For more than four decades, Jebel Ali has been at the heart of Dubai’s transformation from a regional trading centre into one of the world’s major commercial hubs. Now, the war between
Iran has indicated it may allow Japanese-linked ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, even as it continues to restrict access for much of the world, according to a report citing
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The global shipping industry is facing mounting danger as escalating tensions in the Gulf region leave thousands of seafarers stranded and at risk, prompting urgent calls for de-escalation from the International Maritime
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Two weeks into the war in the Persian Gulf, the conflict has evolved into a starkly asymmetric struggle. On one side stand the overwhelming conventional military forces of the United States and
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On March 1, 2026, Dalip Singh, a 25-year-old from a small village in Rajasthan, was working aboard the MV Skylight, a Palau-flagged tanker operating under Iran’s “shadow fleet.” Anchored five miles north
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The International Maritime Organization will convene an extraordinary meeting of its governing council later this month as concerns mount over the safety of commercial shipping and seafarers navigating one of the world’s
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Russia is reaping a major financial windfall from the recent surge in global oil prices, earning an estimated $150 million a day in additional revenue as geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East
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India faces a critical juncture as the US and Israel’s joint military action on Iran sends crude oil prices soaring and puts the country’s strategic trade and energy interests in jeopardy. The
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Even before any retaliatory action by the Houthis over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, major shipping companies are already altering their routes in response to the growing conflict in
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Ports across the Gulf have been thrown into chaos as a series of missile and projectile attacks forced the suspension of operations in Dubai, Oman, and Bahrain, raising fears of a broader
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The world’s shipping industry is pressing ahead with massive investments in emissions-reducing technologies, shrugging off opposition from the Trump administration and other oil-exporting nations to a global carbon price. According to company
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