Largest Dry Bulk Shipping Companies 2026: Fleets Ranked by Deadweight

Four ways of measuring fleet size produce four different winners in dry bulk. Star Bulk leads the listed owners at about 15.6 million DWT across 163 ships after the Eagle Bulk merger, yet the largest name still holds under 7% of world capacity. Why that fragmentation drives the rates you pay.

Trends in Logistic · July 28, 2026

Biggest Car Carriers in the World 2026: RoRo Ships and Operators

The largest car carrier in service now holds 9,300 CEU after Arctic Tern was delivered in July 2026, and eight upsized 1…

Trends in Logistic · July 28, 2026

UFLPA and the New Forced-Labor Tariffs: A 2026 Import Compliance Guide

Forced labor now costs importers twice: detention under UFLPA, and a Section 301 duty of 10% or 12.5% across 60 economie…

Logistics Guide · July 28, 2026

Duty Drawback in 2026: Recovering Up to 99% of Tariffs You Already Paid

Duty drawback refunds up to 99% of eligible duties when imported goods are exported or destroyed. Section 301 duties qua…

Logistics Guide · July 28, 2026

Section 301 China Exclusions Expire in November 2026: An Importer's Guide

A set of 178 Section 301 exclusions on Chinese goods lapses at 11:59 p.m. ET on 9 November 2026. If your HTS line is cov…

Logistics Guide · July 28, 2026

Laos in 2026: How the East-West Rail Corridor Reshapes Asia-Europe Freight

The China-Laos Railway and a planned Laos-Vietnam line are turning landlocked Laos into an East-West rail hub. What the…

Trends in Logistic · July 23, 2026

The 2026 US Truckload Capacity Crunch: A Shipper's Rate-Defense Playbook

Contract truckload rates are climbing and spot has crossed above contract for the first time in years, while regulation…

Trends in Logistic · July 23, 2026

Section 122 Expired, Section 301 Landed: A 2026 Importer's Tariff Playbook

The 10% Section 122 surcharge expired on 24 July 2026 and a forced-labor Section 301 duty of 10-12.5% on 60 economies re…

Logistics Guide · July 23, 2026

GPSR in 2026: A Product-Safety and Responsible-Person Guide for Non-EU Sellers

Since December 2024 the EU's General Product Safety Regulation (2023/988) requires every non-EU seller to appoint an EU…

Logistics Guide · July 23, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz Bypass in 2026: A UAE Shipper's Guide

How UAE shippers are routing around the Strait of Hormuz in 2026: the Oman 'Green Corridor' bonded route through Sohar,…

Trends in Logistic · July 23, 2026

Foreign Trade Zones and Free Zones 2026: A Duty-Deferral Playbook

How US Foreign Trade Zones and MENA free zones actually cut duty through deferral, inverted tariff, weekly entry and re-…

Logistics Guide · July 21, 2026

Qinghai-Dong Nai Rail Corridor: China to Vietnam Freight in Seven Days

In June 2026 the first direct freight train ran from western China's Qinghai to Vietnam's Dong Nai, cutting transit to a…

Trends in Logistic · July 21, 2026

GCC Cross-Border Trucking in 2026: The Gulf Facilitation Package Explained

GCC transport ministers raised the cross-border truck age limit to 22 years and granted a 60-day storage-fee exemption.…

Trends in Logistic · July 21, 2026