LONDON: Neha Mukherjee, a rare earth expert and Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, has urged nations to urgently diversify their sources to avoid a global supply chain breakdown. “The problem is that the
WASHINGTON : The Trump administration is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing’s latest round of rare earth export
LONDON : European shipping and logistics firms are under pressure heading into third-quarter earnings season, as analysts trim profit forecasts to reflect falling freight rates and weaker demand. Ocean container rates have plunged to
COPENHAGEN : Two container ships operated by Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd as part of the Gemini Cooperation on a transpacific service will no longer call Ningbo as Chinese port fees for US-flagged ships come into
COPENHAGEN: Maritime experts and shipping industry insiders are not expecting a return of ocean carriers to the Red Sea anytime soon, despite the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. “This is all still very early days,” said
YOKOSUKA : Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sahyadri, an indigenously built Shivalik-class Guided Missile Stealth Frigate, participated in the Sea phase of JAIMEX-25 (Japan India Maritime Exercise) from 16 to 18 Oct 2025 and made
LONDON: BIMCO has initiated the development of a clause specifically addressing the new fees introduced on 14 October 2025 for US-related ships calling at ports in China. The Chinese Ministry of Transport announced on
HONG KONG: The U-Freight Group (UFL), a global leader in freight forwarding and logistics, is significantly strengthening its presence in the pharmaceutical and medical logistics sector through a deepened strategic partnership and a major
LONDON : Awareness of underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping has grown significantly in recent years. This type of noise – emitted by ships includes propeller cavitation, engine machinery, and hull movement – can
TOKYO: ClassNK has issued a Technology Qualification (TQ)*1 for ‘SAS-IBS’, one of the components of the ‘Samsung Autonomous Navigation Assistance System (SAS)’*2 developed by Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., and a certificate handover ceremony was held
