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When supply chains get strained, who pays? Freight leaders are increasingly finding that the answer depends as much on relationships and transparency as it does on bunker prices. Among all topics discussed at the NYC Freight Roundtable on June 4, Emergency Fuel Surcharge (ESC) negotiations emerged as one of the most debated issues. As uncertainty …

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BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO unanimously condemns recent attacks on seafarers and commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the organisation has verified 46 attacks on international shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz since 28 February 2026, with 14 …

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Shipping may need to combine its fuel demand with other industries to boost low- and zero-emission fuel production. Vessel technology is no longer the main barrier to adopting zero- and near-zero-emission fuels, Daniel Bischofberger, chief executive of Accelleron argued. “The ships are ready, the fuels are not,” he said, adding that many fuel projects struggle …

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The green shipping corridor aims to connect Brazil’s Port of Vila do Conde with the Port of Karmøy in Norway and the Brazilian ports of Santos and Pecém with the Port of Rotterdam, according to a DNV study on the corridor. Government representatives and shipping executives from Brazil, Norway and the Netherlands discussed the potential …

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The latest strike, which the United States said had been carried out as part of its blockade enforcement operations, involved the Palau-flagged tanker MT Settebello near the coast of Oman. Tit-for-tat strikes by the US and Iran following the apparent suspension of negotiations to end the war threaten to accelerate, with President Trump on social …

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