Middle East
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US and UK conduct airstrikes against the Houthis
The US and the UK conducted strikes overnight in four Houthi-controlled governorates, including Hodeidah, and Sana’a with the West deciding…
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Seized suezmax heads to Iran
Empire Navigation’s suezmax is making its way to Iranian waters, having been seized by a team from the Islamic Revolutionary…
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QatarEnergy signs for eight Q-Max LNG giants
Super busy Chinese shipyards are now accepting orders as far out as 2029. Middle Eastern liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer…
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Tanker boarded near Strait of Hormuz in latest Middle East shipping chaos
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported this morning that a number of “unauthorised” people wearing military-style black uniforms…
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Houthis fire their greatest barrage of weapons to date in the ongoing Red Sea shipping crisis
The Houthis launched their largest attack so far yesterday evening. According to the US military the “complex attack” consisted of…
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Nakilat orders six gas carrier newbuilds in South Korea
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat is expanding its fleet with six gas carrier newbuilds at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries in…
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ZIM rolls out container tracking devices
The world container fleet is increasingly becoming smart. Israeli carrier ZIM is the latest to announce a significant investment in…
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Naval assets – including from Iran – build up in the Red Sea
More nations – including Denmark, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – are sending naval assets towards the Middle East as pressure…
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UAE cracks down on Cameroon flag
Ships flagged with Cameroon face restrictions when calling in the Middle East. The United Arab Emirates has added the Cameroon…
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Houthis show no sign of backing down in tense Red Sea standoff
Houthi attacks against naval and merchant ships carried on over the weekend with more than one in five vessels electing…
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Gulf Marine Services bags one extension and one new deal
London-listed liftboat operator Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has won a contract extension for one small-class vessel and a new contract…
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Liner fortunes upgraded on back of Red Sea shipping crisis
Having leapt by 40% last week, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), the world’s most tracked spot index for box…
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Spot box rates rocket amid Red Sea shipping crisis
Drewry has published its keenly awaited first box spot rate details of the year, with the Red Sea shipping crisis…
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Military action against land-based targets in Yemen moves a step closer
A coalition is moving closer to taking military action against land-based targets in Yemen after more than 20 merchant ships…
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The shipping news you might have missed over the past fortnight
December 18 was the last issue of Daily Splash, our free newsletter. In the intervening 17 days, the Splash editorial…
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Inchcape buys into Leth Suez Transit
Inchcape Shipping Services has taken a major stake in Leth Suez Transit, a well know Egyptian shipping agency. Under the…
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AD Ports buys Spanish terminal from APM Terminals
AD Ports via Noatum Terminals, the terminals operations business of Noatum Group, has acquired 100% ownership of APM Terminals Castellón…
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Gulf Navigation buys Turkish Polimar out of agency partnership
Gulf Navigation of Dubai has bought out its partner in maritime agency services specialist Gulf Navigation Polimar Maritime. GulFnav has…
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Oman’s Asyad fixes LNG carriers
Asyad Shipping, a subsidiary of Oman’s Asyad Group has struck a deal with Oman LNG for a long-term charter of…
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Red Sea impasse remains despite creation of international naval coalition
The global shipping industry has welcomed news of a US-led naval coalition to ease tensions in the Red Sea, but…
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