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April 27, 2026
Shipping data revealed a lull in activity over the last few days. However, the talks between Iran and the United States are still stalled. According to data from Kpler, and a separate satellite analysis by 'data analytics specialists SynMax'…
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March 9, 2026
Analysis from ship tracking?platforms Kpler?and Lloyd's List?Intelligence on Monday showed that a?Greek operated oil tanker?sailed?through the Strait?of Hormuz?with?a?cargo?of Saudi Arabian crude?and its destination listed as India. MarineTraffic data showed that the Shenlong Suezmax tanker…
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March 4, 2026
Shipping sources reported that the crew of the Maltese container ship Safeen Prestige abandoned ship after it was damaged by a projectile as it sailed towards?the top of the Strait of Hormuz? on Wednesday. Vanguard, a British maritime risk management company…
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February 24, 2026
The Pentagon announced?on Tuesday that U.S. forces had intercepted a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean, after tracing it from Caribbean waters. This was the third interdiction of this kind in the region. Washington has stepped up its blockade of vessels going to or from Venezuela…
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February 24, 2026
Industry sources claim that the cost of shipping crude oil has risen?to its highest level in six years. This is due to a surge of crude exports out of the Middle East, as traders rush to book charters before a possible conflict between the U.S.
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February 5, 2025
Hapag-Lloyd, a container shipping liner, will be able cope with U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Products. This was the chief executive's message to reporters on Tuesday. Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Rolf Habben Jansen, said that it was too early to panic…
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November 14, 2024
Hapag-Lloyd's CEO said that Donald Trump's election as U.S. president sends mixed signals to global shipping. Positive macroeconomic effects could be offset by damaging tariffs. When asked about the prospects of a Trump Administration, CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said…
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October 3, 2024
Shipping shares fell across Asia Friday, after U.S. port operators and workers reached an agreement to end the strike at docks on the East Coast and Gulf Coast much sooner than expected. Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines, and Yang Ming Marine…
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September 27, 2024
A White House official stated that the Biden administration is encouraging unions and employers to quickly and in good faith negotiate a new contract ahead of any possible strike on Tuesday at ports. The International Longshoremen's Association…
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September 27, 2024
Nearly 200 agricultural organizations urged the White House on Friday morning to address U.S. agriculture supply chain issues, in light of a possible East and Gulf Coast ports strike that could start on Tuesday. According to the groups, there are "imminent and serious shipping disruptions"…
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September 25, 2024
On Wednesday, agriculture groups urged the White House take action to prevent a possible strike that could start on October 1 at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. These ports handle about half of the nation's ocean imports. The American Farm Bureau Federation and other groups…
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July 15, 2024
Ship tracking data revealed on Monday that a Chevron chartered oil tanker, seized by Iran over a year earlier, has anchored near the United Arab Emirates Port of Khor Fakkan. In April 2023, the Iranian military boarded the Marshall Islands-flagged…
