Maersk to explore viability of nuclear-powered container shipping
Shipping and logistics giant A.P Moller - Maersk has joined a study into the feasibility of nuclear-powered container shipping. The…
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How El Niño has been disrupting global trade routes
The El Niño weather system has been causing adverse weather events across the globe since the middle of last year,…
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Houthi attacks trigger “environmental disaster” and rising freight rates
A Houthi attack on a UK-owned bulk carrier has left an “18-mile oil slick” in the Gulf of Aden, the…
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The Panama Canal crisis highlights the need for improved supply chain resilience
The recent Panama Canal crisis highlighted how one break in a supply chain can be very costly for businesses, leaving…
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It’s a match: hydrogen fuel cells and the RoPax fleet
Picture this: it’s 2035, and the expectations of revenue-generating passengers and cargo owners in the roll-on/roll-off passenger ferry (RoPax) market…
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Signal: transport job hirings in Panama decline during drought
Transport job hirings in Panama have declined in the second half of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022…
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The race to ship in the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the site of feverish ship and port-building at present. With sanctions over the war in Ukraine…
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Signal: UN sounds alarm on food security as Israel shipping traffic stalls
A significant drop-off in shipping activity at Israeli ports is threatening food security in the occupied Palestinian territories amid escalating…
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Signal: first large grain ship evades Russia’s Black Sea blockade
The Aroyat bulker has safely reached the Port of Haydarpaşa in Istanbul, Türkiye, marking the first large ship carrying grain…
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Signal: US targets Turkey with unprecedented shipping sanctions
The US State Department has imposed sanctions on five Turkish shipping and trade companies for repairing Russian Defence Ministry vessels,…
