According to AP News (8 September 2025), multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea have disrupted internet access across Yemen, the Gulf, and as far as India and Pakistan. Microsoft confirmed connectivity degradation, while NetBlocks and national operators in Kuwait...

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A second sanctioned Russian LNG carrier on Sept. 7 left the Tieshan terminal in the Port of Beihai, southern China, sailing toward the east from the southwest of Hainan island, S&P Global Commodities at Sea data showed, with an indication of the cargo being...

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Condition monitoring specialist CM Technologies (CMT) has warned that the recent spike in fuel quality problems at major bunkering hubs is creating fresh operational risks for shipowners and underlines the need for more rigorous real-time monitoring on board. Reports...

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The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, hit a one-week high on Monday, driven by higher rates across all vessel segments. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax...

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Geopolitical conflicts and shifting trade patterns are redefining risks and opportunities for the marine insurance sector. Opening this year’s International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) conference in Singapore, IUMI President Frédéric Denèfle warned that marine...

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China’s iron ore imports in August climbed 0.6% from July, as lower prices encouraged sustained buying and as mills prepared for the peak steel demand period in September. The world’s largest iron ore consumer brought in 105.23 million metric tons of the steelmaking...

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