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Iran re-closes Strait of Hormuz as Lebanon dispute threatens peace deal
Tehran declares shipping halt as vessel movements and enforcement remain unclear
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Dry Bulk Market: China’s Iron Ore Demand Stronger in 2026
China’s iron ore imports so far in 2026 have been on the rise compared to last year. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2025 was another positive year for global seaborne iron ore trade. In Jan-Dec 2025, global loadings o…
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US-Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz— but full container shipping recovery at least three months away
The US-Iran deal should allow a return of container shipping to the Strait of Hormuz, but the scale of disruption caused by the blockade means, even a best-case scenario, puts a recovery of ocean supply chain networks at mid-September 2026 and spot rat…
Strengthening rights on crew mistreatment
On May 27, 2026, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its judgment in The M/T Heroic Idun (No. 2) Case (Marshall Islands v. Equatorial Guinea), ruling in favour of the Marshall Islands. The Special Ch…
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Wavelength podcast: Peace at last? Shipping cautiously resumes as Hormuz re-opens
Plus: why Russia is pushing to grow its shadow fleet of LNG carriers once again
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