European Commission seeks clarity from US on IEEPA Ruling
The European Commission has called for full clarity from the United States following the recent judgment by the Supreme Court of the United States on the Intern...
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10,513 articlesTrump tariff turmoil clouds transpacific contracting season
Tariffs are back at the top of the shipping news agenda once again, creating confusion just as the transpacific contracting season gets underway. On Friday, the...
Costamare Bulkers swaps ageing tonnage for modern Japanese ultramax
New York-listed Greek owner Costamare Bulkers is continuing its fleet renewal programme, adding a modern Japanese-built ultramax while offloading two older vess...
Active Mercuria Energy adds a cape
As Chinese buyers have been hoovering up capes at roughly one ship per week this year — mostly vintage tonnage around 18 years of age — European buy...
15-year-old VLCC values jump 57% year-on-year as Sinokor linked to Teekay exit
Towards the end of last week, Teekay Tankers exited the VLCC sector, selling the 2013-built, 318,700 dwt Singapore Spirit — formerly Hong Kong Spirit &mda...
Opposition to ZIM’s sale to Hapag-Lloyd grows
Opposition to Hapag-Lloyd’s planned takeover of Israeli line ZIM is growing, with union protests and the controversial sale debated at the Knesset, Israel’s...
Tidewater to add 22 PSVs in major Brazil expansion
Offshore support vessel owner Tidewater has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações ...
The IMO Net Zero Framework survives; now, ambition must return
Anaïs Rios, senior shipping policy officer at Seas At Risk, writes for Splash today on what is shaping up to be a pivotal year for shipping’s decarbonisa...
Cartel boss killing jolts US-Mexico freight corridors
The confirmed killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — better known as “El Mencho,” leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) — ...
Luka Koper posts record container throughput in 2025
Luka Koper Group achieved growth in strategic cargo segments despite global economic challenges in 2025. The Slovenian port operator posted strong financial res...
Explainer: From commercial logic to geopolitical architecture
The port investment story of 2025 cannot be understood through a purely commercial lens as what emerged was a systematic, coordinated restructuring of global ma...
Borderlands Mexico: Violent cargo theft grips Mexican truckers, Overhaul report finds
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Violent cargo theft grips Mexic...