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Maritime Startup Fund Aims to Help U.S. Catch China in Shipbuilding

TMV Logistics is launching as Washington ramps up efforts to rebuild domestic maritime capacity.

Ships Stack Up at Hormuz Entrance as U.S. Denies Report of Navy Escorts

As Iranian brass maintains mixed messaging on whether the country will levy tolls for vessels to pass…

DOJ Indicts Chinese Container Makers Over Covid-Era Price Fixing

Four Chinese container manufacturers that produce about 95 percent of the world's dry boxes allegedly…

Iran Moves Toward Formal Strait of Hormuz Toll System

Tehran's proposed Hormuz transit framework would require vessel declarations, approvals and payments as…

Freight Rates Spike Double Digits as China Scrutinizes Ocean Carriers

As Drewry's WCI jumped 12 percent this week, China's transport ministry fined and warned major container…

DOJ Files Criminal Charges Over Dali Crash That Collapsed Baltimore’s Key Bridge

Synergy Marine faces up to $10 billion in fines as prosecutors accuse the operators of concealing hazardous…

Hapag-Lloyd Flags Weak Quarter, Expects ‘Fairly Normal’ Peak Season

The ocean carrier's liner shipping revenue fell 18 percent as lower rates, flat volumes and Middle East costs…

A Bed Bath & Beyond Shipping Dispute Is Now a Constitutional Crisis for the FMC

OOCL's lawsuit challenging the FMC's authority to hear Shipping Act cases is the first of its kind, and could…

Hormuz Disruption Avoids Red Sea-Style Schedule Reliability Collapse

Sea-Intelligence says the Hormuz blockade created a localized "volume shock," unlike the global transit…

Maersk Faces $500 Million in Extra Monthly Costs Due to Iran War

The carrier is passing added costs to customers through surcharges and higher spot rates, and warns the…

CMA CGM Ship Struck by Projectile in Hormuz; US Halts ‘Project Freedom’

President Donald Trump said the naval escort operation would be paused for "a short period of time" just two…

Maersk Ship Clears Hormuz Under US Escort as MSC, Hapag-Lloyd Pivot Routes

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire endured its biggest stress test Monday, but carriers are finding ways to operate…

Panama Canal Booking Prices Surge on Hormuz Instability

Average auction prices to pass the canal have nearly tripled as carriers hedge against the Iran war, with one…

Hormuz ‘Opening’ Proposal Faces Skepticism as Iran Seeks End to US Blockade

While Iran's proposal would pause attacks on vessels, the Trump administration is extending a Jones Act…

Indonesia Shuts Down Malacca Strait Toll Talk, Distancing From Hormuz

Indonesia reaffirmed a commitment to free maritime navigation under international law after its finance…