U.S. Central Command forces boarded and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel, sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury, as it attempted to sail into an Iranian port, CENTCOM announced Sunday. USS Spruance (DDG-111),

Analysts warn shipping risks through the conduit are at their highest level yet after this weekend's vessel strike and U.S. seizure of an Iranian-linked ship.

The Iranian-flagged container ship boarded by U.S. forces Sunday was a frequent visitor to Chinese ports, and it had spent time in waters known for illicit ship-to-ship transfers, according to open source tracking data and shipping experts.

Port Tampa Bay welcomed a container vessel Thursday that set a new record for carrying capacity at the port. The ZIM Canada docked with

Two container ships linked to China’s state-owned Cosco Shipping Corp. exited the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, the first vessels operated by a major Beijing-backed company to navigate the waterway since the start of the war.

In 2024, China's total container output exceeded 8.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units, up 268.2 percent year on year, setting a new record.