4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (89+ words) Lloyd's List Boxship recycling remains negligible amid rising fleet exits due to conflicts - Containership recycling has remained at historically low levels in 2026, with just eight ships of a combined 18,000 teu sold for demolition so far - Over 500 containerships above 1,000 teu in…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (176+ words) Lloyd's List Maritime nations warn geopolitical fragmentation threatens rules-based shipping order - Governments issue public warning that geopolitical tensions are threatening the foundations of global maritime governance - Maritime powers seek to defend freedom of navigation amid disputes over sanctions enforcement, shadow…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (161+ words) Transpacific rally built on scarce capacity, not cargo boom Lloyd's List Transpacific rally built on scarce capacity, not cargo boom - Transpacific capacity grew just 2.5% between 2024 and 2026 - US east coast spot rates have exceeded $10,000 per feu - Blank sailings and operational constraints…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) Lloyd's List How Asia rewrote the container port rankings in the 21st century - China’s rise transformed the container port rankings, driving an unprecedented shift of cargo and capacity towards Asia - Mega-vessels, carrier alliances and transhipment networks concentrated volumes among a handful…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (206+ words) Lloyd's List Crew become the latest pressure point as shipowners pay more to keep vessels trading in conflict zones - Crewing is becoming a growing bottleneck as operators pay higher premiums to attract seafarers into Hormuz and Black Sea trades - V.Group…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (175+ words) Transpacific liner rates rise as Asia-Europe weakness deepens Lloyd's List Transpacific liner rates rise as Asia-Europe weakness deepens - Shanghai-US West Coast rates rose 0.8% to $6,765 per feu, while East Coast rates gained 1.4% to $9,700 - North Europe rates fell 3.1% to $4,663 per feu, and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (178+ words) Odfjell warns rising newbuilding deliveries threaten chemical tanker earnings after strong Q2 Lloyd's List Odfjell warns rising newbuild deliveries threaten chemical tanker earnings after strong Q2 - Odfjell expects chemical tanker earnings to decline in the third quarter as a growing number of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (134+ words) New Orleans container terminal gets regulatory greenlight Lloyd's List New Orleans container terminal gets regulatory greenlight The US Army Corps of Engineers granted federal permission to construct the terminal The terminal will be the US’ only greenfield container port under…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1221+ words) Tariffs, deglobalisation, a bloated orderbook, energy crisis fallout … liner operators face a long list of hypothetical headwinds. But none have materialised yet, spot rates remain exceptionally strong, and liner operators are raking in profits “OUR imagination has been constrained by…...