Day: August 6, 2025

Ocean carriers have been advised to exercise “extreme caution” following the expanded threats from Yemen’s Houthi militia to include all ships linked to companies that call at Israeli ports, including Haifa. Destine Ozuygur, chief analyst at maritime platform eeSea, described this development as a “turning point”, with the target net significantly broadened. “They’re threatening any

Beginning October 14, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement new fees on vessels linked to China, including those that are Chinese-owned, operated, or built. For Chinese-owned or operated vessels, fees will start at $50 per net ton, rising to $140 per ton by April 2028. Non-Chinese operators utilizing Chinese-built ships will incur