With security conditions improving in the Red Sea, Maersk has run a second test voyage via Bab el-Mandeb on its MECL service, while CMA CGM is so far the only carrier to restore a full INDAMEX loop through Suez.
U.S. forces boarded tanker Olina in the Caribbean on 9 January 2026, extending a run of seizures linked to sanctions enforcement and alleged “ghost fleet” operations.
U.S. authorities seized tanker Olina near Trinidad on 9 January 2026, the fifth recent action tied to Venezuela sanctions enforcement and deceptive flag tactics.
Union Maritime has taken delivery of MT SPA, an LR2 tanker built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, combining LNG dual-fuel propulsion with WindWings and targeting FuelEU Maritime compliance through 2040.
Kawasaki and JSE signed for a 40,000 m3 LH2 carrier at Sakaide Works, supporting NEDO Green Innovation Fund demonstrations and ocean-going trials targeted for FY2030.
BIMCO reports that Suez Canal traffic in the first week of 2026 was only about 40% of the 2023 level, roughly 100 days after the last Houthi attack, with container ship transits still down 86% in late 2025.
Seatrade has taken a strategic stake in JR Shipping Group, supporting growth in container feeders, short sea dry cargo and offshore service vessels while the Harlingen group remains independent.
U.S. forces have seized Russian-flagged tanker Bella 1 after a weeks-long Atlantic pursuit, broadening the Venezuela oil blockade, triggering a second tanker raid and jolting global tanker markets.
Russia’s Arc7 LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin has sailed north toward the NSR after delivery to Sovcomflot, drawing attention to winter-capable shipping linked to Arctic LNG 2.
