The Future of Smart Shipping – 2024. The second edition to our highly popular 2020 report offers an in-depth analysis of the evolving landscape of smart shipping in the maritime industry, highlighting significant changes that have taken place over the last four years....

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The recent back-and-forth attacks between Iran and Israel has added another ingredient to the already stormy mix Indian shipping and trade are in. Rates are expected to rise around 20-25 percent from already elevated level in the next few weeks if disruptions continue...

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A Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, the MSC Aries, was seized by Iran on April 13 for ”violating maritime laws”, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that there was no doubt the vessel was linked to Israel. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had seized the freighter...

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In a significant escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Iran’s capture of the MSC Aries, a container ship linked to Israel, has reverberated throughout the maritime industry. This development, occurring prior to the missile attacks on Saturday, April 13, 2024,...

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The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, were little changed on Monday as gains in smaller vessel segments countered weaker capesize rates. The overall index .BADI, which factors in rates for capesize,...

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