Tanker freight rates for Russian crude to India climb on higher seaborne exports, sources say
LONDON: Tanker freight rates for shipping Urals crude from Russia’s western ports to India rose further in late September and early October, tracking a sharp increase in loadings last month, industry sources said. Indian
Mwani Qatar reports 2% container handling growth in first 9 months of 2025
DOHA : Mwani Qatar reported handling over 1.11 million containers in the first nine months of 2025, marking a year-on-year growth of approximately 2 percent compared to the same period last year. This strong
Qatar halts all navigation due to GPS fault
DOHA : Qatar has ordered a halt to all maritime navigation due to what its Ministry of Transport called a “technical fault in the GPS”. The circular, issued via social media platform X, said
Port of Los Angeles unveils plan for first new container terminal in a generation
LOS ANGELES : The Port of Los Angeles has issued a request for proposal for the pre-development of Pier 500, a new marine container terminal that would be the first built at the port
AD Ports Group and China’s SPG Yantai Port sign preliminary Strategic Partnership Agreement to develop Green Automotive Industrial Parks
ABU DHABI : AD Ports Group, a global leader in logistics, industry, and trade facilitation, and SPG Yantai Port (SPG), a large government owned enterprise that operates major ports in East China’s Shandong province,
Hutchison Ports Sohar welcomes the maiden call of the MSC’s NIM East service
SOHAR : Hutchison Ports Sohar welcomed the maiden call of the MSC’s North India Middle East service (NIM), covering major ports in Indian and the Gulf, Hazira (India), Mundra (India)-Nhava Sheva (India)-Sohar, Khalifa (UAE)-Dammam
China prepares legal grounds for shipping countermeasures against US port fees
BEIJING: China has amended a key maritime law to establish legal grounds for future countermeasures against what Beijing considers unfair treatment of Chinese ships or treaty violations by foreign governments that harm Chinese interests.
Transatlantic rower eyes museum in Central Africa
NEW YORK: Twenty-one months triggered the stopwatch to end for Victor Mooney’s pursuit in rowing from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) to New York’s Brooklyn Bridge after three failed attempts to cross the high seas. His