World Economy
US rail freight surges 11% on steel demand: what’s driving the boom?
Metallic ores and metals shipments jump 11% as data centres and energy sectors fuel demand.
Shipyards
US Navy Eyes Foreign Frigates to Slash Warship Build Time
Washington considers South Korean, Japanese and Turkish designs to accelerate fleet modernisation.
Containers
34 Million TEU: Container Fleet Hits Record as Orderbook Swells to 14M
Global container fleet capacity surpasses 34 million TEU for the first time.
Shipping
Alfa Laval Unveils Skid-Mounted Ballast System Cutting Shipyard Time by 40%
New PureBallast 3 Ultra Skid delivers preassembled, IMO-approved treatment in capacities from 32 to 600 m³/h.
Conflicts
Trump’s ‘Trump Strait’ Plan: A Geopolitical Vanity Project or Just a Joke?
U.S. President Donald Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself.
Renewables
Germany slashes offshore wind auctions after zero bids in €10bn flop
Berlin cuts 2026 tender capacity to 2.5–5 GW after August auction failed to attract a single bid for 10.1 GW sites.
Business
1.7m TEU at Risk as Northern Europe Ports Face Week-Long Strike Wave
German and Dutch dockworkers walk out over wages and social security cuts, paralysing Europe’s busiest hubs.
Shipping
17,000-DWT Semi-Liner MPP Design Unveiled: The Future of Flexible Shipping?
Deltamarin and Toepfer Transport reveal a 17,000-tonne multipurpose vessel design.
Renewables
€7.5m Lab Opens: How AkzoNobel Plans to Cut Shipping’s Carbon Footprint
AkzoNobel’s new €7.5 million innovation lab in the Netherlands targets solvent-free.
Shipping
Old aframaxes now worth $17.7m more—how sanctions reshaped tanker values
Fifteen-year-old aframaxes trading at 123% above pre-cap baseline after G7 price restrictions on Russian crude.
