Vortexa data shows six tankers loaded from the US Gulf Coast were en route to Europe before diverting toward the South Atlantic. Five of them, ALAI (9884813), ELKA DELPHI (9705902), MINERVA VASO (9318008), PROTEUS BOHEMIA (9923437), and HAFNIA EGRET (9607174) are now...

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Rising energy and fertilizer costs linked to shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz are amplifying risks to global food systems, with low-income, import-dependent countries facing the brunt, according to recent analyses by the UN and Purdue University....

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Hopes for the resumption of gas shipments from the Middle East, which had been suspended since the outbreak of war in late February, have collapsed as Qatari Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz failed to overcome Iran’s...

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Dynamar has just released its latest edition of the West Africa Container Trades, a biennial survey of shipping services, carriers and ports active along all West Africa’s routes. Since the first edition of 2012, the West Africa container trades have seen many...

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The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was up for a third session on Tuesday, rising about 1.8% to its highest since March 5 at 2,095 points. The capesize index, which typically transports...

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