Tag: Suez Canal

Is the Mediterranean Entering a New Port Era? Piraeus’s Resilience and Cyprus’s Rapid Shipping Growth

Maritime and Trade Roshan Abayasekara -
Greece’s Piraeus ranks itself as the 5th largest container port, holding that position despite the severe disruptions caused by...

Could the Resumption of Suez Transits Signal a Broader Shift in Global Shipping Routes?

Maritime and Trade Roshan Abayasekara -
French liner CMA CGM announced that they intend to resume journeys through the shorter Red Sea after Yemeni Houthi...

Is the Shipping World Ready for the Market Shock Coming With a 2026 Return to the Red Sea?

Maritime and Trade Roshan Abayasekara -
Major shipping companies are expected to return to Red Sea sailings from 2026. A key issue to watch in container...

Container shipping: sailing through uncertainty & looming overcapacity

Maritime and Trade Roshan Abayasekara -
After extraordinary previous years, 2025 is unlikely to be a quiet year for container shipping. The global container shipping...

Not Oil, But Tourists and Tech: Egypt’s Growth Engine Surprises in 2024

Mena Asanga Divulweva -
Cairo - Egypt wrapped up FY 2024/2025 with a bang: GDP grew by around 5% in the fourth quarter,...

20 million Barrels at Risk: Inside Kuwait’s Desperate Bid to Save Gulf Energy Infrastructure

Mena Asanga Divulweva -
In a historic meeting at Kuwait's Ahmad Al-Jaber Oil and Gas Exhibition in Ahmadi, ministers and specialists of the...
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Bulk freighter refloated in the Suez… after?

Maritime and Trade Wasana Nadeeshani -
(Commonwealth) _ The recent successful refloating of a stranded bulk freighter in the Suez Canal has been hailed as...

Suez Canal blocked by Oil Tanker?

Africa admin -
Singaporean tanker ‘Affinity V’ briefly blocked Egypt’s Suez Canal after being wedged in a single-lane of the water body. ...

Suez Canal Authority extends tug fleet

Maritime and Trade admin -
The global towage provider and part of Maersk Svitzer has extended its current contract with the Suez Canal Authority...

Suez Canal ship case compensation claims recalculation.

News Michael Alfonsia -
Who would have thought a ship could cause tis much trouble not even being on land. Well that’s exactly...

What’s next for the Suez Canal crisis…

Asia Michael Alfonsia -
NEW DELHI (CU)_With the vessel blocking the Suez Canal being wrenched free from the sandy banks on Monday (29...

Grounded container ship blocks traffic on Suez Canal

News Michael Alfonsia -
In alarming news there is seemingly a large container ship that is blocking the traffic on the Suez Canal...