Australia has banned another foreign-operated ship from its ports after inspectors discovered seafarers had been underpaid and unlawfully charged for drinking water, escalating a widening crackdown on labor abuses in...

The Trump administration on Thursday escalated its economic campaign against Iran by sanctioning Iraq’s deputy oil minister and multiple militia-linked companies accused of helping Tehran smuggle oil and finance armed...

UN Trade and Development is warning that the biggest barriers to global trade are increasingly found not in tariffs, but in the technical, regulatory and certification requirements exporters must navigate...

Container spot rates rebounded this week after three consecutive weekly declines, as ocean carriers pushed through a new wave of emergency fuel and peak season surcharges tied to rising operational...

European naval forces have confirmed the hijacking of an oil tanker off Yemen after armed individuals reportedly boarded the vessel near Qana Port before steering it toward the Gulf of...

A.P. Moller – Maersk reported solid first-quarter 2026 results on Thursday, posting strong volume growth across all business segments despite continued pressure on container freight rates and ongoing geopolitical volatility. The...

Shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO beat first-quarter profit forecasts on Thursday but warned the Iran war had pushed its fuel costs up by nearly $500 million a month and that the energy crisis would persist even if a peace deal was reached.

A key measure of bulk-shipping rates jumped to the highest level since December 2023, driven by rising demand for Capesize vessels along with tightening supply of ships that haul bulk commodities.

A CMA CGM container ship was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, injuring crew members and damaging the vessel, while another vessel run by the French group exited the Gulf, as the U.S.-Iran conflict continued to disrupt shipping traffic.

Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Laura DiBella recently participated in the U.S. delegation to the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 84th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) session in London, marking an unprecedented development in U.S. maritime regulatory policy since the FMC has not historically played a visible role in U.S. climate negotiations at the IMO

Despite the continuing deterioration in rates, ocean shippers are being advised to avoid the spot market and stick to their allocation with carriers.

The world’s largest shipping association said the Trump administration’s abrupt suspension of “Project Freedom” has injected fresh uncertainty into an already volatile operating environment for commercial vessels trapped inside the...