Noticias globales de comercio internacional, navegación marítima, puertos y cadena de suministro, con foco en lo que impacta a Latinoamérica.
Like climbers entering the death zone above 8,000 metres en route to the summit of Everest, VLCCs have entered their own peak: the moment where prices for secondhand tonnage surpass newbuild prices, and sell signs flash hard. These moments tend to be fleeting and have historically been associated with the hottest…
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company has suffered its second VLCC strike in four days, while a separate projectile attack at Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu port briefly disrupted loading operations, piling fresh security pressure on two of the Middle East’s key oil export routes. Maritime security firm Vanguard Tech identified the latest…
For an industry that has spent much of the 2020s making extraordinary money from things going wrong, this week brought an unfamiliar threat: things starting to go right. Some of shipping’s most important pressure points showed signs of easing. At the Panama Canal, for instance, improving rainfall allowed the…
Greek feeder specialist Contships Logistics has launched a potentially 30-ship newbuilding programme in China as the Nikolas Pateras-led owner shifts its fleet renewal drive towards fresh tonnage. Wholly owned CLC Newbuildings has signed a letter of intent with Hubei Guangji Green Energy Shipbuilding Group covering 10…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is putting around ¥100bn ($635m) into expanding shipbuilding capacity at Shimonoseki, sealing a land deal with the city for a new production base on the artificial island of Choshu Dejima. MHI said its Mitsubishi Shipbuilding unit will transfer some functions currently carried out at the…
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is opening a new outpost in Silicon Valley as the Japanese shipping major looks to get closer to the startups, investors and research institutions shaping artificial intelligence, energy and digital technology. NYK Group Americas will establish a branch in Sunnyvale, California, this month…
South Africa is pressing ahead with one of the most significant restructurings of its troubled ports sector in decades, with cabinet backing the separation of Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) from Transnet and its establishment as a standalone state-owned company. The move would see the country’s national port…
Dry bulk shipping has entered the final quarter of 2026 in considerably better shape than most owners expected, with industry leaders at last week’s Splash Singapore conference arguing that increasingly fragmented trade could keep vessel demand elevated even without spectacular growth in cargo volumes. G2 Ocean chief…
ConocoPhillips is considering selling its Norwegian operations and the Teesside terminal in the UK after receiving an unsolicited offer for the linked North Sea assets. The US producer has informed employees, partners, and regulators that it is reviewing the approach. It has not identified the prospective buyer or…
China National Petroleum Offshore Engineering has agreed to buy two 400-ft jackup rigs from Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore Engineering for RMB1.77bn ($250m). The deal was confirmed in a transaction result notice, naming Dalian Offshore as the supplier of the two units. The procurement documents link the units to future…
Offshore towage specialist Kotug International has acquired a majority interest in Dubai-based Vortex Offshore. Financial terms and the exact size of the stake were not disclosed. Vortex will retain its existing brand and management team after the transaction. The deal expands Kotug’s regional presence beyond its…
Energy data group TGS is advancing offshore exploration work in Asia and Africa through a seismic reprocessing project over Petronas’s Megah discovery offshore Malaysia and a new 10-year data partnership with Gabon’s Ministry of Oil and Gas. In Malaysia, TGS is reprocessing 514 sq km of 3D seismic data over the 2025…
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on eight ships as part of a broader package targeting Russian energy revenues, maritime logistics and individuals accused of supporting Moscow’s war in Ukraine….
A tanker has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a string of attacks that have emerged over the past several days…
The Trump administration expanded its economic campaign against Iran on Thursday, targeting the country’s rail system, major industrial companies and a Russia-linked shadow banking network that U.S. officials say has…
Strait of Hormuz transit data for the month of September reveals how the oil and container markets are tactically adjusting to the U.S./Israel war on Iran.
October will see almost all global ocean carriers make a tentative return to Suez transits on Asia-Europe sailings, after revised pro forma shipping schedules show the Premier Alliance is set to send one of its vessels on the route through the Red Sea and Egyptian waterway.
A nuclear-powered LNG carrier could cost roughly 2.5 times as much to build as a conventional vessel, but lower fuel costs could significantly change the economics over the ship’s operating…
