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China penalizes 9 international shipping lines and 7 NVOCCs for freight rate violations
BEIJING : China’s Ministry of Transport has penalized a total of nine international container shipping lines and seven domestic non-vessel operation common carriers for alleged freight rate violations, according to a report published May
May 16, 2026
Wah Kwong NatPower and CKS Join Forces to Advance Electrification of Hong Kong–Guangdong Inland Water Transport
HONG KONG: Wah Kwong NatPower Holdings has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co., Ltd. a subsidiary of Guangdong Provincial Port & Shipping Group Company Limited. The
May 16, 2026
New study maps the web of climate transition risks facing shipping and warns that siloed approaches to address them would not limit exposure
ROTTERDAM: A new white paper published on Wednesday argues that the sector’s current fragmented approach to climate risk management leaves it dangerously exposed. The white paper titled, Navigating climate transition risks in global shipping,
May 15, 2026
Mitsui OSK Lines plans bigger India push across energy shipping, logistics, to hire more Indian seafarers: CEO Tamura
MUMBAI : Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), the Japanese shipping company that operates the world’s second-largest fleet, plans to deepen its presence in India across energy transportation, automobile exports, logistics and maritime manpower and hire
May 15, 2026
IMO Secretary-General Raises Alarm Over Strait of Hormuz Crisis and Calls for Immediate Action at MSC 111
LONDON: The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, delivered a strong and urgent message on the escalating maritime crisis in the Strait of Hormuz while addressing the opening of the 111th session
May 15, 2026
Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply
SINGAPORE: Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war ‘s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the supply of this fuel
May 15, 2026
Norovirus outbreak: Passengers allowed to leave Cruise Ship days after Bordeaux Lockdown
BORDEAUX : Some passengers have disembarked from a British cruise ship after being held in the French Port City of Bordeaux following a confirmed norovirus outbreak, BBC reported on Thursday. The incident unfolded against
May 15, 2026
Baltic Dry Index hits over 5-Month High
LONDON: The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged higher on Thursday to a more than five-month high, rose about 0.2% to its highest since
May 15, 2026