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Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Resume Four Routes Through Suez Canal

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd say that they plan to continue monitoring the security situation in the Middle East, and that any changes to services will depend on the ongoing stability of the Red Sea region.

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Ports Giant DP World Redraws Hormuz Logistics With Truck Bet

Before the conflict, Jebel Ali was the busiest container port outside of Asia, ranking in the top 10 globally and serving mostly as a transshipment hub.

Smoke rises from Jebel Ali port after an Iranian missile attack in Dubai, March 1. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

Arctic Summit Draws European Leaders to Fend Off Russian Threat

At stake is the bloc’s influence in the area as President Donald Trump covets Greenland, Russia increasingly threatens Europe, and China seeks to gain a foothold.

Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Helsinki on Sept. 4. Photographer: Carl Bergman/Bloomberg

Houthis Gain Further Control of Red Sea

The Houthis earlier said they posed no threat to international shipping, and that they only planned to target vessels from Saudi Arabia.

A map of the southern entrance to the Red Sea, showing the island of Perim in the narrowest part of the entrance, in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Image: iStock/Rainer Lesniewski

Houthis Determined to Take Control of Red Sea Coast

The Houthis’ aim to force Saudi Arabia and the U.S. to lift the U.S. blockade on Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.

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Port of Los Angeles Logs Busiest Summer in its History

Port director Seroka said September is shaping up to be another strong month, and that the port is confident in its momentum headed into the rest of the year.

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Iran, U.S. Both Claim Attacks on Ships Near Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that it successfully hit two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers, marking the most significant escalation of the conflict in weeks.

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Panama Canal Postpones Third Round of Vessel Draft Restrictions

The Panama Canal Authority already cut draft restrictions for Neopanamax vessels twice this summer.

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World’s Container Fleet Capacity Set to Reach Record High

Ships larger than 12,000 TEUs have contributed two-thirds of the 10 million TEU added since early 2021.

Loaded container ships at Felixstowe port in Felixstowe, U.K. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

Dry Bulk Shipping Rates Surge on Tight Capesize Vessel Supply

Shares in dry-bulk carriers have also surged this year, outpacing even the stock of tanker owners as Middle East traffic disruptions upend the wider maritime sector.

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Spain’s Marflet Puts Suction Sails to Work Aboard Chemical Tanker

The eSAILs are expected to help the Santiago I cut its yearly energy consumption by as much as 15%.

The Santiago I. Photo: bound4blue

Historic Drought Leaves Europe's Supply Chains High and Dry

A continent that built out its infrastructure around the weather patterns of the past is confronting conditions those systems were never designed to withstand.

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