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MARITIME NEWS 5-8-26

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U.S. Trade

U.S. Import Slowdown Deepens as Retailers Pull Back Amid Iran Crisis

Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Navy Disables Two More Iranian Tankers as Hormuz Blockade Enforcement Intensifies

China Confirms Attack on Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz Earlier This Week

US, Iran Clash Near Hormuz as Response on Proposed Deal Awaited

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Decarbonization

U.S. Ag Trade

Global Shipbuilding

South Korean Shipbuilding

Global Ports

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MARITIME NEWS 5-7-26

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Maritime Companies

Maersk Holds 2026 Outlook as Ocean Volumes Surge Despite Rate Pressure

Global Trade

Container Spot Rates Snap Back as Carriers Push Emergency Surcharges Amid Hormuz Tensions

UNCTAD: Hidden Trade Barriers, Not Tariffs, Are Driving Export Costs Higher

Strait of Hormuz

Trapped in Hormuz: Indian Sailors Describe Nights of Missiles, Fear, and Hunger

U.S. Confirms Iranian Attack on U.S. Navy Destroyers in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Maritime

Trump Administration Launches Nuclear-Powered Shipping Push to Revive U.S. Maritime Industry

House Labor Caucus Joins Growing Backlash Against Trump’s Jones Act Waiver Extension

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U.S. Collaborations

South Korean Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

Port of Rotterdam

Global Ports

Strait of Hormuz

Global Shipbuilding

Maritime Technology

MARITIME NEWS 5-6-26

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Strait of Hormuz

CMA CGM Containership Confirmed Attacked in Hormuz, Crew Injured

BIMCO Warns Abrupt ‘Project Freedom’ Pause Complicates Hormuz Risk Calculus

France Moves Aircraft Carrier to Red Sea With Eye on Hormuz Mission

Trump Abruptly Pauses ‘Project Freedom’ Hormuz Shipping Operation as Iran Talks Advance

Decarbonization

A New Front in Shipping’s Climate Battle: The Federal Maritime Commission

Global Trade

Cheap Spot Rates Now Could Cost Shippers at Peak Season

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Chinese Shipbuilding

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Panama Canal

U.S. Port News

Port of Rotterdam

Global Ports

Strait of Hormuz

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Maritime Technology

MARITIME NEWS 5-5-26

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Matson’s Fleet Expansion Moves Into Full Production at Hanwha Philly Shipyard

Strait of Hormuz

Fresh Hormuz Attack Underscores Risks of Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ Push

U.S. Shifts to Shipping Protection as Trump Administration Declares ‘Epic Fury’ Over

Crowley Confirms US-Flagged CS Anthem Safely Transited Strait of Hormuz

Pentagon Pushes Hormuz Return, But Shipping Still Confined to High-Risk Corridor

Ships Cluster Further From Hormuz Strait as Iran Widens Grip

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South Korean Shipbuilding

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U.S. Maritime

MARITIME NEWS 5-4-26

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Pacific Tensions

Philippines Accuses China of Conducting Illegal Marine Research

Strait of Hormuz

Shipping Awaits Clarity on ‘Project Freedom’ as Hormuz Risks Remain High

Explosion Hits Ship as Trump’s Hormuz Push Meets Reality

U.S. Secures First US-Flagged Ships Through Hormuz as Iran Warns of Attack

Trump Says US To Start Guiding Trapped Ships Through Hormuz

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U.S. Ag Trade

South Korean Shipbuilding

Global Ports

U.S. Port News

Maritime Technology

Green Fuels

Strait of Hormuz

Global Shipbuilding

MARITIME NEWS 5-1-26

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Decarbonization

IMO Climate Talks Stay Alive as Carbon Plan Survives U.S. Pushback at MEPC 84

Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Treasury Expands Hormuz ‘Toll’ Warning, Puts Maritime Industry on Notice

Global Trade

Transpacific Defies Downtrend as Container Spot Rates Climb on War-Driven Demand

U.S. Blockade

Trump Vows to Maintain Pressure on Iran Through Naval Blockade

Maritime Companies

ONE Profit Plunges 92% as Geopolitics and Overcapacity Squeeze Earnings

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Global Trade

Decarbonization

Strait of Hormuz

Global Shipbuilding

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MARITIME NEWS 4-30-26

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U.S. Shipbuilding

The United States Did Not Just Outsource Shipbuilding. It Outsourced Demand.

Maritime Decarbonization

IMO Carbon Plan for Shipping Faces Growing Revolt as U.S. Courts ‘Silent Majority’

Global Trade

Container Rates Slip for Third Week as Oversupply Weighs on Market

Maritime Disputes

FMC Judge Orders OOCL to Pay $45.6 Million in Landmark Bed Bath & Beyond Shipping Case

Appeals Court Backs FMC in Landmark Detention Charges Ruling Against Evergreen

Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Pushes International ‘Maritime Freedom Construct’ as Strait of Hormuz Remains Shut

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Global Shipbuilding

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Maritime Training

Chinese Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

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MARITIME NEWS 4-29-26

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Navy Awards HII $283 Million Contract to Kick Off FF(X) Frigate Construction

Global Shipbuilding

Canada’s First Coast Guard Arctic and Offshore Patrol Cutter Launched at Halifax Shipyard

U.S. Blockade

Trump Discusses Sustaining Iran Blockade for Months as Oil Prices Surge

Trump Urges Iran to Sign a Deal After Report Suggests US May Extend Blockade

Green Fuels

The Forgotten Fuel That Could Power Shipping’s Future

Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz Nears Third Month of Closure

U.S. Treasury Warns Hormuz ‘Toll’ Payments to Iran Could Trigger Sanctions

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Port of Rotterdam

South Korean Shipbuilding

Global Ports

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Maritime Technology

Maritime Collaboration

Panama Canal

Strait of Hormuz

MARITIME NEWS 4-28-26

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Global Shipbuilding

Royal Caribbean Orders Two More Icon-Class Megaships From Meyer Turku

U.S. Blockade

U.S. Forces Search and Release Containership Suspected of Violating Blockade on Iran

Strait of Hormuz

Security Council Demands Freedom of Navigation in Hormuz as Shipping Risks Mount

U.S. Maritime

Opposition to Jones Act Waiver Extension Widens as Maritime Industry Pushes Back

Maritime Regulations

FMC Chair Joins U.S. Opposition to IMO Carbon Plan With Warning

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Maritime Technology

U.S. Ag Trade

South Korean Shipbuilding

Chinese Shipbuilding

Global Ports

Strait of Hormuz

Green Fuels

Maritime Training

Decarbonization

MARITIME NEWS 4-27-26

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Global Ports

India Mulls Options On Iran Port Stake Before Sanctions Kick In

Strait of Hormuz

IMO Chief Warns ‘No Safe Transit’ in Hormuz, Rejects Tolls at U.N. Security Council

Dual Hormuz Blockade Cuts Ship Transits to Near Zero

Shipping Traffic Through Hormuz Remains Muted With No US-Iran Deal in Sight, Data Shows

Trump’s Hormuz Blockade Has Deepened A Historic Shipping Crisis

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U.S. Ag Trade

South Korean Shipbuilding

Global Ports

Strait of Hormuz

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