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Shipping’s extraordinary earnings boom powered further into uncharted territory on Friday, with Clarksons Research’s cross-sector ClarkSea Index jumping another 14% to $75,658 a day, its fourth consecutive all-time high. …

Five Dutch seaports are urging European policymakers to turn the European Ports Strategy into practical, funded measures. …

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has examined whether freight forwarding liability insurance should become a greater focus of its work, acknowledging the increasingly important role freight forwarders play in managing g …

Shipping spent another week discovering that the same forces making it extraordinarily profitable are also storing up the ingredients for its next downturn. …

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Deltalinqs have welcomed plans by TenneT and Stedin to accelerate the availability of additional electricity capacity in Rotterdam’s Europoort area. …

European policymakers no longer view ports simply as places where containers are loaded and unloaded. …

Germany’s major seaports are moving closer to open-ended industrial action at a time when container terminals across northern Europe are already struggling with high yard densities, vessel delays and inland bottlenecks. …

Around 55,000 HGVs over 3.5 tonnes travel towards Antwerp every day, with some 16,000 – around 30% – heading for the port, according to infrastructure agency Lantis. …

PD Ports has recently recorded one of the largest arrivals of automobiles at Teesport in recent years. A cargo ship brought 5,000 vehicles from China, which are part of a significant import deal for the British market. …

The car carrier which is already considered a financial record-breaker has begun operations in the Mediterranean: the Clean Star, a 7,000 CEU PCTC Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC), dual-fuel LNG, is the latest in a series of 4 vessels b …

This month, Chinese-backed container carrier Sea Legend Shipping sent the first of seven scheduled container vessels across the Arctic Ocean with cargo for Europe. …

DNV’s Maritime Forecast to 2050 report said that while global shipping navigates regulatory uncertainty around the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Net-Zero Framework, pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operators are making str …

The Chinese carmaker is looking at establishing its first European logistics base alongside its planned €200m ($230m) manufacturing plant in the Spanish region of Galicia.   …

The Global Ro-Ro Community (GRC) has established the GRC Council (GRCC), a new governance body to oversee emissions data management for a sector representing roughly 80% of global car carrier transport capacity. …

Europe’s leading seaports delivered sharply contrasting results in the first half of 2026. …

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday, following attacks on tankers, while U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the Middle East conflict stalled. …

The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Grande Pacifico, a new 9,800 CEU Pure Car & Truck Carrier (PCTC) and the largest car carrier in the Italian group’s fleet. …

Ningbo Ocean Shipping, the liner shipping unit of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group, has joined the list of container carriers that have ventured into vehicle transportation. …

All volumes in this article relate to CY2025 (January 1 – December 31, 2025) and were supplied directly to Automotive Logistics by the named port authorities and terminal operators, with data collected between May and July 2026. …

Iran and Oman are expected to unveil a new traffic arrangement for the Strait of Hormuz imminently, potentially redrawing established shipping lanes and giving Tehran a formal role in overseeing vessels entering the Persian Gulf. …

Charter rates for modern car-carriers are moving towards the $100,000-a-day mark again, powered by rising demand for Chinese electric vehicle exports. …

Europe is home to 69 e-fuel projects that could serve the maritime sector but only six are operational, T&E’s updated e-fuels tracker shows. This highlights the difficulty Europe is having in getting big projects off the ground. …

High and heavy equipment lifted ro-ro volumes at port of Antwerp-Bruges in the first half of 2026, bucking wider cargo market pressures. …

The situation in the Middle East continues to disrupt global supply chains, with Donald Trump declaring his view that the US-Iran MoU is "over" less than a month after it was signed and a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz was agreed …

A new Ro-Ro freight line between Trabzon and Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk launched on July 12, operated by international logistics firm Geo Grand Line Global. …

The Grimaldi Group presented its state-of-the-art vessel Grande Istanbul during a ceremony held at Autoport, the automotive terminal located in the port complex of Kocaeli. …

European shipowners and airlines have jointly urged Brussels to channel emissions trading revenues back into the sectors that generate them, arguing that the current system risks undermining efforts to decarbonise transport. …

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have welcomed the announcement of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran, citing its importance for seafarers and shipping in the …

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has published its latest update to its WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard, which tracks the global liner shipping industry’s investment in vessels capable of running on renewable and lower-emission fuels, and …

Being considered by her collaborators the true heart of the group, a real driving force towards the company’s development, Neptune Lines’ President Melina Travlos is defined as a true business visionary. …

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved the new safety guidelines for the use of ammonia as fuel on gas carriers, providing a practical framework to manage the associated safety risks, particularly its toxicity and han …

Built by Yuchai Marine Power (YCMP), the X52DF-A-1.0 engine underwent testing in April, in the presence of China Classification Society. …

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has published its latest update to its WSC Dual-Fuel Fleet Dashboard, which tracks the global liner shipping industry’s investment in vessels capable of running on renewable and lower-emission fuels, and …

Rocsys has launched its next-generation hands-free charging system, the S2, targeting heavy-duty electric vehicle operations across ports, terminals and logistics hubs. …

European shipping key for Europe’s security with 34.5% of global fleet, study finds …

This vertical integration between automaker and shipping company will give Foton greater control over its logistics network, securing long-term, dedicated ocean freight capacity. …

The naming and delivery ceremony of the Grande Inghilterra was held yesterday in Shanghai. …

The Slovenian port of Koper saw an increase in vehicle throughput of more than 3% at its vehicle terminal in 2025, driven by an increase in Chinese imports and higher export volumes to Mediterranean countries. …

The maritime sector accounts for 3% of the EU’s total CO2 emissions, amounting to 145.2 million tonnes of CO2 in 2024. Under current policies, maritime emissions could represent one-third of all transport emissions in 2050. …

In advance of a critical meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) this statement is made jointly on behalf of BIMCO, CLIA, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERFERRY, INTERTANKO and WSC, …

A two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran has been announced, with early indications that it may allow a partial resumption of vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.  …

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the industry’s top lobby group, has cautioned Washington over its plans to revitalise domestic shipbuilding by charging foreign-built vessels higher port fees.  …

The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating and improving international shipping, has elected Member States to serve on three categories of the IMO …

A total of 24 European ports will receive funds to deploy onshore power supply (OPS, cold ironing) to “green” their port operations and invest in ammonia and methanol bunkering infrastructure. …

ECSA European Shipowners and Airlines for Europe (A4E) have once again urged the European Commission (EC) as well as national governments to “ensure bold action“ to speed up the availability of affordable clean maritime and aviation fuel …

In light of this month’s surprise move by member states to put the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) on ice, the world’s leading shipping organisations have reaffirmed their support to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as the global r …

Governments at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed to delay the planned adoption of the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) for one year in a vote at the Extraordinary Session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC E. …

The Trump administration’s weaponisation of trade and shipping reached a new level on Friday, with Washington threatening to sanction nations that vote in favour of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) upcoming Net Zero Framew …

As the IMO prepares to decide shipping’s most consequential climate measure in decades, a rare show of unity from leading shipowner associations faces opposition from the likes of John Fredriksen, Greek giants, leading class societies an …

Leading international maritime associations and organisations reiterate our strong support for adoption by the world’s governments at the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) of the “Net-Zero Framework” at the critical Extraordin …