The US government’s 60-day waiver could improve regional supply logistics, but the incremental demand for international tankers is expected to remain limited. Freight rates are surging on the imminent need to transport products, but a prolonged disruption of the...

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The escalating conflict in the Middle East and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz is set to become a major operational challenge for ship maintenance and safety, and not just for those ships operating in and around the Gulf. Condition Monitoring Technologies (CMT),...

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Iran has begun imposing transit fees on commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, marking an expansion of Tehran’s control over the critical maritime energy corridor. The fees, reaching up to $2 million per voyage, are being requested on an informal...

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Australian wheat prices hit multi-month highs on March 20, driven by rising internal logistics costs and subdued grower sales amid widening concerns over diesel and fertilizer supply security during the Middle East conflict, several Australian and Asian grains trade...

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Rail freight traffic between northern Sweden and the Port of Gothenburg continues to grow. Two rail terminals in the far north of Sweden, in the region of Norrbotten, are key drivers behind the volume increase that made 2025 the best year ever for container transport...

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Indian refiners will be looking to purchase a few cargoes of Iranian oil on water following the recent sanctions waiver by Washington and ongoing diplomacy between New Delhi and Tehran, but limited time and availability, as well as competition among buyers, may narrow...

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