MSC hits seven million TEU while Maersk orders $2.3 billion in tonnage. Container rates collapse, tanker markets diverge, and Somali pirates resurface. Global shipping November 2025 delivers drama, deals, and one sobering reality
In the week of 19–25 October 2025, the global shipping market defied logic: tankers roared, containers sank, and Trump’s port fees drew $74 million in pain. Greek owners, meanwhile, raised a glass to the IMO’s latest postponement
Trade wars turned into port wars, Red Sea routes stayed perilous, and the IMO’s Net-Zero plan divided the seas—here’s the global shipping news from October 5–11, 2025
The study by Marobhe, Kansheba, and Munim, published in Journal of Transport Geography, examines how maritime stock prices responded to key events of the Israel-Hamas conflict. It highlights sector-specific impacts, investor sentiment shifts, and geopolitical risk influences