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Middle East
Shipping on alert as Israel retaliates against Iran
Israel launched an attack on Iran on Friday, sparking concerns about the conflict escalating further across the seas of the…
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Middle East
Shipping braces for Israel’s response to Iranian attacks
Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of…
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Operations
Iran seizes Zodiac and MSC linked containership
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized a containership belonging to an affiliate of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac…
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Containers
ZIM climbs the liner rankings
There’s been a shuffling of the global liner rankings with Israeli carrier ZIM leaping above Taiwan’s Yang Ming. Consultancy Linerlytica…
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Offshore
ADNOC, BP pause $2bn NewMed acquisition talks due to Palestine conflict
Discussions regarding an offer made by British energy supermajor BP and UAE’s ADNOC to buy a 50% stake in Israel-based…
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Operations
Irish government comes under pressure over livestock shipments
The Irish government is coming under pressure to rein in livestock exports, while in Cape Town one livestock carrier has…
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Contributions
Live Animal Export: Voyage to nowhere, with only deepening excrement to dine, rest and sleep in
The plight of more than 16,000 animals stuck on a boiling-hot livestock carrier for the past month has made headlines…
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Containers
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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Middle East
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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Middle East
Red Sea danger sees Israel-linked ships steer clear
More Israeli-linked ships, including those operated by ZIM, the world’s 10th largest liner, are diverting, avoiding new hot spots around…
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Middle East
Chaotic scenes in the Red Sea as Israeli-linked ships are targeted
In chaotic scenes not seen since the 2011 peak of the Horn of Africa piracy crisis, global merchant shipping faced…
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Operations
Car carrier hijacked by the Houthis located
The car carrier, hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis, has been located in the region of the port of Hodeidah in Yemen. …
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Middle East
Car carrier seized by Houthis
A ship owned by Ray Car Carriers and operated by Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) was hijacked by the Houthis…
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Offshore
Chevron restarts Tamar gas production after Gaza war stoppage
US oil and gas company Chevron has resumed the supply of natural gas from the offshore Tamar field, over a…
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Middle East
Israel will compensate any ships damaged during its war with Hamas
Aware of the risks to its supply chains from ships diverting from its risky coastline, Israel has said it will…
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Middle East
Ships advised to wait further offshore as rockets rain down around Israel
Shipping lines are being advised to wait further offshore when calling Israel as the nation battles Hamas. Yesterday Hamas launched…
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Middle East
Shipping on alert as Israel’s war with Hamas enters fourth day
The war that has broken out between Israel and Hamas has shuttered one port 10 km north of the border…
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Ports and Logistics
Biden heads to G20 in New Delhi ready to counter Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative
Shipping from India to Europe via the Middle East could be in for the greatest shake-up for generations if president…
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Containers
MSC and ZIM sign new operational collaboration agreement
Israeli carrier ZIM has renewed ties with Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC), the world’s largest carrier. The new operational agreement includes…
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Dry Cargo
CTM supramax pool expands with XT Shipping vessel
XT Shipping, the joint venture between Idan Ofer and Udi Angel, has joined C Transport Maritime’s (CTM) Supramax Revenue Sharing…
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