SIGNALS Update - February 3, 2026

Cargo theft and freight fraud across global supply chains has surged dramatically with incidents escalating across Europe, the Americas and Africa. Latin America and several African nations are experiencing particularly severe and violent attacks, according to the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) EMEA.

From February 2, 2026, global logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has begun operations at the the Port of Gothenburg car terminal – now named Gothenburg International Auto and RoRo Terminal (GIART).

A jury at the Old Bailey in the UK found Russian captain Vladimir Motin guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence after his containership, Solong, ploughed into the anchored US‑flag tanker Stena Immaculate off the Humber last March, triggering a deadly jet‑fuel inferno that killed tanker crewman Mark Angelo Pernia. 

Terminal hits milestone as throughput growth outpaces lacklustre market on Mexico Pacific coast.

Framework agreed with Democratic Republic of Congo government for potential development and operation of Matadi Port terminal

Financial outlook for carriers is “grim” says consultant as returns head into negative territory and fundamentals combine to compound market challenges.

Liner shipping’s descent into loss has been predicted repeatedly throughout the notoriously hard-to-predict 2020s. Now, however, the doomsayers are speaking in a louder voice.

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are set to resume Red Sea transits on one of their shared Gemini Cooperation services, marking a cautious step back into the corridor after months of widespread diversions around the Cape of Good Hope.