17 JAN 2026 Seaborne coal shipments to China fell 10% in 2025 as increased domestic supply and weakening demand from steel manufacturing and electricity generation combined to reduce the world’s largest coal importer’s appetite for the fuel, according to a new analysis from BIMCO. The decline, which particularly affected shipments …
Read More »US–CHINA TRADE SLUMPS IN 2025 AS TARIFFS REDRAW GLOBAL SHIPPING MAP
16 JAN 2026 The 2025 tariff landscape delivered one of the sharpest bilateral trade contractions in recent memory, with U.S. imports from China falling 28% year-over-year and exports to China dropping 38%, according to a new report from project44 released Monday. The dramatic decline marks a fundamental restructuring of global …
Read More »SOUTH AFRICA RESCUES 21 FISHERMEN FROM A BURNING FISHING TRAWLER
15 JAN 2026 South Africa is reporting one of its most dramatic rescue operations in recent years, saving the lives of 21 fishermen who were forced to abandon ship after their trawler went up in flames Monday evening. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) reports that multiple rescue teams were …
Read More »IRAN RELEASES GREEK TANKER SEIZED TWO YEARS AGO
15 JAN 2026 A Greek-owned tanker that was caught in a series of back-and-forth maneuvers between the United States and Iran in 2023 and 2024 has quietly been released two years after the Iranians seized the ship and said they were taking its oil cargo. The move comes as Iran …
Read More »DRONES HIT GREEK TANKERS WAITING TO LOAD OIL IN KAZAKHSTAN
14 JAN 2026 Reports indicate that multiple Greek-owned tankers waiting to load Russian oil at the terminals in Kazakhstan were struck by drones. Each of the incidents appears to have only caused minor damage, but it comes as another blow to the key terminal operation for the export of Russian …
Read More »UN WORLD COURT BEGINS LANDMARK HEARINGS ON ROHINGYA GENOCIDE CASE AGAINST MYANMAR
13 JAN 2026 Public hearings opened on Monday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a landmark case brought by the Gambia against Myanmar, alleging violations of the Genocide Convention over the military’s treatment of the Rohingya minority. The proceedings, held at the Peace Palace in The Hague, mark …
Read More »SPANISH OPERATION “WHITE TIDE” MAKES LARGEST COCAINE SEIZURE AT SEA
12 JAN 2026 Spain’s National Police are reporting its largest ever cocaine seizure at sea, completed last week near the Canary Islands. While calling it a historic blow to maritime cocaine trafficking, they are reporting that the seizure faced complications as the target vessel ran out of fuel. An international …
Read More »2 OR 3 SHIP ROBBERY GROUPS REMAIN ACTIVE IN SINGAPORE STRAIT
11 JAN 2026 Arrests by the Indonesian Marine Police in July and August saw a sharp drop in ship boarding incidents in the last five months of 2025 A sharp drop in ship robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait was seen in the second half of the year following arrests …
Read More »SEVERE WINTER STORM HITS UK SHIPPING, SENDS CONTAINERS OVERBOARD
10 JAN 2026 The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency is reporting a busy night and efforts on Friday, January 9, to track containers after a severe winter storm crossed the region around the English Channel overnight. Warnings were posted for shipping as containers went overboard near the Isle of Wight. …
Read More »PIRACY SURGED IN 2025 AROUND SINGAPORE, BUT RECAAP SEES POSITIVE INDICATORS
09 JAN 2026 After multiple warnings throughout the year about the dramatic increase in piracy around Singapore, the monitoring operation ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, in its year-end report, highlights that the surge peaked at mid-year with the arrest of some perpetrators. It cautions that the rate remains high, however, while …
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