Global Shipping Outlook 2026: Shipping rates to fall in 2026, but geopolitics and regulation cloud outlook
MUMBAI: The global shipping industry is entering 2026 firmly as a shipper-driven market, shaped by a widening supply–demand imbalance and easing freight rates, according to an industry outlook shared by Mr. Supal Shah, CEO
Bulker newbuilding contracting drops 54% to five-year low : BIMCO
LONDON: “Between January and November 2025, the capacity of bulker newbuilding contracting has fallen 54% y/y to 25m DWT, reaching its lowest level since 2020. Consequently, the dry bulk orderbook is now 4% smaller
35% of ships subject to additional fees due to tariffs: BIMCO
LONDON: In last week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the possible effect of fees from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) targeting
Adani Krishnapatnam Port achieves Dual Milestones in September 2025
NELLORE: Adani Krishnapatnam Port Ltd. (AKPL) has achieved a double milestone in September 2025, reinforcing its status as one of India’s most efficient multipurpose ports. The port recorded a discharge of 61,500 MT of
Ulsan Port achieves Korea’s First Green Methanol STS Bunkering for Bulk Carrier
ULSAN: Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) announced that it successfully completed Korea’s first methanol bunkering for a dual-fuel bulk carrier at Ulsan Port on September 28, 2025. This achievement follows Ulsan Port’s world-first successful methanol
Bulk carrier operator Norse Ship Management deploys Inmarsat NexusWave to enhance crew and operational connectivity experience
LONDON: Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) company, together with distribution partner Station Satcom have secured an order to install NexusWave on a bulk carrier managed by Singapore-based Norse Ship Management as the ship
Kopili River (NW 57) operationalised; maiden cargo of 300 MT of cement flagged off from Chandrapur to Hatsingimari in Assam
HATSINGIMARI : In a historic step towards the revival of Assam’s river-based trade and sustainable logistics, National Waterway-57 (River Kopili) was operationalised with the first-ever cargo trial run from the Govardhan Bridge in Chandrapur,
