Cichen Shen

SeaLead entered voluntary liquidation, weeks after the US added the carrier to its sanctions list for links to an Iranian adviser's son

China captured 82% of global ship orders by dwt in the first half of 2026, up from 69% last year, with new yards ‘springing up like mushrooms'

Panstar Group's 2,800 teu vessel set to depart Busan on August 22 for Korea's first Arctic container voyage to Europe

Chief executive Fruergaard expects disruption to be permanent, with three big chokepoints compromised simultaneously and buyers abandoning lean supply chains for resilience

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continues despite the collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire, with 30 mainstream transits recorded last week, including 19 VLCC movements

Chinese carrier Sea Legend Shipping has launched the first of eight scheduled Arctic voyages this season, with Dubai Tower departing Ningbo on August 15 carrying high-value cargo including batteries and photovoltaic modules

Hormuz tanker traffic remains robust despite renewed attacks, political tensions and the first reported seafarer fatality in the strait

The vessel Min Jiang Kou is now under tow with no active fire on board, while the cause of fire still under investigation, shipmanager said

Yanbu tanker calls have dropped by more than a third since the Houthi blockade was announced on July 20, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence data

China-linked container exports continued to grow in the first half of 2026, defying expectations that tariffs and geopolitical tensions would accelerate a sustained decline in direct trade