Supply-Chain-Lage

China’s Zhoushan overtook Fujairah to become the world’s third-largest bunkering port in 2025, highlighting the growing prominence of Chinese ports in the global marine fuel market, according to rankings released at the ninth International Petroleum and Natural Gas Enterprises …

Maersk, Golden Island Pte Ltd. and PSA Singapore (PSA) successfully completed Singapore’s first ethanol bunkering operation at PSA’s Pasir Panjang Terminal today, with the support of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The operation was conducted simultaneously …

The US Trade Representative proposed extending the suspension of port fees on Chinese-linked ships for an additional two months, delaying higher shipping costs for US metals and coal exporters, according to a Federal Register public inspection document posted late last week. …

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka coordinated the rescue of 40 Iranian sailors from multiple commercial ships in international waters off the coast of the country and supported...

For many months now the industry has been aware of how merchant vessels are transiting the Strait of Hormuz ‘dark’, usually but not always avoiding de...

In a demonstration of confidence in the control Central Command exercises over the Strait of Hormuz, Commander CENTCOM Admiral Brad Cooper has made a...

MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday that its drones had struck a cargo vessel bound for the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk in an overnight attack and another...

India’s Transworld Shipping Lines has secured shareholder approval for the $42.78m acquisition of two containerships from another company within its controlling shareholder’s group, clearing a key hurdle in its ongoing fleet restructuring. The Navi Mumbai-based listed owner …

Saudi shipping giant Bahri has ordered three very large crude carriers at International Maritime Industries (IMI), committing SAR1.692bn ($451m) to expand its tanker fleet and support shipbuilding at home. The 320,000 dwt vessels will be built at IMI’s Ras Al Khair facility on …

LNG The LNG market showed some signs of recovery this week, with increased fixing activity absorbing some of the available tonnage across both basins. Despite this, competition for cargoes remains high and charterers continue to hold negotiating leverage, limiting the extent of …

Bahri, a global leader in transportation and logistics, and International Maritime Industries (IMI), the largest integrated maritime facility in the MENA region, have signed a contract for the construction of three Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) at IMI’s facility in Saudi …

Statistics on China’s shipbuilding industry for the January‑September period, released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday, show that China continues to lead the world in the three key shipbuilding indicators. Notably, more than 80 percent of …

Saudi Arabia’s ports handled more than 5.2 million containers in the first eight months of 2026, as the Kingdom expanded its maritime fleet and strengthened transport links to support regional and international trade flows. Fawaz Al-Sahli, President of Transport General …

Greek shipowner Petros Panagiotidis is continuing to rearrange his LPG fleet across Nasdaq-listed companies, with AI OKTO agreeing to sell the 2015-built Dream Arrax to sister company Robin Energy for $18m. The latest transaction involves the 5,000 cu m gas carrier moving …

An office's carpet tile can sit on the floor for up to a decade. Getting it back to a Georgia mill takes a truck, a contractor willing to sort materials and reverse logistics The post How Shaw backhauls turn old carpet tile into new opportunity appeared first on FreightWaves .

Norwegian offshore vessel owner Havila Shipping has secured another year of work for two of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) after compatriot energy major Equinor exercised contract extension options. The latest extensions will keep the 2012-built Havila Charisma on charter …

India’s Great Eastern Shipping has struck another secondhand vessel deal, agreeing to acquire a 2015-built very large gas carrier as it continues expanding its diversified fleet. The Mumbai-based listed owner said that it has contracted to buy the approximately 82,000 cu m …

The VLCC sector is heading for its biggest delivery wave in half a century, with more than 100 new supertankers scheduled to enter service annually in both 2028 and 2029, according to Hartland Shipping Services. The scale recalls the supertanker boom of the 1970s. BIMCO’s …

Chevron has reportedly opted out in funding preliminary studies for Guyana’s planned Berbice deepwater port. Hess Corporation - acquired by Chevron la...

The recently-formed United States Maritime Foundation (USMF) is set to acquire the tall ship Providence with the intention of reopening it as a museum...

A 42-year-old general cargo ship characterized as high-risk has been banned from European ports for failing to call at a repair yard as agreed.The Par...

U.S. ambitions to mine the deep sea are rapidly expanding across the ocean, not only in the country’s own waters, but also on the high seas — the vast...

The Port of Singapore has been at the forefront of harbor drone services since at least 2018, when it welcomed the first trials of a cargo-drone comme...

The company’s second Malaysian location puts it on Singapore’s doorstep and one of the world’s busiest trade corridors. This week, Navia announced the opening of its freight forwarding office in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, continuing its expansion as a global player. This is its …