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02/06/2026

📢 LNG and alternative fuel pathways for large ro-pax ferries!

🗓️ The ro-pax ferry industry has long been at the forefront of alternative fuel technologies. More than 25 years after LNG propulsion was pioneered by Norwegian fjord ferries, the fuel entered the large ro-pax segment some 13 years ago.

🔄 While LNG may be regarded as a ‘transition fuel’, it is also increasingly becoming a ‘fuel in transition’, with carbon-neutral substitutes for fossil LNG gradually entering the fuel mix.

🌱 Other alternative fuels, including methanol and hydrogen, have likewise been trialled. Although the large-scale availability of green methanol remains a major challenge, operators are nevertheless preparing for its eventual introduction, with companies that have hitherto remained sceptical about LNG opting for methanol dual-fuel solutions for their newbuilds.

🌍 Given the relatively short distances ro-pax ferries typically cover, electrification and hybridisation are also increasingly becoming part of the propulsion mix.

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28/05/2026

📢 Three months since the Strait of Hormuz closed. Here's what US crude exports look like now.

📈 Loadings surged from 4.79 mbpd in February to 6.78 mbpd in May - a 42% lift, +2.0 mbpd step-change in three months.

🚢 VLCC near-doubled: 1.47 → 2.77 mbpd, now carrying 41% of all US crude loadings - long-haul, pointing east.
🔹 Aframax hit a fresh peak at 2.79 mbpd.
🔹 Suezmax lost ground throughout.

🛢️ Crude-in-transit up 88% - from ~120M to 225M barrels - breaking above the entire 2021–2025 historical envelope. Loadings +42%, transit +88%. The gap is voyage distance: implied average length is now roughly a third longer.

⚠️ The driving season is the next test. Sustaining May's export rate through peak summer refinery runs implies gross crude imports rising to ~10 mbpd. June-July will reveal which margin gives first.

📊 You can find the full vessel class breakdown and data at

US crude exports surge 42% to 6.8 mbpd following the Strait of Hormuz closure. VLCC and Aframax loadings hit fresh peaks as cargo heads east to Asia.

27/05/2026

📢 Our Sam Goh will be attending Coaltrans China 2026 - one of the leading forums connecting global coal markets with China’s key decision-makers.

🌍 With China continuing to shape regional and global coal trade flows, Coaltrans China brings together utilities, steel mills, traders, policymakers, and international market participants under one roof to discuss the trends driving the industry forward.

📊 From market dynamics and procurement trends to policy, logistics, and trading opportunities, the event offers valuable insight into the future of China’s coal sector.

🤝 Looking forward to insightful discussions, new partnerships, and connecting with industry professionals from across the global coal value chain.

💭 Attending as well? Make sure to say hi to Sam - he'd love to connect!

25/05/2026

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19/05/2026

📢 Our Sam Goh will attend this year's Maritime Silk Road Port Cooperation Forum in Ningbo, China next week.

⚓ The event will be under the theme "Resilient Synergy, Shared Prosperity" - focusing on green, smart, and connected port development under the Belt and Road Initiative.

🌐 Building a key international exchange platform for the port and shipping sector, it brings together leaders from across the globe to discuss the future of resilient logistics, digital standards, and green transitions.

💡 Following a successful 2025 forum that united participants from over 40 countries, the 2026 edition promises to push the conversation further - at a time when international cooperation in maritime supply chains has never been more urgent.

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13/05/2026

🌍 At Geneva Dry last month, our Pierre Morel joined an agri-commodities session to unpack how the Middle East conflict and Hormuz closure are reshaping global food and fertiliser supply chains.

📉 Pierre brought the data architecture behind the market shifts: since the conflict began, the global dry bulk fleet has slowed by approximately half a knot - from around 10 knots to 9.5 knots - driven by elevated bunker costs.

⚓ The supply implications are substantial. As Pierre explained: "If you decrease just by half a knot on panamaxes - 19,000 voyages averaging 40 days at sea - you add two days per voyage, removing 38,000 vessel-days from the market, equivalent to roughly 104 vessels. You are netting out half of the panamax orderbook coming this year. And it's happening now."

🔍 The downstream commodity impact is already visible. Pierre flagged a concrete example: a major Moroccan fertiliser producer, dependent on Arabian Gulf and Russian sulfur, the latter now subject to an export ban, has begun cutting production by 30% in the second quarter. "It's happening quickly," he said.

🔗 Trade flows are not collapsing - they are being radically re-engineered, at considerable cost. Read the full Splash recap of the session below.

The agri-commodities session at Geneva Dry last month, moderated by Maryana Yarmolenko Stober, the president of WISTA Switzerland, delivered a grounded assessment of how the Middle East war and Hormuz closure are reshaping global food and fertiliser supply chains – with speakers united on one poin...

12/05/2026

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08/05/2026

❓ How did India keep its refineries running after the Strait of Hormuz disruption?

🏃 The answer lies in one of the fastest crude supply chain reorganizations seen in recent years.

🔹 Saudi exports to India shifted almost entirely from Hormuz-routed terminals to Yanbu on the Red Sea.
🔹 UAE crude flows rerouted through Fujairah.
🔹 Russian Baltic & Black Sea exports surged above historical ranges.

🌐 Meanwhile, India’s crude slate became significantly narrower and increasingly dependent on bypass infrastructure and long-haul Atlantic Basin supply.

👨‍🏫 Our latest analysis by Nikolas Zannikos tracks how India’s oil imports were rapidly redrawn after the Hormuz disruption — and where the system now appears most exposed.

🔎 Read the full blog:

Discover how India rapidly restructured its crude oil imports after the Strait of Hormuz disruption, with Saudi Yanbu, UAE Fujairah, and rising Russian flows reshaping the country’s energy supply chain.

07/05/2026

⏪ Throughout April, we tracked 301 confirmed vessel crossings across dry bulk, tankers, gas carriers and container ships using our AIS-derived data enriched with commercial datasets. That’s a +26.5% increase vs March.

📉 But zoom out, and the scale of the picture becomes clear. Traffic remains down more than 90% year on year.

🔀 The month was anything but linear. A brief ceasefire triggered a spike in activity, only for crossings to collapse again following renewed military measures, vessel attacks and seizures.

🔃 Flows also remain unbalanced, with around 64% of all movements outbound, as operators continue prioritising exits from the Gulf.

🛰️ Add in elevated AIS disruption, and real-time visibility was challenging across all segments.

📝 In our latest blog, we break down how dry bulk, tanker, gas and container segments continued to adapt throughout the disruption, and what this meant for global trade flows.

👉 Read our full recap here:

Shipping activity through Hormuz remained severely disrupted in April 2026. Per AIS-derived data, crossings down over 90% YoY, with all segments affected. Explore the latest vessel traffic trends, cargo flows and market impact.

05/05/2026

📢 UK and Irish ro-pax market: from fragmentation to consolidation.

📅 Over the past three decades, the UK’s international ro-pax ferry market has undergone significant structural change.

🌐 The 1994 opening of the Channel Tunnel, the abolition and later return of duty-free sales, and shifting travel patterns have all left their mark.

🔀 The context today is markedly different from that of the late 1990s, with consumer behaviour having shifted in the meantime.

📝 What was once a fragmented network of routes and operators has gradually evolved into a far more concentrated and freight-driven market.

🗺️ On the one hand, there are the short Channel routes, namely the fixed link and ferry services from both Calais and Dunkerque to Dover.

🌍 On the other, there are the longer North Sea routes, which can essentially be grouped into three main corridors: the Thames, the Haven ports of Harwich and Felixstowe, and the Humber, all three primarily serving the unaccompanied market.

🔎 In this month's issue of AXSRoRo, the evolution of networks, ports, and fleets is examined in great detail.

✅ Check out the rest of the article, as well as other latest news for short-sea, deep-sea ro-ro freighters and ro-paxes in the latest issue of our monthly AXSRoRo newsletter and join our growing community at https://cdanalytics.axsmarine.com/cn/aahwq/ro-ro-landing. 📰