Shipping

Hormuz strait will be open but with transit fees, Iran envoy to Moscow quoted

Several tankers have managed to leave the Gulf recently, but oil and liquefied natural gas flows are still severely constrained

Linerlytica's analysis found that container output — and their prices— rose in 2021 to meet demand.

Surge in demand fuelled container price jump, says data provider Linerlytica

[SINGAPORE] An analysis of container production showed that the surge in the prices of new shipping steel boxes in the last few years was fuelled by demand, container shipping data provider Linerlytic...

The knock-on effects of the Middle East Gulf situation have caused rates on all major container trade lanes to rocket. 

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

A roundup of the week’s tanker and dry bulk market (Jun 5, 2026)

A container vessel chartered by Samudera Shipping sank late last Friday.

Samudera Shipping-chartered vessel sinks en route from Singapore to Pasir Gudang

All crew members safe; group does not expect incident to have any significant impact to its business

MMC Port operates seven ports along the Strait of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, according to its website.

MMC Port approaches bidders for potential stake sale: sources

Tycoon Syed Mokhtar may seek a valuation of more than US$10 billion for the whole business

The firm on May 15 proposed injecting Marco Polo Shipyard and MP Marine into Fuji Offset Plates Manufacturing.

Marco Polo Marine shares plans to unlock value

CEO Sean Lee says company is riding growth momentum and hiving off shipyard business to Fuji Offset in RTO to fund expansion

A roundup of the week’s tanker and dry bulk market.

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

A roundup of the week’s tanker and dry bulk market (May 29, 2026)

The increase in transits through Hormuz could signal that more shipping companies are willing to make the journey.

Strait of Hormuz ship transits are rising thanks to US help

Some of the ships that have crossed belong to companies that had not transited Hormuz since the war began

Carousell users can now tap SPX Express’ pickup and drop-off services for cheaper, more convenient delivery for their second-hand items – without the usual post-sale coordination.
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Label-free delivery from $1.80, 500+ drop-off points: Second-hand commerce just became more viable

Delivery provider SPX Express’ new tie-up with Carousell is reducing friction for sellers and buyers in the marketplace

Iran has threatened to exercise control of the strait and recently established a regulatory agency to run operations there.

Even after a Strait of Hormuz deal, moving 1,500 ships won’t be easy

For now, some in the shipping industry are sceptical about the prospects of a deal to reopen the strait