
India Eyes the Strait
As geopolitical tensions in West Asia escalate, New Delhi makes a calculated push to secure crude oil through the world’s most strategic maritime chokepoint —
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As geopolitical tensions in West Asia escalate, New Delhi makes a calculated push to secure crude oil through the world’s most strategic maritime chokepoint —

Sinotrans Container Lines has contracted for 12 new container vessels with a combined nominal capacity of around 52,000 TEU, marking a major fleet expansion initiative.

Global container spot freight rates are rising sharply this week as the world’s largest shipping lines — MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, and Evergreen —

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata has achieved a landmark operational breakthrough by conducting India’s first-ever midstream container handling operation at Diamond Harbour Anchorage on the

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized two commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, including one reportedly bound for India, escalating maritime tensions

—aMediterranean Shipping Company has become the first container shipping line in history to operate a fleet of 1,000 vessels — a milestone confirmed by Asian

Indian Oil Corp secures cargo from Tehran amid West Asia conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions, backed by US sanctions waivers In a landmark shift

Two QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tankers — the Bahamian-flagged Al Daayen and the Marshall Islands-flagged Rasheeda — turned back after heading eastward toward the Strait of Hormuz

DP World Cochin has set a new single-vessel call record at its terminal, handling over 8,000 TEUs — including import, export, and transshipment cargo —


Sinotrans Container Lines has contracted for 12 new container vessels

Global container spot freight rates are rising sharply this week

Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata has achieved a landmark operational

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has seized two commercial

—aMediterranean Shipping Company has become the first container shipping line

Indian Oil Corp secures cargo from Tehran amid West Asia

Two QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tankers — the Bahamian-flagged Al Daayen and

DP World Cochin has set a new single-vessel call record