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Hackers raised fridge temperatures at food businesses across Europe and have now hit UK suppliers. Buyers should test cold-store contracts and remote access.
Australia's first green ammonia bunkering and OOCL's first bio-methanol stem at Yantian show green fuel spreading. Ports that can sell it commercially remain rare.
Drewry's global spot index fell 3% while a NYSHEX index of shipped containers rose on both US coasts. Zim adds a new premium China to Los Angeles express in December.
US Customs had certified $127.7bn of emergency-tariff refunds by 23 October, The Loadstar reports. Nearly $1bn is stuck on bank details, with entitlement disputed.
Brent slid 7.6%, then jumped above $107 after US strikes on Qeshm Island before falling back. Goldman and UBS now see 2027 Brent between $85 and $95.
Evergreen and Premier Alliance are moving Asia-Europe services back through Suez, completing an alliance-wide switch that frees ships and weakens the case for higher 2027 rates.
The LA-Long Beach watchmen strike deadline holds at 5pm Wednesday. Eight terminals handling most Long Beach cargo are exposed, and rail is already backed up.
Singapore VLSFO closed above $1,000 a tonne on 28 October for the first time since March. The move lands in a BAF reset cycle that carriers run monthly or quarterly.
Cosco's box line earned 81% more as reroutes tied up ships, but its ports arm barely grew profit on 8.4% more boxes. The gap matters for 2027 contracts.
Three state refiners will buy 150 million litres of biodiesel at a fixed ₹88 a litre for November to January, giving UCO-based suppliers a domestic reference price.
Six sources say India's commerce ministry told liquor executives it will honour the India-UK pact's 75% tariff on certain Scotch, after customs argued bulk imports owe 150%.
A 200-page draft would drop health and phytosanitary certificates and inspection fees from EU-UK food trade, but it still needs EU clearance and summit sign-off.
Iran almost doubled its Hormuz non-compliance list to about 240 ships, naming Kuwait's tanker fleet, the same day crude fell 7% on peace hopes.
Boluda agreed on 28 October to buy Samskip, targeting 1 January 2027. Buyers on overlapping north Europe to Spain lanes could face fewer independent carriers.
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will route the Gemini Indian Ocean Service through the Red Sea from 4 November, restoring shorter India-Europe transits on one string only.
China's export licences for tunnel boring machines and their components start on 18 November. Buyers face possible delays on new machines and spares, with few ready alternatives.
Average Hong Kong to North America airfreight rates closed October at $8.17 per kg, 38.7% above a year earlier, as peak demand and tight fuel supplies lifted prices.
The EU has opened a safeguard investigation into certain new hybrid vehicle imports and set a 21-day window for company replies, with duties possible on all origins.
Protests over a Tk30,000 monthly minimum wage shut about 690 garment factories and slowed cargo on roads to Chittagong, putting export delivery dates at risk.
Brent fell to about $109 a barrel as Qatar mediated talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Freight and fuel bills will not follow the futures down at once.
Draft rules out for consultation would bar foreign-flagged ships older than 40 years from Russian ports, with a 50-year limit for Russian-flagged vessels.
Capesize spot rates rose for a second week as Atlantic ore and bauxite cargoes tightened tonnage, even as iron ore prices and Chinese port stocks stayed weak.
October LPG sales fell 12.1% year on year and the 19-kg commercial cylinder rose to Rs 2,820, while larger Morbi tile makers such as Varmora turn to propane.
A projectile hit a tug near Musandam and two hit a tanker deep in the Gulf, while a Qatari LNG carrier Iran had cleared to sail was struck near Ras Laffan.
Drewry's intra-Asia index rose $46 to $1,504 per 40ft, with Shanghai to Singapore and Tanjung Pelepas easing while Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand lanes climb.
Non-integrated module makers want India's cell sourcing deadline moved to December 2027, arguing that TOPCon cell supply cannot meet it. Buyers face cost and delivery risk.
USTR has not finalised its two-month extension of the Section 301 fee pause before the 9 November lapse. Carriers warn they may pull ships from US trades.
US truckload contracts are resetting about 12.8% higher, and Covenant, Knight-Swift and Werner all expect double-digit increases again in 2027.
The canal restored pre-July rules for filling cancelled Neopanamax slots, putting container ships first. Bulk carriers and tankers now sit at the back of the queue.
No extra barrels in December means bunker fuel and diesel stay expensive into 2027 contract talks, while India's crude import bill keeps climbing.
Antwerp and Zeebrugge have set their 2027 port dues: towage up 3.57%, new reefer fees on the left bank and a doubled discount for ships that call at both areas.
Coal-fired output rose 25.7% in October, the fastest in three years, as hydro fell 26%. Plant stocks are well below the 19 to 20 day norm, leaving costs exposed.
Field officers must apply the GST Council's softer enforcement rules from today, but arrest powers and higher prosecution thresholds need Parliament to amend the law.
Commercial LPG costs ₹2,820 for a 19-kg cylinder from 1 November, ₹10 more than October, as import costs and Hormuz disruption press on restaurant and hotel kitchens.
IMD expects the Bay of Bengal depression to become Cyclone Murasu by Monday, bringing heavy rain to coastal Andhra while east-coast ports count the cost of Arnab.
Karnataka's ₹8 a litre milk increase took effect on November 1 and Tamil Nadu's Aavin raised butter and ghee prices, lifting input costs for food makers.
Russia extended its general diesel export ban to end-January 2027. Tight global stocks and a 12-month high in Indian exports point to firm fuel costs.
Deployed box capacity is at record highs on every major East-West lane as 2027 contracts are negotiated. Spot rates are falling, but carriers are adding surcharges.
Proclamation 11077 imposes no duties yet. It orders talks with trading partners and keeps the power to add tariffs, quotas or fees, a dated risk for machinery buyers.
FCI will offer 1.99 lakh tonnes of wheat on 4 November, double the 28 October sale, but the per-bidder limit is unchanged and auction prices are already firm.
Cabinet has approved ₹10,000 crore for domestic container making. The money follows boxes sold, guidelines are pending and no plant can claim before April 2027.
Investigators say bulk Scotch concentrate must pay 150%, not the 75% agreed with the UK. Indian distillers warn the reading could push buyers towards finished imports.
A six-member DGFT panel will review RELIEF claims and unused funds. Component II cover runs to 31 March 2027, and the details published so far describe insurance support.
Delhi raised the diesel export levy to Rs 11.50 a litre and scrapped the petrol levy, steering fuel to the home market while retail prices stay frozen.
Admiral Cooper says the main Hormuz routes are clear of Iranian mines. Gulf freight and war-risk costs stay high, though some Atlantic tanker rates have eased.
Tata Motors has bought 89.42% of Iveco at €14.40 a share, making the truck, bus and engine maker an indirect subsidiary. Remaining holders get a new window from 2 to 6 November.
Attackers fixed two charges to a tanker's hull off Oman on 29 October, a first for this war. Hull war cover must now weigh a method that can hit ships at anchor.
Finished steel imports rose 23.8% in April to September and consumption grew faster than output. Buyers are watching mill prices and duty risk.
Two manipulation claims against the Baltic's TD3C tanker rate surfaced in London filings this week. Delivered crude now buries freight inside the price for Indian buyers.
A short contract extension averted a walkout by 250 terminal watchmen, but rail dwell is adding days to India-US cargo and a bridge closure follows on 7 November.