News
March 9, 2026
Rising hostilities involving Iran and their spillover into neighbouring countries and areas hosting European military bases are having a serious impact on international transport flows.
March 6, 2026
Maersk will temporarily halt its FM1 Service, which connects the Far East to the Middle East, and its ME11 Service, which links the Middle East to Europe, according to a notice to customers on March 6.
March 6, 2026
London-based reinsurers of ships are canceling their coverage of war risk and demanding 200% more to reinstate policies, according to people familiar with the matter, after a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, amplifying risk perceptions.
March 3, 2026
Container shipping lines are rushing to impose war risk surcharges on Middle East cargo as a “knee-jerk response” to the rapidly escalating conflict in the region, even as many have suspended vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz.
March 2, 2026
Leading container carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. on Monday said it was suspending all cargo bookings to the Middle East.
March 1, 2026
Ports in Dubai, Oman and Bahrain have suspended operations following a series of aerial attacks across the region. The incidents have reportedly sparked at least one fire at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port and struck two vessels off the coast of Oman.
February 28, 2026
Airlines are experiencing significant disruptions across the Middle East following recent U.S. and Israeli military operations involving Iran.
February 22, 2026
Snow and rain swept across parts of the East Coast on Sunday, marking the arrival of a powerful winter storm expected to batter the region through the night. Blizzard alerts and weather warnings were issued from Maryland to Massachusetts as conditions quickly deteriorated.
February 20, 2026
The Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a significant portion of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff program, dealing a serious blow to one of the administration’s signature economic policies.
January 23, 2026
A winter storm is forecast to affect large portions of the central and eastern United States from January 23–25, bringing a mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and ice to more than 30 states.