After waves of public listings in the 2000s and early 2010s, the private model — always dominant in shipping — has become more popular over the past decade. Privatisations and mergers are driving more delistings

Spot rates may have fallen back from the peaks, but carriers have prevented them falling below Red Sea-crisis levels. That has helped them secure higher rates in this year’s transpacific contract negotiations

Whether naval operations have degraded Houthi capabilities or the Iran-backed militants were simply regrouping, the latest warnings suggest that a resurgence of attacks targeting vessels in the Red Sea is imminent

Terminal scheduling planner Portchain has signed up ONE as its second top 10 carrier. Alignment between carriers and terminals can improve schedules and efficiency

Data reveals where Russian vessels are trading despite sanctions, plus analysis on how the current crisis in the Middle East is affecting shipping’s financial outlook

With the European elections looming there is a compelling argument for shipping to be far more central in the EU’s future industrial strategy, but are we having the right conversations with politicians and regulators? This week’s podcast features EU transport commissioner Magda Kopczyńska and European Community Shipowners’ Associations secretary-general Sotiris Raptis

CMA CGM is reported by brokers to have exercised a purchase option for a long-term chartered sub post-panamax. Meanwhile, MSC has brought its tally of secondhand containership buys since the beginning of 2023 to some 65 vessels

Transits of China- and Russia-affiliated ships through the Bab el Mandeb Strait have dropped as the situation has become increasingly unstable