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November 4, 2024
Shanghai gears up to build digital, intelligent & green international shipping center
SHANGHAI : Shanghai, an east China business hub, is gearing up to build itself into a digital, intelligent and green international shipping center. Currently, quality shipping-related resources are clustering at a faster pace in
November 4, 2024
Xeneta Shipping Index October 2024: Long term market turns a corner as rates fall
OSLO : The ocean container shipping market turned another corner in October as the Xeneta Shipping Index (XSI®) fell for the first time since June. The Global XSI®, which measures all valid long-term rates
November 4, 2024
Egypt reports $6B loss from Houthi attacks on commercial shipping
CAIRO : Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aati announced that Houthi attacks on commercial vessels transiting through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait and the southern Red Sea have inflicted severe economic losses on Egypt. In
November 4, 2024
Drewry’s World Container Index up 4% last Week
LONDON : Drewry’s World Container Index increased 4% to $3,213 per 40ft container this week. Drewry’s detailed assessment for Thursday, 31 October 2024
November 4, 2024
Baltic Index logs Fifth Weekly Loss on Weaker Rates across all Vessel segments
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell on Friday and posted its fifth straight weekly loss, weighed by weaker rates across vessel types. The index, which factors in rates for
November 2, 2024
Maersk reports strong results across all business segments
COPENHAGEN : A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) continued its strong business performance in the third quarter. Maersk reported growth across its businesses and financial results significantly above those of the previous year, primarily driven
November 2, 2024
LR awards maritime industry’s first enhanced antifouling type approval to GIT Coatings
LONDON : Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded the maritime industry’s first Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to GIT Coatings. The development of this new type of approval sets a new standard for antifouling coatings to address
November 2, 2024
Saudi Arabia launches new shipping route ‘Arabian Gulf-India’
RIYADH : Folk Maritime Services Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), recently launched a new regional shipping route, “India-Arabian Gulf Service.” The shipping route connecting key GCC ports, including Dammam and Umm Qasr,
November 2, 2024