US East Coast Ports Stay Strike-Free as Six-Year ILA Contract Holds
All 36 major US ports are running at full capacity as the ILA-USMX master contract, running through 2030, keeps East and Gulf Coast terminals stable.
All 36 major US ports are running at full capacity as the ILA-USMX master contract, running through 2030, keeps East and Gulf Coast terminals stable.
A sweeping package of IMO amendments took effect January 1, 2026, covering lithium battery cargo, seafarer harassment training and the road to net-zero.
Brussels has unveiled a EUR347 million Cable Security Toolbox after another suspected sabotage incident damaged a Lithuania-Latvia telecoms cable in January.
A goal-based IMO framework for autonomous ships took effect July 1, 2026, as remotely operated vessels move from trials into revenue-generating subsea work.
The global dark fleet has swelled past 1,300 tankers as Washington blockades Venezuela’s sanctioned oil trade and seizes the tanker Marinera.
Five ECOWAS navies have joined Nigeria in a Combined Maritime Task Force even as kidnap-for-ransom incidents continue elsewhere in the Gulf of Guinea.
All 36 major US ports are running at full capacity as the ILA-USMX master contract, running through 2030, keeps East and Gulf Coast terminals stable.
A sweeping package of IMO amendments took effect January 1, 2026, covering lithium battery cargo, seafarer harassment training and the road to net-zero.
Brussels has unveiled a EUR347 million Cable Security Toolbox after another suspected sabotage incident damaged a Lithuania-Latvia telecoms cable in January.
A goal-based IMO framework for autonomous ships took effect July 1, 2026, as remotely operated vessels move from trials into revenue-generating subsea work.
The global dark fleet has swelled past 1,300 tankers as Washington blockades Venezuela’s sanctioned oil trade and seizes the tanker Marinera.
Five ECOWAS navies have joined Nigeria in a Combined Maritime Task Force even as kidnap-for-ransom incidents continue elsewhere in the Gulf of Guinea.
Typhoon Dolphin and chronic yard congestion at Shanghai, Colombo and Nhava Sheva are pushing carriers to omit port calls and lean on Red Sea routings.
A new Ningbo-to-Felixstowe Arctic container service cuts weeks off the Suez route while entirely bypassing the Red Sea and Strait of Malacca.
Greek owners ordered 102 new vessels worth $10.1 billion in Q1 2026, a 3.6-fold jump, led by a record tanker and gas-carrier newbuild wave.
Suez Canal transits have climbed to their highest level in more than two years as CMA CGM and Maersk accelerate their return to the route.