Russian tankers fit Mad Max-style cages to deter drones

Russian tankers fit Mad Max-style cages to deter drones - CargoAnalytica

A selection of today’s most relevant news in global logistics, international trade, transport, customs, and geopolitics — August 24, 2026.

Today’s Headlines

  • Russian tankers fit Mad Max-style cages to deter drones
  • Ukraine turns to Polish ports for agricultural exports
  • DP World spends $100m monthly to sustain idle Jebel Ali port
  • Maersk plans eventual full return to Suez Canal route
  • Intra-Asia freight rates rebound after six-week slide
  • German customs fines €35,000 for illegal truck driver hires
  • Sanctions on Russian insurer stall Oman tanker salvage
  • Chilean truckers meet finance minister over border closures
  • Ex-CBP officer gets 9 years for Sinaloa Cartel smuggling
  • US Navy fires at Panamanian containership in Gulf of Oman
  • Typhoon Dolphin delays Shanghai and Ningbo port operations
  • CMA CGM imposes surcharge on Asia-US cargo via Panama Canal
  • American Waterways Operators oppose Trump’s Jones Act waiver

Today’s Analysis

📦 Asia container trade pivots as Maersk plans Suez return and CMA CGM adds Panama surcharge, keeping pressure on capacity and costs

Why it matters: Routing shifts and extra charges on Asia lanes alter transit times and landed costs for SMEs.

  • Maersk is planning for an eventual full return to the Suez Canal route.
  • Asian exports are keeping boxship capacity under pressure.
  • Intra-Asia freight rates rebounded after a six-week slide as conflict drove up bunker prices.
  • CMA CGM will impose a surcharge on cargo moved from the Far East to the U.S. via the Panama Canal.

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