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Shipping

Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The ships moving global trade are going electric

With each passing year, batteries get cheaper, lighter and more powerful

A roundup of the week’s tanker and dry bulk market (Feb 13, 2026).
International

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

A roundup of the week’s tanker and dry bulk market (Feb 13, 2026)

Hapag-Lloyd will acquire Zim’s international activity including dozens of shipping vehicles, and global shipping lines.
Companies & Markets

Hapag-Lloyd in talks to buy Israel’s Zim Integrated Shipping; sale price to exceed US$3.5 billion

Zim will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange once the necessary regulatory and government approvals come through

The cost to operate in the NSR is currently quite high due to the requirements of special-class vessels, as well as higher insurance premiums resulting from higher risks of accidents.
Global Enterprise

When the Arctic opens, what happens to Singapore?

The Northern Sea Route is one of the Arctic routes

Most of the nearly 50,000 commercial ships operating globally today run on fuel oil or gas oil.
Global Enterprise
ANALYSIS

Global shipping industry sticks with green investments, despite carbon price delay

Shipping accounts for nearly 3% of greenhouse gas emissions

Risks are especially acute in shipbuilding, where the fatality rate in 2024 was more than four times the national average, government data shows.
Transport & Logistics

South Koreans are shunning dangerous shipbuilding jobs envied by Trump

Demand is growing as the industry enjoys a new boom that puts further strains on its workforce

Many liner owners are still not committing to a Red Sea return, with the exception of Maersk who have again this week announced they will be routing more of their services through in the coming months.
International

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

A roundup of the week’s tanker and dry bulk market (Feb 6, 2026)

The new yard occupies a “significantly larger footprint” with two dry docks and one floating dock, says PaxOcean.
Transport & Logistics

Kuok Maritime Group’s PaxOcean opens S$200 million Jalan Samulun shipyard

It replaces PaxOcean’s previous location at 33 Tuas Crescent

Global liner rates are on a downward trajectory, falling 4.7% to US$2,107 per 40-foot container in the week ended Jan 29, according to the Drewry World Container Index.
Global Enterprise

Shipping firms face tough 2026 as reopening of Red Sea looms

Maersk has made two successful passages for the first time since Yemen-based Houthis began attacking vessels in 2023

The LNG spot market remained under pressure this week, with rates continuing to fall.
International

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

A roundup of the week’s tanker and dry bulk market (Jan 30, 2026)

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