Iran Guards threaten 'new fronts' over Israel's Lebanon offensiveIran's Revolutionary Guards threatened to open "new fronts" and keep the Strait of Hormuz closed over Israel's offensive in Lebanon, state ...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.13 PM IST
With Chabahar Port in limbo, can India still reach Central Asia and Russia?India's crucial trade route to Russia and Central Asia is at a critical juncture. US sanctions on Iran's Chabahar port create uncertainty f...
14 May, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Trump administration sows confusion as it tries to reopen Strait of HormuzThe Trump administration's approach to the Iran war has been marked by conflicting statements. Initially, a ceasefire was declared, followe...
07 May, 2026, 07.43 AM IST
Egypt's Suez Canal mulls discounts on transit fees to bring back trafficOsama Rabie of the Suez Canal Authority said discounts on transit fees are being considered. The discounts range from 12% to 15%. This is t...
13 May, 2025, 10.23 AM IST
Shipping firms take first steps towards Red Sea returnThe world's top shipping companies, including Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, stopped using Red Sea routes after Yemen's Houthi militant group bega...
27 Dec, 2023, 06.57 AM IST
ET exclusive: Shipping giant Maersk decides to resume Red Sea voyages“As of Sunday 24 December 2023, we have received confirmation that the previously announced multi-national security initiative Operation Pr...
24 Dec, 2023, 10.16 PM IST
Shippers know the Suez is always a crisis waiting to happenThe Suez Canal has been here before. What’s more, the stretch of water joining Europe to the Indian Ocean will face such crises again and a...
21 Dec, 2023, 09.46 AM IST
Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tankerA Suez Canal tugboat sank following a collision with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker on Saturday, leaving one crew member dead and another m...
06 Aug, 2023, 07.56 AM IST
Suez traffic returns to normal after ship briefly strandedThe ship had originated from Dhuba port in Saudi Arabia. It is owned by Xiang B12 HK International Ship Lease and managed by Tosco Keymax I...
26 May, 2023, 09.08 AM IST
Record cargo shipped through Egypt's Suez Canal last yearThe number of ships using the canal rose from 18,830 in 2020 to 20,694 in 2021, or more than 56 ships per day.
03 Jan, 2022, 09.02 AM IST
Panama Canal transits rise as world trade recovers from pandemicThe canal expects to receive 429 million tons of cargo and collect $3.3 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2021, which ends on September 30...
15 Jul, 2021, 09.03 AM IST
Three Ever Given crew members to leave the shipThe Ever Given has been anchored in a lake between two sections of the canal since being dislodged on March 29 and is caught in a legal dis...
29 Apr, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
How Suez Canal changed the way the world eats — while colonial India got ham, tinned meat and cheap beer, Egyptians got the kosharySuez became a global inflection point, a place where rules and habits changed.
05 Apr, 2021, 09.51 AM IST
The next Suez threat? A big hackRoughly 500 ships passed through the Suez in the year the Convention of Constantinople was signed; Egypt would like to see that number top ...
31 Mar, 2021, 09.23 AM IST
Oil rises on hopes for stable OPEC+ output, fears of long disruption at Suez CanalPrices have swung wildly in the last few days as traders and investors tried to weigh the impact of the blocked key trade transit point and...
29 Mar, 2021, 07.10 PM 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
Ships turn toward Africa on concerns Suez blockage to last weeksTwo liquefied natural gas tankers loaded in the U.S. and bound for Asian markets appear to have changed course in the mid-Atlantic and are ...
26 Mar, 2021, 09.45 AM IST