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Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd continue to sail through the Suez Canal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 10, 2026

Danish shipping group Maersk announced 'on Monday that another container service within its Gemini network, with Germany's Hapag-Lloyd, will resume sailing in the Red Sea and Suez Canal as part of a gradual return to this area. Most shippers…

ADNOC purchases tankers amid Red Sea and Hormuz crises that reshape the oil trade

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 31, 2026

Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC), a company that owns five very large crude carrier (VLCC) ships, has purchased them for $590 million. This is to expand its fleet, as the conflicts in the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz are reducing the supply of tankers.

CMA CGM is imposing an emergency surcharge in response to the renewed tensions around Hormuz

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 22, 2026

CMA CGM will impose a 'fuel surcharge for emergency situations' following the re-escalation of terrorism in the Strait of Hormuz, the French shipping company announced in an announcement posted on its website. Fuel prices have risen sharply…

UN shipping agency opposes any fee for any strait; more information sought about Trump's post on cargo charges

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 13, 2026

The U.N. shipping agency announced on Monday that more details are awaited following the statement made by U.S. President Donald Trump. He said in a post that he was reinstating Washington's naval blockade against Iran, and Washington would…

French shipping group CMA CGM signs agreement with Syria

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 7, 2026

The office of President Emmanuel Macron announced that French shipping 'group CMA CGM' signed a partnership agreement with Syria on Tuesday. Macron was in Damascus for a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa which had been disrupted due to bomb explosions.

UN agency says that a plan to evacuate stranded vessels in the Gulf through Hormuz is underway.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 23, 2026

The United Nations shipping agency announced on Tuesday that an evacuation plan is in place to allow hundreds of ships with some '11,000 seafarers stranded' in the Gulf, to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesperson for the U.N. said…

Hormuz becomes a hub for oil tanker traffic

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 22, 2026

Ship tracking data shows that two crude 'tankers' with less than?2,000,000 barrels of oil sailed through the Strait of Hormuz?on Monday. This is a sign of increased traffic after Sunday’s lower flows due to concerns about passage -through the waterway.

New York Times Business News - June 18,

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 18, 2026

These are the 'top stories' on the?business pages of The New York Times. These stories have not been?verified? and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. Vincent Clerc said that any deal allowing Iran to charge fees for the Strait…

India alerts agencies after attacks on ships in the Gulf

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 11, 2026

India's shipping ministry announced that it had?ordered all its agencies to be prepared for any occurrence involving Indian seafarers, or maritime interests. This follows three U.S. attacks this week on Indian-crewed tankers, one of which resulted in the death of three sailors.

Data shows that shipping traffic through Hormuz is still low, despite the absence of any US-Iran agreement.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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'…

Italy is ready to deploy 2 minesweepers on the Hormuz Strait according to navy chief

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 23, 2026

The chief of the navy's staff said that Italy was ready to send up to four vessels, including minesweepers as part of an international effort to clear the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, European leaders met in Paris to discuss a multi-national effort to protect shipping along the Strait of Hormuz.

Pakistan still waiting for an answer from Iran on whether they will attend the last-ditch talks

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 21, 2026

The host nation Pakistan stated on Tuesday that there is still no confirmation from Iran to attend the last-ditch talks with the United States. This was after U.S. troops boarded an Iranian oil tanker in the middle of the sea, with only one day remaining before the ceasefire.

Nornickel claims that higher prices will offset the increased costs and delivery time from the Iran war

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 17, 2026

Russian metals manufacturer Nornickel said the Iran war had extended delivery times by three weeks for its base metals exports and increased freight costs, but that higher metal prices offset the additional expenses. U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have paralyzed shipments through Strait of Hormuz…

Official: UK will convene further talks on Strait of Hormuz Strait next week

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 10, 2026

A British official who was aware of the discussions said that Britain would convene the latest round of talks next week with its allies to discuss a way to open up the Strait of Hormuz for shipping without paying tolls to Iran. The official…

Ship tracking data shows that Iran-linked vessels are driving traffic through the Strait of Hormuz -

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 10, 2026

According to ship tracking data, the majority of ships that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz?in?the?past?day were connected to Iran. Other vessels are putting off making voyages despite a?two week ceasefire reached this week by?Tehran? and Washington?, data and shipping sources say.

Hapag-Lloyd says normal shipping will resume in 6-8 weeks, if the Middle East stabilises

Posted to Maritime Reporter on April 8, 2026

Hapag-Lloyd expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday about the prospects of resuming shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after a?two-week 'ceasefire' agreed by?the U.S.?and Iran. However, it said that normal traffic across its entire network would not resume for at least six to eight weeks.

Maersk suspends operations in Oman's Salalah Port due to security incident

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 28, 2026

Maersk, a Danish container shipping company, has temporarily suspended?its operations?at the Port of Salalah in Oman. This was due to a security incident which occurred on Saturday morning. The shipping giant released a statement saying that all Maersk crew were safe and accounted.

Data shows that Saudi Arabia is increasing Yanbu crude oil production to circumvent the Hormuz blockade.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 24, 2026

Shipping data show that Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Yanbu port exported nearly 4 million barrels of crude oil per day in the past week. This is a significant increase over exports before the Iran War broke out. Saudi Aramco is working on a plan that…

UK looks at expanding its regulatory powers to combat energy price gouging and profiteering

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2026

Keir Starmer, Britain's Prime Minister, said on Monday that his government may re-examine the powers of the Competition Regulator to combat price gouging in the energy market. Starmer, a member of a parliamentary committee, said: "We are looking at ways to combat 'profiteering.

Starmer: UK must prepare for a prolonged Middle East conflict

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2026

Keir Starmer, British Prime Minister, said on Monday that Britain must prepare for the possibility that a war with Iran could last for some time. He added that there were no "meaningful" concerns about energy supply. Starmer said that the emergency…

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