Freight rate volatility, the energy price crunch, and congestion adds to hot markets on niche trades

Nine companies have committed to zero-emissions shipping by 2040, in the most significant pledge yet by cargo owners toward decarbonising the industry

Traders take sky-high profits as arbitrage extends to $124m for US-loaded LNG cargo sailing to Japan

Containerships of all sizes are suffering from severely disrupted sailing schedules as demand continues to overwhelm ports that are unable to process all of the inbound and outbound cargo quickly enough because of trucking shortages and other distribution pressures

Development in the digital space has been rapid: it’s accepted in unlikely places. The need now is standardisation of infrastructure and collaboration among industry players and software providers

Project cargo specialist AAL is ordering four 32,000 dwt multipurpose vessels, having bought six secondhand ships in the past. They will run on fuel oil with capacity to be retrofitted to future fuels later

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Precious Shipping says drugs were found on Chayanee Naree on September 18 at a port in Brazil. Drugs were also found during an inspection of the same vessel in Lagos in Nigeria on October 13

By purchasing shares ahead of any potential merger, Mr Fredriksen’s strategy looks like a familiar play of creating volatility around the share price. It remains to be seen whether he will follow through on his previous tactic of pulling out at a profit and then wait to see what happens between now and the next Euronav AGM, or push ahead with another round of M&A discussions