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WEEK 32 MARKET UPDATE

PANAMA CANAL INCHES BACK TO NORMALITY   The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has upped the maximum authorised draft allowed for vessels transiting the larger neopanamax locks by 30 cm to 14.94 m as it gets back to normal operations following more than a year of drought linked difficulties. The canal increased daily transits to 35 slots …

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WEEK 31 MARKET UPDATE

GENERAL AVERAGE DECLARED ON MAERSK FRANKFURT   General average has been declared on the badly burnt Maersk Frankfurt, a brand new 5,500 teu boxship which caught fire a week ago. Once the onboard containers are discharged from the vessel at a safe location, they will not be released for on-carriage or delivery until cargo interests have …

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WEEK 29 MARKET UPDATE

GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS CONTINUE DUE TO RED SEA SITUATION   The fallout from the ongoing Red Sea situation continues to create significant challenges for global supply chains and customers, according to Maersk’s Asia Pacific July Market Update. Since December 2023, industry-wide disruptions have forced vessels to divert around the Cape of Good Hope, causing unprecedented …

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WEEK 28 MARKET UPDATE

THREAT OF PORT STRIKES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA HAS SHIPPERS ON EDGE   The threat of port strikes across North America continues to send jitters across already stressed supply chains.  Canada’s Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) over the weekend ruled that a planned 72-hour strike against DP World in Canada went against the country’s labour code, narrowly averting …

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Week 27 Market Update

THIS UP THEIR KAMIKAZE DRONE BOAT CAMPAIGN   The Houthis are preparing to deploy more drone boats packed with explosives in their ongoing campaign against merchant shipping in support of Hamas’s war with Israel. United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported an incident where the bulk carrier Summer Lady was approached yesterday morning by 12 small craft in the southern end of the Red …

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WEEK 26 MARKET UPDATE

HOUTHIS ASSERT ATTACKS IN MED AND RED SEA INCLUDING FIVE MISSILES AT A SHIP  The Houthis are asserting a broad array of attacks conducted on a range of ships in both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, including a barrage at one vessel and targeting a Maersk vessel. Spokesperson Yahya Saree asserted all the attacks …

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