Happy Mother’s Day 2026: 100+ heartfelt wishes, quotes, messages and images to make mom feel truly specialHappy Mother’s Day 2026: In recent years, conversations around burnout, caregiving, mental health and work-life balance have reshaped how p...
10 May, 2026, 03.11 PM IST
Fuel price hike on the cards as India struggles to absorb soaring crude costsIndia is grappling with significant economic challenges due to elevated global fuel prices. The government has absorbed substantial daily l...
09 May, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
Iran war: Indian seafood exporters stare at Rs 1,500 crore lossSustained disruption could destabilise the coastal economy and weaken India’s export competitiveness, say experts and stakeholders
06 Apr, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Houthi attacks turn back the clock for shipping as costs pile upTo get from Asia to Europe and back, global shipping companies have for decades sailed through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. But a year a...
12 Dec, 2024, 09.37 AM IST
Maersk warns of extreme weather delays along South African coastAn intense cold front bringing snow to some areas of the country is resulting in damaging coastal winds, rains and waves that threaten infr...
09 Jul, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
Maersk sees improved prospects for global container tradeThe world’s supply lines are suffering from a number of disruptions, with the biggest coming from Houthi militant attacks in the Red Sea, w...
03 May, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
Take maritime shipping off the inflation warning listThese latest disruptions are forcing ships to take alternative, longer routes. But once the ships arrive at their destinations, they are be...
12 Apr, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
Reliance's fuel supply to Europe avoids Red Sea: SourcesReliance, in its chartering contracts, is offering tanker owners a flexibility to go via the Red Sea, a shipping route vital to east-west t...
12 Mar, 2024, 05.17 PM IST
Russia diverts LNG supplies for Asia around Africa to avoid Red Sea, LSEG data showsRussia diverted LNG cargoes to China via Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. The Suez canal route is risky, so they a...
28 Feb, 2024, 02.34 PM IST
Red Sea Crisis: No disruption in oil flows to India, only freight up, says HPCL headThe attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea by Houthi militants have not affected India's crude oil supply, according to Hindustan Petro...
28 Jan, 2024, 05.28 PM IST
Shipping costs soar in wake of Red Sea attacksMarine war risk premiums have soared around fiftyfold since before the war, to as high as 1% of the value of the ship, although about 0.7% ...
25 Jan, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Suez Canal traffic drops to lowest since 2021 blockageThe data also show a corresponding rise in the number of ships passing by the Cape of Good Hope near the southern tip of Africa.
18 Jan, 2024, 10.25 AM IST
Shipper Hapag-Lloyd says Red Sea route still too dangerousThe incidents have struck everything from oil tankers to container vessels, pushing shipowners to avoid the route.
28 Dec, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chainsSeveral major freight firms -- including MSC -- have begun to sail around Africa instead, adding costs and delays which are expected to be ...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.15 AM IST
Shipping lines rerouting vessels as Suez remains blocked“There will be port charges for the cargo which is offloaded at these ports,” said Ramkumar Govindarajan, chief executive officer of Wiz Fr...
28 Mar, 2021, 09.25 PM IST
- Freight rates flash warning signs
Global shipping rates are heaving and tossing. In May, it cost $25 to send one tonne iron ore from Andhra Pradesh to China. Today, it costs...
22 Jul, 2010, 01.01 AM IST
- Piracy pushes ship owners to opt for Cape of Good Hope
Rising piracy in the Gulf of Aden has prompted some shipowners to change their routes to round the Cape of Good Hope instead, a detour cons...
23 Nov, 2008, 07.28 AM IST