Julia Anastasiou
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Chinese Ports Had Busiest Week Ever for Containers, Says Bloomberg (opens the original)
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Export levels from China, especially to the United States, have been defying all the predictions, and now comes news of a further boom. Citing data from China’s Ministry of Transport, Bloomberg reports that Chinese ports had their busiest week in history. The data shows a record 7.3 million containers passed through Chinese terminals in the seven days through September 20, reports Bloomberg. It says this represents a nine percent increase in volume versus the same period of 2025. The gains were
Houthis Consolidate Gains and Pause Before the Next Push (opens the original)
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A week after Yemen's Houthi rebels broke through the forces of the Internationally Recognized Government (IRG), the situation in South West Yemen appears to have settled. Having taken Perim Island and captured the Ras Menhali peninsula overlooking the Red Sea at its narrowest point, the Bab el Mandeb, and having faced some limited push-back, the Houthi forces are now consolidating their positions. The Houthi hold on the Ras Menhali peninsula is for the moment still tenuous, as will be their grip
MSC Cruises Jumps into River Cruising with Explora Journeys (opens the original)
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MSC Cruises’ ultra-luxury brand Explora Journeys confirmed that it is entering the European river cruise market. Today’s statement put to rest months of rumors in the market and continues the rapid expansion of the sector. Explora Journeys confirmed it has signed a Letter of Intent with Dutch shipbuilder Dan Breejeen Shipyard for the construction of “its first luxury river ships, marking the brand’s planned entry into river cruising.” It said details regarding the ship design, delivery schedule,
Bulker Comes Free on High Tide After Being Aground for a Week off Australia (opens the original)
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The grounded bulker Cape Falcon (182,066 dwt) came free Thursday morning, September 24, in an earlier-than-planned effort. A salvage attempt had been scheduled to start during the evening tide for the vessel, which grounded on September 18. Maritime Safety Queensland (Australia) reported the vessel had been refloated on the morning high tide after several previous efforts over the past week had failed to free the Capesize bulker. The vessel is reported to be fully laden and was aground approxima
On World Maritime Day, IMO Highlights Need to Put Rules Into Practice (opens the original)
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Both this year and next, the International Maritime Organization is focusing its World Maritime Day message on an issue of growing concern: getting its hard-won regulations into use on the waterfront, everywhere that ships go. It's not enough to pass a convention, even one as useful as SOLAS - each IMO rule also has to be implemented in each member state. That means translating the convention into national law, then training up officials to put it into practice, then using it for enforcement. Th
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