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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Suez Canal Chief Says Red Sea Crisis Did Not Create Sustainable Route to Replace Canal

CAIRO, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie said on Wednesday that the Red Sea crisis did not create a sustainable route to

February 19, 2025
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Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Container ships and oil tankers wait in the ocean outside the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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Global Marine Fuel Sales Jump in 2024 on Red Sea Diversions

Global marine fuel sales jumped in 2024 after attacks by Yemen's Houthis starting in late 2023 prompted most shipping companies to divert vessels around

February 12, 2025
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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
An aerial view of the MV MSC Apollo at anchorage in Algoa Bay on Tuesday morning while investigation continue about an oil spill reportedly detected from it since the weekend. Photo courtesy SAMSA
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South Africa Strengthens Maritime Environmental Laws as Cape Route Traffic Surges Amid Red Sea Crisis

South Africa has significantly enhanced its maritime environmental protection measures with President Cyril Ramaphosa signing into law the Marine Pollution

February 11, 2025
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Saturday, January 25, 2025
Operation to tow stricken MV Sounion tanker and avert spill starts in Red Sea.EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
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French Shipping Giant CMA CGM To Keep Avoiding Red Sea

PARIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) – French shipping and logistics group CMA CGM will continue to avoid the Red Sea even though it considers the region is more

January 25, 2025
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Shipping Giant MSC Says It Will Keep Avoiding Red Sea for Now

Container liner MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice, a sign that any

January 21, 2025
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Thursday, January 2, 2025
French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
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Red Sea Diversions Helped Container Shipping Dodge Overcapacity Crisis

The container shipping industry dodged a potential overcapacity crisis in 2024, thanks to an unexpected savior: the Red Sea crisis that forced vessels to take

January 2, 2025
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Red Sea Diversions Cost Egypt $7 Billion in Lost Canal Revenue

Red Sea disruptions — a consequence of Houthi maritime attacks — have cost Egypt at least $7 billion in Suez Canal revenue this year, the country’s

December 26, 2024
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Monday, December 2, 2024
The newest ultra large container ship Manila Express of Hapag-Lloyd with container cranes at the Burchardkai in the in the Port of Hamburg
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Expects Lower Profitability in Fourth Quarter

Hapag-Lloyd expects lower profitability in the fourth quarter but still at a "good level", after freight rates peaked in the third quarter, Rolf Habben

December 2, 2024
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Shipping

CMA CGM Bends to Customer Pressure, Re-Routes INDAMEX Service Back Around Cape

Pressure from customers has apparently caused French mainline operator CMA CGM to u-turn on plans to operate its INDAMEX (Indian Subcontinent-US East Coast)

November 14, 2024
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Tuesday, October 29, 2024
German navy ship at dock flying flags
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Red Sea Is Now So Dangerous Even NATO Warships Are Avoiding It

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Red Sea, one of the world’s busiest and most strategically vital waterways, has become so hazardous that even the German Navy

October 29, 2024
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Tuesday, October 15, 2024
A warship with the EU's Operation Aspides escorts a tanker and cargo ship sail through the Southern Red Sea. Photo courtesy Operation Aspides
Shipping

Red Sea Shipping Crisis: Oil Flows Through Bab el-Mandeb Plummets By Over Half in 2024

The flow of crude oil and oil products through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait has plummeted by over 50% in the first eight months of 2024, according to the

October 15, 2024
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