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May 9, 2025
India-Pakistan conflict disrupts regional trade and shipping operations
MUMBAI : Heightened tensions between India and Pakistan have begun to significantly disrupt regional trade, as major global shipping lines suspend services to Karachi Port and reroute cargo to alternative ports. Exporters and logistics
May 9, 2025
Maersk warns global container volumes could drop due to trade war
COPENHAGEN : Shipping group Maersk said on Thursday container volumes plunged 30-40% between the U.S. in China in April as a trade war erupted between the world’s top economies, and warned a protracted dispute
May 9, 2025
GCMD partners with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to advance maritime decarbonisation through sustainable finance
SINGAPORE : GCMD is proud to announce a knowledge partnership with ADB, signed during the launch of its Sustainable and Resilient Maritime Fund (SRMF) at its annual meeting in Milan. The partnership—GCMD’s first with
May 8, 2025
Shipping lines expected to replace direct Karachi calls with transshipment routes post-India ban
NEW DELHI : India’s ban on Pakistan-origin cargo passing through its ports from May 2 is expected to create delays in consignments reaching Pakistan, as shipping lines will be forced to come up with
May 8, 2025
The Port of Klaipėda Authority’s vessels have a new home
KLAIPEDA : The Port of Klaipėda is opening a modern fleet base that will house all of the port’s specialized equipment and serve as a new home for the Port Authority’s vessels. It is
May 8, 2025
Wärtsilä launches carbon capture solution to shipping market after world-first full-scale installation success
HELSINKI : Technology group Wärtsilä has announced that its breakthrough carbon capture solution (CCS) is now commercially available to the global maritime industry, delivering a step-change in shipping’s decarbonisation journey. According to Wärtsilä’s tests,
May 7, 2025
Indian Register of Shipping expands Middle East Operations with New Office in Saudi Arabia
MUMBAI : Indian Register of Shipping (IRS), a leading international ship classification society and member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), is proud to announce the opening of its new office in the
May 7, 2025
Kerala: Gulf Ship Service continues to be in troubled waters
KOZHIKODE : Gulf Ship Service, a long pending proposal of Kerala, continues to remain in troubled waters. While one of the two private companies, that had shown interest, already backed out, the other firm
May 7, 2025