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Major carrier reverses decision on Red Sea return – analysts warn unpredictability could be toxic for ocean container supply chains

CMA CGM has announced its FAL1, FAL3 and MEX services connecting Asia and Europe, which recently began transiting Suez Canal again on backhaul voyages, will return to sailing around the Cape of Good Hope. CMA CGM cited the “the complex and uncertain international...

Baltic Index Scales 2-Week Peak As Vessel Rates Rise Across All Segments

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for vessels carrying dry bulk commodities, climbed to a two‑week high on Wednesday as rates strengthened across all vessel segments. The main index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax...

Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as new research shows crews face tens of thousands of daily alerts

Analysis of more than 40 million alarm-related events shows most alarms offer little operational value, disrupt rest and push crews toward risky workarounds. New research from Lloyd’s Register (LR) has revealed that excessive and nuisance shipboard alarm systems are...

China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025

With 2025 volumes nearly counted, Drewry’s upgraded Intra-Asia Container Market Insight, which now supports port, country and region level insights, reveals that the China to Vietnam market remains the most important country-to-country trade flow in the intra-Asia...

Commodity Radar: China continues to target export markets

A 5% increase in global steel exports in 2025 was driven by a surge in Chinese exports. Steel flows in 2025 are 5% higher than in 2024. China has driven the increase in outward steel flows, as its exports rose by 19%. Elsewhere, outward steel flows fell 2% y/y....

BHP reports record first-half iron ore production, flags price concessions

BHP Group BHP has accepted lower prices for some iron ore sales while it negotiates a 2026 supply deal with China, it said on Tuesday, as it reported record first-half production of the key steelmaking ingredient. The Melbourne-headquartered miner also flagged a 20%...

Major carrier reverses decision on Red Sea return – analysts warn unpredictability could be toxic for ocean container supply chains

Baltic Index Scales 2-Week Peak As Vessel Rates Rise Across All Segments

Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as new research shows crews face tens of thousands of daily alerts

China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025

Commodity Radar: China continues to target export markets

BHP reports record first-half iron ore production, flags price concessions

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