From February 22 to 28, 2026, the global shipping market absorbed three simultaneous shocks: a US-Israeli strike on Iran closed Hormuz, Panama ejected Hutchison, and container rates logged their seventh straight weekly decline
Between 8–14 February 2026, the global shipping industry showcased a stark dichotomy: a record-breaking surge in newbuild orders, primarily in tankers, confronted the grim reality of looming overcapacity and falling freight rates
Rethinking power, risk, and signal in the modern tanker market, this essay explores how perception, positioning, and reflexivity now shape freight behavior beyond traditional supply-and-demand logic
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