
Dardanelles Traffic Suspended After Bulk Carrier Grounds, Raising Schedule Risks for Freight Forwarders on Black Sea Routes
A key shipping passage serving the Black Sea was temporarily disrupted. On July 29 local time, a San Marino-flagged bulk carrier s

Container Shipping Cycle Turns: HMM Pauses Container Ship Expansion and Shifts Investment Toward Energy Shipping
A major strategic change is emerging in the global container shipping market. HMM, the world’s eighth-largest liner operator and S

Shipping Risks Spill Over: Drone Attack at Egypt's Damietta Port Causes Fires on Two LNG Vessels, Raising Risk Concerns on Mediterranean Routes
Shipping risks linked to the Middle East continue to spread. On July 29, fires broke out on two LNG vessels at Damietta Port, a ke

New Asia-Europe Route: South Korea Launches Its First Commercial Arctic Container Service, with an August Trial Voyage Set to Reshape Europe-Bound Logistics for Freight Forwarders
A new development is taking place in Asia-Europe cross-border logistics. South Korea’s Panstar Line has announced a commercial tri

Sudden Reversal: Houthis Deny General Red Sea Transit Fee Plan as Bab el-Mandeb Controls Tighten, Raising Route Risks and Costs for Freight Forwarders
The Red Sea shipping situation has taken a sudden turn. On July 29, Reuters reported that Yemen’s Houthis were considering chargin

Iran Rejects Joint Management Plan: Strait of Hormuz Navigation Regime to Be Restructured as Freight Forwarders Strengthen Risk Controls for Energy Routes
A new development has emerged in Middle East cross-border shipping. On July 28, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran had for




