Keywords: Maritime trade
Commercial shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Wednesday, with only three commodity vessels recorded crossing the strategic waterway, according to preliminary ship-tracking data reported by Reuters on Thursday, September 17, 2026. The figure marked a significant decline from......
Morocco’s Tanger Med port has strengthened its position among the world’s leading container terminals after moving up to 16th place in the latest global ranking published by Lloyd’s List. The port handled more than 11.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025, confirming......
Morocco’s rapidly expanding port infrastructure is reshaping competition around the Strait of Gibraltar, as the country strengthens its position in Mediterranean shipping while Spanish ports face growing pressure from European carbon regulations and rising compliance costs. At the center of this......
Seventy years after the standardized shipping container revolutionized international trade, the global logistics industry is facing mounting pressure from port congestion, equipment shortages and rapidly rising demand. The introduction of the standardized container by American entrepreneur Malcolm McLean......
Tanger Med is preparing a new western expansion aimed at increasing the port complex’s capacity and supporting the continued growth of container traffic. Preliminary procedures are already underway for infrastructure works involving the modification and extension of drainage channels as part of......
A Chinese shipping company is preparing to launch what it describes as the first regular container service between China and Europe through the Arctic, opening a new commercial chapter for the Northern Sea Route while intensifying concerns about the environmental consequences of increased traffic in......
Iranian lawmakers have clarified that a proposed law concerning the Strait of Hormuz does not specifically name Russia, China or any other country, while leaving open the possibility of granting certain benefits through bilateral agreements. Aboulfazl Zohrevand, a member of Iran’s parliamentary......
Morocco’s Tanger Med port has strengthened its position in global maritime trade, ranking sixth worldwide in the latest Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), according to the 2026 edition published by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. The ranking assessed nearly 400 container......
Iran has laid out a series of stringent conditions for any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, casting doubt on hopes that the strategically vital waterway could soon return to normal operations. A senior Iranian official said Saturday that the strait would remain closed unless the United States changed......
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