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CMA CGM suspends Middle East Bookings, Implements Emergency Measures amid escalating Regional Tensions
MARSEILLE: Global shipping major CMA CGM has announced sweeping operational measures across the Middle East, including the immediate suspension of bookings to several regional ports and the implementation of emergency protocols for ongoing shipments. The move
March 5, 2026
Middle East Impact: Over 1,000 Food Containers stuck at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port
MUMBAI: Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust is facing the heat of the ongoing war in the Middle East region. As tensions between the Arab countries, Israel, Iran, and the US grow, disruptions of maritime
March 5, 2026
400,000 tons stuck in transit: Iran conflict disrupts India’s basmati exports
NEW DELHI: About 400,000 metric tons of Indian basmati rice are stuck in transit as the Iran conflict disrupts shipping routes across the Middle East and sends freight costs soaring, Reuters reported on Tuesday,
March 5, 2026
Iran to allow Only Chinese Vessels through Strait Of Hormuz: Sources
TEHRAN: Iran has said it will allow only Chinese vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as an expression of gratitude for Beijing’s stand towards Tehran since the war in the Middle East
March 5, 2026
Attack on oil tanker ‘Skylight’ highlights risks to Indian seafarers in Persian Gulf route
OMAN: Iran has attacked an oil tanker ‘Skylight’ passing through the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Oman, as it retaliates with all its might to avenge the US and Israel’s assassination of
March 5, 2026
Saudi’s Aramco explores Oil Exports from Red Sea to avoid Strait of Hormuz
DHAHRAN: Saudi Aramco is exploring the option of delivering more cargoes to Yanbu, a port on the Red Sea that’s situated outside the Persian Gulf, where dozens of ships are hunkered down as the
March 5, 2026
INTERTANKO and OCIMF have issued the following joint statement
LONDON: INTERTANKO (the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners) and Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) have issued the following joint statement: “As we monitor the evolving situation across the Middle East and its
March 5, 2026
ClassNK issues General Design Approval (GDA) for Subsea Cable-Laying Vessel developed by NYK Line
TOKYO: ClassNK has issued a General Design Approval (GDA) for Subsea Cable-Laying Vessel developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line). This approval verifies the vessel’s compliance with relevant rules at the detailed design
March 3, 2026