Vessel market values sit at the center of critical decisions across the shipping industry. A shipowner evaluating whether to divest a 10-year-old MR Tanker, a lender reviewing collateral exposure on a Container portfolio, or an investor assessing fleet performance all...

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East and South Africa’s limited domestic refining capacity – just two active refineries, both located in South Africa, with one having shut for maintenance earlier this month – and its reliance on the Middle East for nearly half of its seaborne crude and product...

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Since 2024, the Iran-backed Houthis have posed a severe threat to maritime security around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in response to Israel’s aggression on the Gaza Strip. The strait is another key conduit for cargo flows in the Gulf region. The militant group has...

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A missile attack on Israel by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Saturday raises concern that Tehran’s proxies may again try to block Red Sea shipping routes, as Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz keeps another key global trade passage virtually closed....

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