On April 1 local time, Qatar Energy issued a statement confirming that a tanker it had chartered had been struck by a missile in Qatar’s northern territorial waters early that morning.On the same day, Qatar disclosed that the country had been struck by three cruise missiles launched from Iran. Qata

According to K+N DHL News, Italian truck drivers are planning a nationwide strike in response to persistently high fuel costs—with fuel prices continuing to exceed the €2-per-liter mark—while shippers lack a full understanding of the energy costs included in freight rates.Relevant industry associ

Since March 2026, Southeast Asian ports have been plagued by a dual crisis of congestion and operational restrictions, posing challenges to the shipping timelines of foreign trade companies in South China.Indonesia has implemented strict traffic restrictions during the Eid al-Fitr holiday. From Marc

The Uruguayan government recently confirmed that the Spanish shipyard Cardama has agreed to cancel the construction contract for two offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) and has not appealed this administrative decision.“The shipyard’s failure to appeal the Uruguayan government’s administrative decisio

Faced with sharp increases in fuel prices, the traditional voyage charter model is under pressure.BHP recently broke with convention by chartering the “Maran Vision” on a time charter basis to transport iron ore from Western Australia to China.Industry insiders describe the daily charter rate as “