TradeWinds

28/08/2026

Singapore is a clear leader on green corridor partnerships. Read the TradeWinds story by Huaqing Ma.

26/08/2026

This is our first interview with Hanwha Shipping chief executive James Sagar.

Hanwha Shipping’s chief executive says shipowning unit is hunting for partners for its orders

25/08/2026

A tanker has been disabled after an unknown projectile caused engine-room damage off Oman in the latest attack on commercial shipping in the Middle East.

Engine-room damage leaves vessel immobilised in latest attack on Middle East shipping

24/08/2026

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier has sunk in the Bay of Bengal while en route from India to Singapore, leaving 22 crew members missing after the vessel reportedly went down in just eight minutes.

Indian Coast Guard says only two seafarers have been rescued from the Ocean Winner after it sank in just eight minutes

21/08/2026

The Panama Canal is reducing the number of daily vessel crossings in response to reduced rainfall and the El Nino weather pattern. From 3 September, the waterway authority ACP will cut transits to 34 from 35: nine at the neopanamax locks and 25 at the panamax locks.

Crossings will be reduced by three vessels to 32 per day in September

20/08/2026

Star Bulk is among several shipowners carrying grain from South America to Iran under humanitarian exemptions to sanctions.

Shipowner’s vessels have been making regular deliveries of grain to Iranian ports during the war