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Clarksons' figures show Iran’s grip squeezing Middle East chokepoints as nations seek Hormuz workarounds.
Clarksons' figures show Iran’s grip squeezing Middle East chokepoints as nations seek Hormuz workarounds. July 27, 2026 The number of vessels transiting the Bab El-Mandeb Strait into and out of the Red Sea averaged 31 per day over 25-26 July, according to Clarksons Research, down 50% on the already suppressed second quarter average in tonnage terms. The Houthi announced a blockade ofSaudi Arabianshipping on 20 July and followed the threat with an attack on a tanker two days after it loaded at Saudi’s Yanbu oil export terminal in the Red Sea. “The number ofVLCCscrossing the Bab El Mandeb has declined, averaging 1 per day over the past week, down from an average of 3 per day across Q2,” said Steve Gordon, global head of Clarksons Research. With the Houthi threat to the Red Sea, an export route that has carried greater volumes during the disruption in the Arabian Gulf,tanker rates are rising and set to soar. Clarksons put Yanbu’s exports at 3.8m barrels per day over the last week, volumes that may have to be carried around twice the usual distance should shipments to Asia need to transit theSuez Canaland go around the Cape of Good Hope. Related:Golden Leo sinks after deadly Russian missile strike Clarksons said VLCC earnings had risen by 13% in the last week to $145,000 per day, and VLGC spot earnings were up by 24% on-week to $172,000 per day. Two DHT VLCCs were reported fixed at rates of $226,000 and $241,000 per day, the latter a Med - Korea voyage, but later failed on subjects according to Tankers International. While attention turned to the Red Sea, there was little improvement in the Gulf over the past week. An average of 13 transits per day over the weekend was down 90% on pre-conflict levels, while the drop was worse at more than 95% in tonnage terms, said Clarksons. “VLCC crossings through the Strait of Hormuz remain very limited, with 6 transits reported over the past week down ~95% versus “typical” levels,” said Gordon. The roughly 1 million barrels per day of oil that has left the Gulf in recent days is a steep decline from the 10 million bpd in early July, a period of relative peace following the signing of the US-Iran MoU. Pre-conflict levels were around 15 million bpd. The situation looks even worse for gas carriers, with no signs ofLNGcarrier or VLGC Hormuz transits in more than 10 days. Iran has enforced the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz through repeated attacks on ships transiting theUS-administered southern route off the coast of Oman. The US is enforcing its own blockade of Iran, disabling a second tanker since the blockade was put in force after the collapse of the US-Iran MoU. As conflict in the Middle East continues to affect economies around the world through its effect on oil markets, energy companies are looking at potential methods to avoid the chokepoints limiting regional exports. Related:Top maritime news stories for week ended 25 July “Longer-term planning of infrastructure investment to reduce future reliance on Hormuz continues; export capacity from bypass pipelines could rise from 8 million bpd today to 17 million bpd if all projects are built with these developments often involving longer shipping distances,” said Clarksons. The Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz have been relatively quiet in recent days, although a tanker did report a splash from an unknown projectile in close proximity to the vessel in the southern Red Sea on 26 July. On July 27, the Houthi claimed to have targeted “a number of sensitive targets and points related to the supply and transportation of crude oil from eastern Saudi Arabia to Yanbu” using drones. Read more about: Gary Howard Middle East correspondent Gary Howard is the Middle East Correspondent for Seatrade Maritime News and has written for Seatrade Cruise, Seatrade Maritime Review and was News Editor at Lloyd’s List. Gary’s maritime career started after catching the shipping bug during a research assignment for the offshore industry. Working out of Seatrade's head office in the UK, he also produces and contributes to conference programmes for Seatrade events including CMA Shipping, Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East and Marintec. Gary’s favourite topics within the maritime industry are decarbonisation and wind-assisted propulsion; he particularly enjoys reporting from industry events. Gary Howard regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars. Ports of Refuge: Strengthening Maritime Resilience, at Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East 2025 Debunking LEO and Cloud for Maritime Industry, December 2022 (watch on-demand recording) Making Data Work for Shipping at Seatrade ShipTech Virtual 2021 Is the Zero-Carbon Future a Slow Shipping Future?at Seatrade ShipTech Virtual 2021 Is Ship Finance Transforming Faster than Shipping?at Seatrade ShipTech Virtual 2021
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Ex Ilva, Corte d’Appello Milano: stop area a caldo entro 90 giorni se non riduce emissioni. Governo conferma prestito Il Sole 24 ORE
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Deflagra il caso ex Ilva alla vigilia del vertice di domani mattina 28 luglio a Palazzo Chigi tra Governo (la questione è anche nell’ordine del Giorno del Consiglio dei ministri di oggi, ndr) e sindacati. Oggi la Corte d’Appello di Milano ha deciso lo stop all’acciaieria di Taranto. La Corte, sezione civile, si legge nel provvedimento, «accoglie la richiesta di inibitoria e, per l’effetto, in parziale riforma del decreto impugnato, ordina a Ilva spa, Acciaierie D’Italia spa e Acciaierie d’Italia holding spa, tutte in amministrazione straordinaria, la sospensione dell’attività produttiva dell’area a caldo dello stabilimento Ilva di Taranto, assegnando a queste ultime il termine di giorni novanta, decorrente dall’ultima comunicazione del provvedimento, per il completamento delle operazioni di sospensione sotto la sorveglianza dell’autorità di controllo».
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I ricorsi e la risposta della Corte di Appello
La Corte d’Appello si è pronunciata sui ricorsi presentati nei mesi scorsi da un gruppo di cittadini di Taranto e dall’associazione “Genitori Tarantini”, nonché dalle società interessate, sulla sentenza del Tribunale di Milano che a febbraio ha ordinato l’alt alla produzione del siderurgico entro il prossimo 24 agosto se l’azienda non avesse rivisto e adeguato una serie di prescrizioni ambientali dell’Aia rilasciata la scorso anno e ritenute dai giudici carenti circa la tutela dell’ambiente e della salute pubblica.
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Per la Corte, «appare evidente che la domanda dei cittadini, come formulata nella memoria del 30 settembre 2025 e ribadita in sede di reclamo, è stata comunque motivata - prima e dopo l’Aia 2025 - dal rischio di pregiudizio del diritto alla salute e del diritto al clima. Le domande dei cittadini non possono essere considerate generiche perché sono state puntualmente dedotte le ragioni in base alle quali la gestione dello stabilimento genera il rischio di danno alla salute, con specifico riferimento, tra l’altro, a svariate e individuate sostanze nocive», nonché «l’inadeguatezza, tempo per tempo, degli accorgimenti utilizzati da Ilva per scongiurare il pericolo di malattie legate all’inquinamento”» e «le ingiustificate dilazioni nella realizzazione di interventi idonei a scongiurare i rischi, come consentite da disposizioni dell’Aia 2025 in tesi illegittime».
«Congruo il termine dei 90 giorni»
«Deve dunque ordinarsi ad AdI e Adih, nonché a Ilva spa, di sospendere l’attività esercitata nell’area a caldo - scrive il collegio -. A tal fine, la Corte ritiene congruo assegnare a queste ultime il termine di novanta giorni per il completamento, in condizioni di sicurezza, delle operazioni di sospensione dell’esercizio delle installazioni, sotto la sorveglianza dell’autorità di controllo. Il termine decorrerà dall’ultima comunicazione del decreto alle destinatarie del provvedimento».
«È rimessa all’autonomia di gestori e proprietaria degli impianti l’iniziativa di ripresa dell’attività - afferma la Corte - quando essi avranno rimosso integralmente l’amianto ancora presente negli impianti; adottato le misure necessarie per ricondurre l’emissione delle polveri sottili entro limiti di sicurezza, con riferimento allo scenario produttivo autorizzato di 6 milioni di tonnellate all’anno, e comunque nell’ambito della cornice procedimentale amministrativa prevista dal dlgs n. 152/2006 e dalla direttiva 2010/75, nei termini precisati dalla sentenza Cgue». Questa è la sentenza della Corte di Giustizia Europea che a giugno 2024 ha stabilito che un’installazione industriale che provoca danni all’ambiente e alla salute, va fermata.
New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has secured a 65% rate increase for its newcastlemax Philadelphia in a fresh fixture with Classic Maritime. The 2012-built, 206,040 dwt vessel will earn $35,500 per day, less a 5% commission, from August 8. The charter runs until at least March 10, 2027, with Classic able to keep …
Asyad Shipping has agreed to sell 20% stakes in the companies that own two of the Omani group’s latest LNG carriers. Oman LNG Development Foundation Investment Fund and Mars Development and Investment will each acquire 10% of the vessel-owning companies behind Muscat LNG and Musandam LNG. Asyad will retain the remaining 80% in both companies. …
South Korea’s DH Shipbuilding has landed two more suezmax tanker newbuildings, taking the yard’s order intake this year to a record 17 ships. The contract with an unnamed new European customer is worth KRW271.3bn ($196m) and covers two 157,000 dwt crude carriers for delivery by the end of 2029. The deal represents about 22% of …
Apollo has agreed to invest $1.5bn in a new Keppel-managed fund set up to hold up to 10 legacy offshore drilling rigs. The Keppel Offshore Fund will initially acquire six operational rigs from Keppel subsidiary Rigco Holding for about S$1.2bn ($957m). Keppel is expected to receive around $478m in cash from the first phase, which …
Ohmium nomina un esperto di idrogeno nuovo Direttore commerciale ANSA
Ohmium International Inc. , un produttore leader di soluzioni avanzate di elettrolizzatori a membrana a scambio protonico (PEM) ad alta efficienza, ha annunciato oggi la nomina di Mark Griffin a Direttore commerciale (CCO). Griffin servirà come direttore esecutivo dell'organizzazione Ohmium Sales and Marketing, con l'incarico di promuovere la crescita dei ricavi, l'acquisizione di clienti e l'espansione di un ecosistema globale di sviluppatori, collaboratori industriali e partner strategici. La sua nomina apporta nuovo slancio alla posizione commerciale di Ohmium, mentre l'idrogeno verde passa dall'adozione iniziale all'implementazione industriale diffusa.
Griffin entra in azienda con più di vent'anni di esperienza nel settore energetico, comprese attività nell'ambito dell'idrogeno e delle energie rinnovabili. In ScottishPower, Griffin ha guidato per cinque anni lo sviluppo del mercato dell'idrogeno e le vendite di energia alle aziende, avviando due progetti di idrogeno verde su larga scala per un totale di oltre 220 milioni di sterline. Entrambi i progetti erano sovvenzionati dallo Stato e strutturati attorno ad accordi di acquisto nell'ambito della decarbonizzazione della durata di 15 anni nel settore del vetro e delle distillerie, sostituendo il gas naturale con il calore ad alta temperatura e assicurando la stabilità a lungo termine dei ricavi. Questi progetti hanno instaurato modelli commerciali ripetibili per garantire forniture di idrogeno a lungo termine e ad alto valore in settori difficili da decarbonizzare, approfondendo le competenze di Griffin nelle complesse strategie di transizione energetica, nella gestione dei rischi e nelle collaborazioni durature con i clienti.
Prima di ScottishPower, Griffin ha lavorato per oltre dieci anni per BOC UK and Ireland, dove ha trasformato un'azienda start-up di celle a combustibile industriali in un motore di crescita costante, realizzando in sei anni un aumento dei ricavi pari al 20% su base annua: un risultato ottenuto applicando una rigorosa strategia commerciale che ha riposizionato il portafoglio, creato accordi di fornitura a lungo termine e ampliato le collaborazioni con i canali di distribuzione, apportando valore concreto per i clienti e il mercato in generale. Griffin ha inoltre gestito un portafoglio di importanti account nazionali in BOC nell'ambito di varie soluzioni di energia pulita. In entrambi i ruoli, Griffin ha sviluppato una solida tradizione di esecuzione di offerte di CFD (Contratti per differenza) che hanno garantito finanziamenti operativi per svariati miliardi di sterline in ambienti normativi complessi e mercati internazionali.
“In un momento in cui la sicurezza e la resilienza in ambito energetico sono assolute priorità, Mark apporta le competenze e l'impulso commerciale di cui ha bisogno Ohmium. La sua esperienza pratica nella realizzazione di progetti a base di idrogeno su vasta scala, nell'orientarsi tra mercati globali complessi e nella creazione di rapporti duraturi con i clienti sarà fondamentale mentre acceleriamo l'implementazione e ampliamo la nostra clientela a livello globale”, ha dichiarato il Dr. Markus Tacke, AD di Ohmium International.
“L'opportunità di creare relazioni durature e ad alto valore nel settore dell'idrogeno verde è qui, e Ohmium possiede la tecnologia, la pipeline e il team necessari per guidare tutto questo. Sono entusiasta di creare un impatto significativo per i nostri clienti. I team di successo si basano su impegno, responsabilità e collaborazione: questi sono valori che hanno guidato tutta la mia carriera, oltre a 18 anni come giocatore di rugby e alla fine allenatore della squadra. Li porterò in Ohmium fin dal primo giorno”, ha dichiarato Mark Griffin, CCO di Ohmium International.
Con una pipeline di progetti globali a base di idrogeno verde che superano i 2 GW in tre continenti, Ohmium è ben posizionata per sfruttare il passaggio sempre più rapido verso l'energia industriale pulita. La nomina di Griffin rafforza la leadership commerciale necessaria per trasformare questa pipeline in collaborazioni a lungo termine con i clienti e in una crescita commerciale sostenuta.
Informazioni su Ohmium
Ohmium progetta, produce e distribuisce elettrolizzatori modulari e scalabili a membrana a scambio protonico (PEM) che consentono la produzione di idrogeno verde a costi competitivi. La suite di prodotti elettrochimici dell'azienda aiuta i clienti a raggiungere i loro obiettivi di energia sostenibile in vari progetti industriali, di trasporto ed energetici. Con sede centrale negli Stati Uniti, impianti di produzione in India e attività in tutto il mondo, Ohmium ha una pipeline globale di progetti di idrogeno verde che supera i 2 GW in tre continenti. Nel 2023 Ohmium ha raccolto 250 milioni di dollari in un finanziamento di Serie C, guidato da TPG Rise Climate.
Per saperne di più, visitare https://www.ohmium.com/
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Attacks on ships and port infrastructure in the Black Sea continue as general cargo ship succumbs to damage sustained a week ago.
Attacks on ships and port infrastructure in the Black Sea continue as general cargo ship succumbs to damage sustained a week ago. July 27, 2026 Golden Leo, a general cargo vessel attacked by missiles on 19 July, sank in the Black Sea over the weekend, according to Ukrainian authorities, which blamedRussiafor the attack. The 7,300 dwt ship had recently departed Chornomorsk with a cargo of corn when it was struck by multiple missiles off Odesa, killing 10 seafarers including a Ukrainian pilot and members of the Indian and Syrian crew. Eight survivors were rescued from the incident. Ukraine and Russia continue to pressure logistics in the Black Sea with strikes on ships and ports. The Kerch Strait connecting the Sea of Azov and Black Sea remains effectively closed to commercial traffic since Russia stopped accepting applications for commercial vessels to pass on 10 July. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on 27 July that its attack drones hit two dry cargo ships while they were unloading cargo at the Port of Mykolaiv. Local authorities said that three vessels were hit and a man was killed in the attacks. Related:Houthi threat brings Bab El-Mandeb crossings down another 50% On 26 July, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had hit two bulk carriers in the Dnieper-Bug estuary it accused of delivering military cargo, as well as a container terminal at the Port of Chernomorsk. Security company Ambrey said there were no reports of casualties or vessel damage from the port strike. Oleh Kiper, governor of Ukraine’s Odesa Oblast, reported on 25 July that a Palau-flagged ship carrying corn was hit by drones twice, damaging the upper deck and superstructure, and leading to a fire affecting the bridge and accommodation block. Media reports identified the vessel as 1196-built, 3,400 dwtAGN Ragnar. The crew and pilot were evacuated to shore by the Ukrainian Navy, said Kiper. Ambrey reported that two crew members initially reported missing were rescued with minor injuries and had jumped into the water to escape the fire onboard. The Romanian Coast Guard attended the scene for firefighting and cooling operations on the vessel, which remained at Sulina anchorage. The last update on Ukraine’s campaign against ships supplying Russian-occupied Crimea was on 22 July, when it reported that 196 vessels were hit between 6 and 22 July — 126 in the Sea of Azov and 70 in the Black Sea. Updates on the ship attack campaign were daily earlier in July but have been absent, although drone forces continue to publish updates on their attacks on Crimea’s power infrastructure. Read more about: Gary Howard Middle East correspondent Gary Howard is the Middle East Correspondent for Seatrade Maritime News and has written for Seatrade Cruise, Seatrade Maritime Review and was News Editor at Lloyd’s List. Gary’s maritime career started after catching the shipping bug during a research assignment for the offshore industry. Working out of Seatrade's head office in the UK, he also produces and contributes to conference programmes for Seatrade events including CMA Shipping, Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East and Marintec. Gary’s favourite topics within the maritime industry are decarbonisation and wind-assisted propulsion; he particularly enjoys reporting from industry events. Gary Howard regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars. Ports of Refuge: Strengthening Maritime Resilience, at Seatrade Maritime Logistics Middle East 2025 Debunking LEO and Cloud for Maritime Industry, December 2022 (watch on-demand recording) Making Data Work for Shipping at Seatrade ShipTech Virtual 2021 Is the Zero-Carbon Future a Slow Shipping Future?at Seatrade ShipTech Virtual 2021 Is Ship Finance Transforming Faster than Shipping?at Seatrade ShipTech Virtual 2021
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Global liner schedule reliability improved modestly during the second quarter, but is becoming increasingly fragmented as geopolitical tensions force carriers to prioritise core tradelanes at the expense of regional networks. Sea-Intelligence’s latest Global Liner Performance analysis shows global schedule reliability reached 63.1% in Q2 26, up 2.2 percentage points from the previous quarter. However, performance remains “well below the 70%-80% reliability band that defined pre-pandemic Q2 normality from 2013 to 2020”, ... The post Carriers aim for schedule reliability on core trades at the expense of regional services appeared first on The Loadstar .
Global liner schedule reliability improved modestly during the second quarter, but is becoming increasingly fragmented as geopolitical tensions force carriers to prioritise core tradelanes at the expense of regional networks. Sea-Intelligence’s latest Global Liner Performance analysis shows global schedule reliability reached 63.1% in Q2 26, up 2.2 percentage points from the previous quarter. However, performance remains “well below the 70%-80% reliability band that defined pre-pandemic Q2 normality from 2013 to 2020”, it said. This highlighted what the analyst describes as a structural shift in liner network operations, rather than a return to normality. “It should be remembered that pre-pandemic, most alliances saw constant criticism for the performance levels at the time. Who knew we should get to a point, where we would begin to hope for those levels to re-emerge?” it said. According to the analyst, the second quarter demonstrated how carriers had adapted to prolonged geopolitical disruption rather than simply recovering from it. Following the initial shock of the escalating Middle East and Africa crisis in Q1, shipping lines have concentrated vessel deployment and schedule integrity on the world’s busiest east-west corridors, accepting weaker performance across secondary regional trades. All six major trades outperformed the global average during the quarter, led by transatlantic eastbound (72.7%), Asia-North America West Coast (72.5%) and a sharply recovered transatlantic westbound service at 70.2%, a 21.3 percentage point improvement over Q1. Asia-North America East Coast, Asia-Mediterranean and Asia-North Europe were all above the industry average. However, maintaining schedule integrity on those routes came at an operational cost elsewhere. Average delays for late arrivals remained elevated, at 5.49 days, making Q2 the third-worst second quarter on record outside the pandemic. Although marginally better than Q1, delays were still significantly longer than the three-to-four-day averages that characterised the pre-pandemic period. Sea-Intelligence said this reflected “the compounding nature” of routing around conflict zones, explaining:“Once a vessel loses its berthing window or is forced into extended transit corridors around the Middle East, port congestion and lengthened recovery loops magnify the overall delay duration.” The burden has fallen disproportionately on regional trades connected to the Middle East, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent. Europe-Africa recorded the lowest schedule reliability globally, achieving just 30.2%, followed by Asia-Africa (34.3%), Asia-Indian Subcontinent (36.2%) and Indian Subcontinent-Asia (38.7%). Tradelanes serving the Middle East also languished, between 39% and 53%, underlining how rerouting, equipment dislocations, and sailing cancellations continue to affect regional networks. By contrast, routes largely insulated from Middle East disruption continued to perform strongly. Oceania-North America led the rankings, at 89.8%, followed by Europe-South America (89.6%), North America-Oceania (87.4%), and North America-South America (86.3%). Beyond headline reliability, Sea-Intelligence argues, shippers should increasingly focus on what it called “the reliability of reliability” – the consistency of schedule performance from month to month, rather than simply average on-time performance. “Stability is the name of the game for supply chain planning,” said the analyst and arguedthat a tradelane consistently delivering 80% reliability provided greater value to supply chain planners than one oscillating between excellent and poor monthly performance. Its analysis of 34 deepsea trades showed the industry’s most predictable services had changed markedly since before the pandemic. Of the ten most stable trades between 2018 and 2019, only Asia-South America and Oceania-Asia remained among today’s top performers, while Asia-East Coast South America had emerged as the most volatile trade over the past two years. “For shippers looking to plan their supply chains, focusing on reliability alone is only part of the picture. They should also take a step further down into the data, and ponder the variability in order not to be surprised,” Sea-Intelligence said. Maersk reclaimed the overall top position globally, with schedule reliability of 76.9%, followed by Hapag-Lloyd at 75.6% and MSC’s 70.9%. Hapag-Lloyd and ONE were the only carriers to outperform their own historical Q2 averages, suggesting stronger network resilience despite the challenging operating environment. Most other carriers continued to operate below their historical benchmarks. Wan Hai recorded the weakest result, at 37.7%, more than 40 percentage points below its historical Q2 median, illustrating how regional network structures remain particularly vulnerable to disruption. At alliance level, the Gemini Cooperation of Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd dominated every analysed east-west tradelane, recording reliability above 90% on four major routes and peaking at 97.5% on Asia-North America West Coast. MSC consistently ranked second, while the Ocean Alliance delivered mixed results and the Premier Alliance struggled, particularly on Asia-North Europe where its reliability fell to 34.7%. The Asia-Middle East trade was excluded because widespread sailing cancellations meant there were insufficient arrivals for representative analysis. The report also suggested the operational challenges were now extending beyond the largest global carriers.Historically, niche carriers have been the only operators capable of regularly achieving perfect monthly schedule reliability because of their smaller service portfolios. However, Sea-Intelligence found the proportion of niche carriers achieving above 90% reliability had declined noticeably since 2021. “The data shows this to be a fact, noted the analyst, but added that the data “did not tell us why”. It suggested the trend was likely to reflect a combination of commercial decisions by operators and external constraints, such as persistent terminal congestion. Watch the latest episode of News in Brief and subscribe so you never miss an episode!
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