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The Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update provides data and intelligence including the latest freight rate and capacity movements across global trades with supporting insight from Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst. Peter Sand, Xeneta Chief Analyst: “Spot rates from Far East to the US ticked up again on 1 October, but we can say …

Freight rates into US reach post-Hormuz crisis peak – but no collapse is in sight Read More »

There Is No Official Shadow Fleet List The shadow fleet, also called the dark fleet, refers to tankers and support vessels that rely on deceptive shipping practices to move sanctioned or high-risk commodities while concealing their true origin, ownership, or destination. That definition is broadly recognized in practice. It has no standing in law, and …

What Is the Shadow Fleet, and Why Is It So Hard to Count? Read More »

Shipping is turning back to one of the oldest tricks in the book as modern sails find their way onto tankers, container ships and LNG carriers. The past couple of months have seen a streak of developments around wind-assisted propulsion, spanning installations, orders, vessel launches, technology approvals and new trials. These are not just small-scale …

The Week in Alt Fuels: Back to the future Read More »

The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black and Red Seas, as well as environmental topics, were among the key issues discussed when BIMCO’s Maritime Safety & Security Committee (MSSC) and Marine Environment Committee (MEC) met on 30 September and 1 October. Members considered the implications of regional conflicts, attacks on shipping, …

Strait of Hormuz security, decarbonisation among key issues discussed by BIMCO committees Read More »

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has expressed his condolences and reiterated his tireless call on the international community to do more to protect seafarers, following reports of the deaths of five crew members during an operation to free the hijacked vessel HONOUR 25 in the Gulf of Aden region. The HONOUR 25 was one of three …

IMO Secretary-General Mourns Seafarers Killed During Rescue Of Hijacked Ship Read More »

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that MOL Ocean Bulk Pte. Ltd., which operates the MOL Group’s overseas Capesize bulker business, has signed a 25-year contract with Vale International S.A. (a subsidiary of Vale S.A.) to transport iron ore using two vessels. As part of Vale’s Shipping decarbonization strategy, the project will employ the world’s first …

MOL Ocean Bulk Joins World’s 1st Tri-Fuel Ore Carrier Project- 25-Year Iron Ore Transport Contract Signed with Vale Read More »

Veson Nautical’s global summit series continued this month in Singapore, gathering leaders from the region’s biggest maritime names to discuss how teams can get real value from AI. AI adoption is now commonplace across maritime, yet 89% of companies say they still haven’t seen a return on investment. Veson executives and industry experts spent the …

How to Get True ROI from AI: Veson’s 2026 Singapore Summit Read More »