As we cross the halfway point of 2025, mounting headwinds are slowing down global trade. A decade-long rise in trade restrictions has been supercharged by sharp tariff hikes and retaliatory measures from major economies
YEMEN : The Israeli military says it has carried out air strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in response to repeated missile and drone attacks on Israel. The military said the targets were the
HODEIDAH : Israel has attacked Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the Israeli military said early on Monday (July 7, 2025) marking the first Israeli attack on Yemen in almost
LONDON : As part of a broader cooperation between the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), the IMO–WISTA Women in Maritime Survey 2024 presents data on the proportion
DUBAI : P&O Maritime Logistics (POML), a wholly owned subsidiary of DP World, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers (NACC), the world’s leading operator of
LONDON : The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has condemned the recent armed attack on the Magic Seas, a bulk carrier operating off the coast of Yemen. The vessel reportedly came under
LONDON : The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is strengthening its sponsorship and collaboration with the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (NaVCIS), reinforcing a shared commitment to tackling freight crime across the UK. As
LONDON : Davies Turner, one of the UK’s leading independent freight and logistics providers, has signed a partnership with Manitoulin Global Forwarding (MGF), a premier Canadian transportation specialist. This collaboration, effective from July 2025,
KLAIPEDA : Recently, the first construction materials for the new Cruise Ship Terminal were delivered to the Klaipeda Port, and contractors have begun quay construction works. Once completed, this project will not only open
ROTTERDAM : Dutch maritime solar innovator Wattlab has delivered a solar energy system for HGK Shipping’s inland shipping cargo vessel Blue Marlin. Representing a major technical milestone and step forward for sustainable inland shipping,
