Nigerian president Bola Tinubu claims to have secured an investment of $600m from Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk, but that appears to be news to Maersk

Several containerships have come under attack in the Bab el Mandeb, a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, Djibouti, and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. As a result, leading carriers are...

All crew are safe with no attackers found on board. Owner Lila Global thanked the Indian Navy and agencies for their help

A document circulated on social media suggests ships are being instructed to alter course after a general cargoship spotted a naval drone in the Black Sea earlier this month; however, the exact...

Clarksons forecasted a strong surge of new orders in 2024, driven by fleet renewal and decarbonisation needs

‘Stakes are rising now that blood has been shed in the region’ says shipbroker Braemar’s head of research Henry Curra

The missile missed and the crew and vessel are safe

Russia has relentlessly targeted Ukraine’s Danube river ports since its withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative

It’s 2024 and we still still have vessels ‘owned’ by anonymous brass plate companies, ‘flagged’ with fictitious ‘registries’, ‘IMO numbered’ with digits based on mum’s birthday, ‘classed’ by little...

UPDATE: Analysis of a video circulated by Houthi following the attack suggest that a Shehab drone may have been used against MSC Orion, suggesting that significantly more accurate weapons with a...

The Türkiye-flagged general cargoship is on its way to its next destination having suffered minimal damage

The oil tanker, which was headed to India, had stopped at a Russian oil exporting port before entering the Red Sea. The attack occurred just days after media reports that the Houthis had reached an...

Capacity soaked up by extended passages will reduce available slots, supporting freight rates. Carrier surcharges are also adding to costs for shippers

The blaze on board Marlin Luanda has been extinguished, and all crew safe. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker was struck by the Houthis as it was transiting the Gulf of Aden. Trafigura hailed the...

The pandemic and crew crisis only reinforce need for fairer treatment of the two million men and women without whom the global economy could not function

Options, such as ship-to-ship transfers to larger very large crude carriers to go around the Cape of Good Hope, are now being discussed for further Russian charters, says commodities an data analyt...

Lloyd’s List Intelligence data shows that none of HMM’s Asia-Europe boxships are present in or heading to the Red Sea region, while four of its vessels from the Americas have also opted for the...

Maersk is suspending Red Sea operations for its US-flagged vessels after two ships under naval escort came under attack and reported nearby explosions. A company spokesperson said there were no...

Most suezmaxes now transiting southbound via the Red Sea are carrying Russian crude while those heading northbound are mostly in ballast to load Russian, or Turkish crude. Meanwhile, the rerouting...

Rescuers are searching the Patapsco river for six missing people after the Maersk-chartered boxship Dali lost power and crashed into a Baltimore bridge. All crew members, including two river pilots,...

Some 10% of global seaborne oil trade and 8% of liquefied natural gas is shipped via the Suez Canal, with increased diversions now seen around the Cape of Good Hope

War risk premiums, already at $700,000 for a tanker to call at Russian oil export ports, are forecast to rise along with freight costs since Ukraine targeted Russian commercial and naval vessels over...

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations has reported an unusual incident of electronic interference in the Middle East Gulf. The agency says a vessel experienced disruption to its navigation...

Madeira-flagged, 14,300 teu boxship is operated by MSC, world’s largest container line, and owned by major UK shipowner Zodiac Group, led by Israel-born Eyal Ofer

French carrier to take the long route on Australia service avoiding the Suez Canal via the Cape of Good Hope, as tensions increase in the Red Sea region

The Bahamas Maritime Authority is investigating and making arrangements so that the ships comply with Maritime Labour Convention requirements

There are four known pirate groups stalking the Indian Ocean for ships to hijack and 22 Indian naval assets trying to stop them. That may not be enough to deter the pirates and it will only take one...

With rates plateauing and services being restructured peak disruption from the rerouting of shipping could be nearing an end. Shippers should keep their powder dry until picture becomes clearer

Samuel Plimsoll has featured in Lloyd’s List since the 1870s. The author of a book on the maritime safety reformer explains why his work is still relevant today

Northbound CMA CMA vessel CMA CGM Tage likely target based on Lloyd’s List Intelligence vessel-tracking

Canada’s Davie specialises in building icebreakers and ferries and has a contract with the Canadian government to build icebreakers for the country’s coastguard

Container shipping has been saved for now from its usual cyclical downturn by capacity absorption through rerouting. But the fundamentals remain weak for the sector

Tankers from the dark fleet keep a key role in facilitating oil exports, exceeding 40% of ships tracked for a second consecutive month

The dry bulker hit by two Houthi missiles on Sunday is listing heavily with a flooded engine room, but the vessel’s Lebanese owners have signed an LOF salvage contract and are trying to tow the ship...

The Evergreen-operated 20,000 teu boxship Ever Goods is continuing its southbound transit of the Red Sea, while Maersk’s 18,270 teu Mary Maersk appears to have turned around and is heading northbou...

At this moment, charterers and crews are also having a say in whether a ship runs the Houthi gauntlet or not

Hapag-Lloyd volumes were affected in the last month of the year by Red Sea diversions. But its results show the impact of the severe downturn in freight rates since 2022

The reopening plans could be affected by adverse weather or ‘changes in the complexity of the wreckage’, cautioned USACE Commanding General Lt Gen Scott A Spellmon, who noted that the timelines were...

Sanctions are the most sweeping imposed by any Western government since bans on Russian crude and petroleum shipping were imposed a year ago

The impending end of the 2M alliance has marked the start of a shake-up of container shipping’s alliances. A new agreement between Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will focus on reliability

The Suez Canal remains closed to traffic in both directions. Carriers are now looking at adding a week to their voyage time to take cargoes south of Africa to get to Europe

After a softer period in December, earnings for very large crude carriers have surged. Rates have been buoyed by increased spot activity in the US Gulf that has stretched vessel availability in the...

Ukraine’s self-managed corridor enabled exports of 20m tonnes on 661 vessels to 32 countries, with agricultural product shipments forming more than two thirds of the total

About a third of China’s seaborne exports are being shipped in containers, Höegh Autoliners says, adding volumes will return to ro-ros when they can offer shippers capacity at sustainable rates

Liner operators could speed up vessels to make up for longer voyages, as they will require additional capacity to maintain services that typically used the Red Sea route, according to analysts

It is not clear what caused the grounding. Initial reports suggested that Ever Given had experienced engine trouble, but a spokesman for BSM, the vessel’s technical managers, confirmed that an...

The digitalisation of shipping should be used to assist crews rather than replace them