Keywords: Shipping


Tanger Med maintains its lead among container ports in Africa and the Mediterranean

Morocco’s Tanger Med port continues to strengthen its position as a major international shipping and logistics hub, maintaining its leading status among container ports in Africa and the Mediterranean despite changes in global trade patterns and growing geopolitical uncertainty. According to French......

Oil market disruptions reshape global supply routes and trading strategies

Global oil markets are entering a period of heightened uncertainty as disruptions to refined-product supplies, rising tanker costs and growing security risks reshape the economics of international energy trade. Producers, refiners and trading companies are increasingly adjusting their purchasing, transportation......

Strait of Hormuz traffic plunges as US-Iran tensions persist

Commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to disrupt maritime activity in the Gulf, highlighting growing uncertainty around one of the world’s most important energy corridors. Shipping data showed that only 12 commodity......

Italy prepares naval mission to protect shipping in the Red Sea

Italy is preparing a new naval deployment in the Red Sea to help protect commercial shipping as growing regional tensions raise concerns over the safety of vessels using the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said Rome believes a stronger maritime presence is needed to respond......

Why Nador West Med is attracting growing global interest

Morocco’s Nador West Med port project is drawing increasing attention from international shipping, logistics and industrial players as preparations advance toward the start of commercial operations. The development is expected to reshape the logistics landscape of northeastern Morocco while strengthening......

Cargo traffic through Strait of Hormuz falls to a quarter of recent daily average

Cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply, according to vessel-tracking data from maritime analytics company Kpler, highlighting the continued disruption affecting one of the world's most important shipping routes. Only four cargo vessels were recorded passing through the strategic......

IMO warns of growing attacks on merchant ships as maritime security deteriorates

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has warned of a growing number of attacks against commercial vessels as geopolitical conflicts increasingly disrupt some of the world's most important shipping routes. The UN agency has called on governments to ensure that merchant ships and seafarers......

Strait of Hormuz shipping slowdown raises fresh concerns over global energy markets

Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has declined sharply, raising renewed concerns about the stability of one of the world’s most important energy corridors and the potential impact on global oil and gas supplies. Shipping data released Wednesday showed that only four vessels passed......

Hormuz disruption puts global fertilizer supplies under growing pressure

Disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are increasingly affecting markets beyond oil and gas, with fertilizer supplies emerging as another major concern for the global economy. The disruption has reduced the movement of fertilizer cargoes through one of the world’s most important......