Off Costa Rica

The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 22 crew members from a vehicle carrier after an engine room fire forced the crew to abandon ship roughly 630

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 4024

Oil Tanker sails in san francisco bay california
News

White House Extends Jones Act Waiver in Longest Suspension in Law’s History

President Donald Trump has extended for 90 days a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between U.S. ports, but imposed

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 1023

Sandbanks emerge from the water due to the low water level of the Danube.
Shipping

Black Sea Grain Exports Squeezed as Danube Hits Record-Low Levels

Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes

August 10, 2026
Total Views: 1113