
Port activity
US Navy Seeks Alternative Ports After Losing Access to Bahrain
With its traditional base in Bahrain no longer available, the US Navy is weighing alternative port call options across the Indian Ocean region.
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Industry
MSC Files New Far East-Africa Rates for September as Demand Firms
MSC has filed new freight-all-kinds rates on Far East-Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean trades for 1-14 September, ranging up to $8,000 per 40-foot container to Somalia.
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Industry
Insurers Tighten War Risk Terms Across The Red Sea And Western Indian Ocean
Marine insurers have cancelled and rewritten war risk covers across the southern Red Sea and western Indian Ocean, including a twelve-month wait before a seized ship counts as a total loss.
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