Red Sea Crisis

WORLD

WORLD

CMA CGM will route its full INDAMEX service through the Suez Canal on both eastbound and westbound legs, marking the most structured return yet of a major carrier to the Red Sea corridor.

8th December 2025

CMA CGM signals Suez return

8th December 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The Houthis have announced that they have paused maritime attacks on Israel and lifted their so-called blockade on Israeli ports. 

20th November 2025

Red Sea: caution is the watchword

20th November 2025

WORLD

WORLD

The Red Sea crisis continues to impact cargo flow dynamics for all shipping activities, with longer vessel sailing times and higher costs. AJ Keyes assesses the current position and challenges facing the…

15th September 2025

Scars And Costs

15th September 2025

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The container shipping sector has been through a few volatile years. 

22nd November 2024

Strikes, diversions and market outlook

22nd November 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The Red-Sea attacks are approaching their first anniversary in early November and the maritime world has become used to the new situation of structural re-routings around Cape Good Hope. JP Verschuure, Director at…

26th September 2024

Charting West-Med port congestion

26th September 2024

INSIGHT & OPINION

INSIGHT & OPINION

The maritime industry has been hit by geo-political uncertainty and is in danger of being swept up in tit for tat tariff wars rising out of political consternation with China and Russia.

30th May 2024

The fog of war and politics

30th May 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

The West Mediterranean port region is seeing a surge in container demand in 2024. AJ Keyes assesses the position and asks what, or indeed where, the solution might be moving forward

30th May 2024

Congestion looms

30th May 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Quality data is key to ensuring shipping lines remain resilient, but challenges with transparency remain, says the boss of supply chain solution specialist, Pole Star Global.

8th March 2024

Red Sea crisis underlines need for data

8th March 2024

OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS

Non-specialist headline news sources have gone overboard on the impact of the Houthi-led Red Sea closure. Andrew Penfold takes a penetrating look at the cost impacts and other factors that will shape the outcome…

27th February 2024

Don’t overplay the issues!

27th February 2024