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Maersk CEO Gives Gloomy Outlook on Reopening of Hormuz

The shipping industry could continue to face elevated fuel costs, as well as concerns around their ability to travel safely into and out of the Persian Gulf.

Maersk passing $500 million monthly fuel bill to customers ‘in full’: CEO

But the carrier’s ability to continue that cost recovery will depend on the long-term impact of high energy prices on consumer demand and how the industry manages its fast-growing order…

Hormuz Risk Is Redrawing the Supply Chain Geography of Energy

Japan’s talks with the UAE on expanded crude supply and joint stockpiles, combined with ADNOC’s planned $55 billion project-award program, point to a broader supply chain shift. Governments and companies…

Georgia’s Brunswick Retains Title as America’s Busiest Auto Port

The Port of Brunswick remained the busiest automobile port in the United States in 2025, according to the Georgia Ports Authority.

US senators urge stability, cooperation between US, China

USTR launches Section 301 hearings on global manufacturing overcapacity

When it scheduled these hearings in March, not long after the United States Supreme Court ruled against the legality of the implementation of the White House’s IEEPA tariffs in late…

TGJones could collapse into insolvency by summer

Modella Capital has told creditors to back its restructuring proposals or risk the business collapsing into insolvency by the end of July, according to restructuring plans seen by Retail Week.

Weaker ocean rates hit Maersk Q1 profit

Maersk said first-quarter profits fell as weaker rates undercut increased volumes in the ocean container business.  The post Weaker ocean rates hit Maersk Q1 profit appeared first on FreightWaves.

Swedish Club hails ‘strongest result’ in its history

‘A year to be proud of,’ proclaims chief executive Nordberg      Related StoriesDaily Briefing 8 May 2026European shipping risks a decline without investment in clean fuelsSweden turns up heat on shadow…

Iran war threatens next harvest, UN official says. Which countries are most at risk?

Conflict in the Middle East is threatening the coming planting season, a UN official has warned, as countries already reeling from fertiliser shortages and surging costs face shocks to food…

White Paper: The FAP Market Radar

Most teams are making critical decisions with incomplete information. Not because they lack data, but because they can’t use it fast enough. Decisions are happening in motion, without a steady state. This…

Amid Middle East conflict, ASEAN countries eye more coordinated response to future crises

The regional bloc reportedly plans to launch a contingency plan that covers emergency fuel sharing and upholds freedom of navigation.

Private firms can help stop Western sanctions from ‘strangling’ China’s military: general

The Chinese military must increase the private sector’s role in research to prevent Western sanctions from “strangling” the country’s efforts at defence innovation, a top official of the People’s Liberation…

The Decision Bottleneck Holding Back Supply Chain AI

Supply chain AI will not create value simply because models become more capable. The next constraint is operational: whether organizations can turn signals, recommendations, and exceptions into timely decisions across…

Rubio meets Pope Leo at Vatican to defuse tensions with Trump

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left the Vatican on Thursday after seeing Pope Leo in what was expected to have been a fraught meeting following President Donald Trump’s repeated…

Why Beijing wants provinces to find their own ‘productive forces’

As Beijing increasingly sees the country as a chessboard, the central government is no longer simply asking every province to grow faster; it wants them to grow differently. Reporting on…

New $4.5bn offer for Zim: a teaser for Israeli government or just too late?

Well, it’s quite the conundrum Zim’s shareholders now find themselves in, after the Israeli shipping line yesterday received a $4.5bn unsolicited takeover bid from an investment fund headed by local…

‘Senseless’ flight restriction at Chicago was ‘a political decision’

President Trump’s strained relationship with local and state politicians may have been a factor in the Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) recent decision to reduce the number of flights into one…

Poste Italiane delivered “a very strong start to the year”

Poste Italiane has published its Q1 financial results, revealing healthy growth across all business units. 

Amazon Now Lets Businesses Order Groceries With Their Office Supplies

Amazon Business is expanding same-day grocery delivery to thousands of U.S. cities as it continues growing its workplace fulfillment network.