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IMO Maritime Safety Committee convenes in London to discuss safety and security of international shipping

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez opened the 111th session of the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization today, which brings together IMO’s 176 Member States to discuss issues related to the safety and security of international...

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Marginally Lower in April

Pilbara Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 65.9 million tonnes (Mt) during April 2026. This was a two per cent increase compared to April 2025. The Port of Port Hedland achieved a monthly throughput of 47Mt, of which 46.3Mt was iron ore exports. This was a...

Baltic Dry Index Hits Over 5-Month High

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose about 0.2% to its highest since December 5 at 3,195 points. The panamax index, which usually carries 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coal or grain, advanced 2% to...

Limited uptick in Hormuz LNG traffic offers scant relief to global markets

The recent uptick in LNG tanker crossings out of the Persian Gulf is offering only limited immediate relief to international buyers grappling with the sustained loss of about 20% of global supply, market watchers told Platts, part of S&P Global Energy. While a...

Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply

Ship operators rely on a sludgelike substance known as bunker fuel to keep vessels running. The Iran war ‘s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has choked off the supply of this fuel that powers the global maritime industry and its largest refueling hub in Asia. Bunker...

New VesselBot Data Analysis Shows the True Emissions Gap Across Container Shipping

VesselBot has released its latest quarterly analysis, Decoding Maritime Emissions Q1 2026: Efficiency Under Pressure, examining container shipping operations across 82,212 voyages completed by 6,187 container-carrying vessels during the first quarter of 2026. The...

IMO Maritime Safety Committee convenes in London to discuss safety and security of international shipping

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Marginally Lower in April

Baltic Dry Index Hits Over 5-Month High

Limited uptick in Hormuz LNG traffic offers scant relief to global markets

Shipping industry fears fuel shortages as Iran war squeezes bunker fuel supply

New VesselBot Data Analysis Shows the True Emissions Gap Across Container Shipping

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