Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for AfghanistanAfghanistan's trade routes are severely disrupted. Conflicts in the Middle East and border closures with Pakistan have crippled businesses ...
27 May, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
For both the compulsive trader and careful investor: 25 stocks to watch if risk appetite returns; some with upside potential, some notIf the price of crude oil softens, Indian equities may again see a risk-on phase. Tariff concerns are no longer the central issue; the larg...
24 May, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
Leverage FTAs to widen market access: Piyush GoyalCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal met with exporters and industry groups. They discussed ways to boost India's exports and utilize free trade ...
28 Apr, 2026, 01.02 AM IST
Trump’s Hormuz blockade has deepened a historic shipping crisisThe Strait of Hormuz has effectively shut to global shipping after the US, led by Donald Trump, imposed a blockade on Iran-linked vessels, ...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.49 AM IST
From Hormuz to headquarters: Iran war ripples through corporate balance sheets, blurs forecastsBusinesses face rising costs and supply chain disruptions due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Companies report higher transport and raw ...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.37 AM IST
Global Inc speaks out: Iran war hurt biz already bruised by tariffs, high costsInvestors and economists are watching to see whether companies can absorb the shock, or if prolonged uncertainty over energy, transport and...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
Iran menaces Hormuz as its own oil tankers test US blockadeIranian gunboats attacked commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Two Iranian oil supertankers are testing a US blockade in the Arabian S...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.00 PM IST
Hormuz shipping muted as US blockade takes hold: Tracking dataA trickle of ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday and Wednesday as a US blockade appeared to further curb traffic in the trade route ...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
Wholesale rice prices up 7% as West Asia ceasefire fuels export rushIndian rice prices have seen a significant jump at the wholesale level. This surge follows a recent ceasefire between the US and Iran, lead...
11 Apr, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Shipowners eye Hormuz ceasefire window for 800 trapped vesselsShipowners are studying the ceasefire terms that may briefly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, hoping to move over 800 vessels stranded in the P...
08 Apr, 2026, 07.45 AM IST
Stuck container ship in Chesapeake Bay finally refloatedMarine inspectors will examine the ship’s hull before the Coast Guard allows it to return to the Port of Baltimore to retrieve the offloade...
18 Apr, 2022, 03.16 PM IST
A year after Suez Canal fiasco, bad luck strikes again for evergreenLast year, the 400-meter-long Ever Given, an Evergreen-chartered ship that is longer than the Eiffel Tower and weighs 220,000 tons, got stu...
19 Mar, 2022, 10.49 AM IST
Ever Given, the ship that blocked the Suez Canal, arrives in RotterdamThe vessel, one of the world's largest container ships, became jammed across the canal in high winds on March 23,halting traffic in both di...
30 Jul, 2021, 09.03 AM IST
New attempts planned to free huge vessel stuck in Suez CanalThe salvage mission was turning its focus to the ship's lodged bow, after some progress was made towards freeing the ship's stern, the cana...
28 Mar, 2021, 10.18 AM IST
Ship stranded in Suez Canal has moved but unclear when it will be freed- SCA ChairmanSCA Chairman Osama Rabie said he hoped it would not be necessary to resort to removing containers from the ship to lighten its load, but th...
27 Mar, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
Giant container ship blocks Suez Canal after 'gust of wind' knocks it off courseAbout 12% of the world trade volume passes through the man-made canal, which is a major source of hard currency for Egypt. Tankers have sta...
24 Mar, 2021, 03.03 PM IST
Collapse of Hanjin puts Indian seafood exporters in a fixHanjin filed for bankruptcy a week ago, leaving the cargo carried by many of its ships stranded at ports around the world.
10 Sep, 2016, 12.56 PM IST