No country has ever profited from protracted warfare,” the great Chinese military theorist known as Sun Tzu wrote around the 5th century BCE. It is a warning that may resonate in Washington today. By today’s standards, the latest conflict in the Middle East has not been going on for a particularly long time. It began …
Energy trade flows are rerouted as the Strait of Hormuz remains mostly closed Read More »
The World Maritime University’s (WMU) Professor Momoko Kitada and WISTA’s Elpi Petraki identify education as the heart of the matter for empowering women across the maritime industries For the first time, the cohort for WMU’s MSc programme in Malmö reached gender parity in the Class of 2026. It is a major milestone for industry diversity …
Education is the key to advancing gender equality in shipping Read More »
For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts. If your organisation is considering index-linked contracts or requires regional visibility/coverage beyond the eight trade lanes provided below, contact our ocean freight cost benchmarking team. Double-digit spot rate increases driven by early peak season and carrier surcharges. Our …
This release round spans two product areas within MarineTraffic — Risk & Compliance and Container Intelligence — with each set of updates reinforcing the other. Compliance teams get sharper risk signals, cleaner interfaces, and faster reaction times. Container Intelligence users get live incident visibility, real-time terminal metrics, and proactive congestion alerts. These updates focus on …
Fewer than 30% of ocean sailings arrive on time. Yet, it’s not uncommon for procurement and operations teams to continue planning off the pro-forma schedule — the one the carrier published, not the one they’re actually running. That gap between what’s promised and what’s delivered has always existed. But years of compounding disruption have made …
Fujairah’s residual fuel oil inventories have averaged 27% lower so far this month compared to April, according to the latest data from Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) and S&P Global. Changes in monthly average Fujairah stocks from April to May (thus far): Heavy distillate and residual stocks down 1.03 million bbls to 2.83 million bbls …
Fujairah’s fuel oil stocks drawn 27% in May so far Read More »
Los trabajos, que se encuentran en su fase final, suponen una inversión de 1,8 millones de euros y la generación de más de 20.000 nuevos metros cuadrados que se destinarán a usos vinculados a la operativa portuaria. El objetivo es, según ha explicado el presidente de la Autoridad Portuaria de Santander (APS), César Díaz, “seguir …
La operación de escolta estadounidense para Ormuz, puesta en marcha el 4 de mayo, se suspende tras rescatar dos buques El CMA CGM San Antonio, un portacontenedores de 2.800 TEU y abanderado en Malta, fue atacado con un proyectil el 5 de mayo sobre las 18:30 UTC mientras transitaba por el estrecho de Ormuz, según …
La iniciativa COMPENSA-MED investigará el impacto socioeconómico de las nuevas medidas compensatorias impuestas por la Unión Europea en el Mediterráneo español. Un proyecto cofinanciado por el Fondo Europeo Marítimo, de Pesca y de Acuicultura (FEMPA) de la Unión Europea. Personal del Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia del Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC) ha puesto en …
José Rafael Díaz Hernández Ingeniero especializado en gestión pública, estrategia y administración marítimo-portuaria ESPAÑA El conflicto que se libra actualmente en Irán no es de la dimensión de la anterior “guerra de advertencia de los 12 días”, limitada a bombardeos selectivos sobre búnkeres estratégicos iraníes. Lo que se está librando ahora es una confrontación abierta …
Ormuz como punto de ruptura: Anatomía de una escalada con impacto global Read More »
