Author: Stas Margaronis

MARITIME NEWS 8-21-26

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Panama Canal

Panama Canal to Cut Daily Transits as Optimistic Water Outlook Fades

Arctic Trade

‘Thamesborg’ Completes Arctic Northwest Passage After Last Year’s Grounding

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Maritime

Global Ports

Maritime Technology

Maritime Diplomacy

Global Trade

Panama Canal

MARITIME NEWS 8-20-26

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Panama Canal

CK Hutchison Seeks $1.5 Billion for Loss of Panama Assets

Soaring Panama Canal Fees Drive a Nascent LPG Shuttle Trade

Global Ports

Transpacific Container Rates Surge as Carriers Cut Capacity

Maritime Markets Bracing for Long-term Disruption in the Middle East

Hellenic News Articles

Global Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

U.S. Port News

Maritime Insurance

Maritime Technology

Global Trade

Green Fuels

Maritime Health

MARITIME NEWS 8-19-26

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Global Shipbuilding

Davie’s Helsinki Yard Secures Contract to Build Finland’s Newest Icebreaker

Maritime Companies

Hapag-Lloyd’s Zim Takeover Hits Regulatory Headwinds

U.S. Port News

Port of Corpus Christi Joins U.S. Push for Nuclear-Powered Shipping

Strait of Hormuz

Three Chinese Tankers U-Turn in Hormuz as Risks Remain High

Global Trade

South Korea Tests Arctic Shipping Route to Europe

Hellenic News Articles

Global Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Tariffs

Decarbonization

Maritime Technology

Maritime Technology

Green Shipping

MARITIME NEWS 8-18-26

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U.S. Port News

Port of Los Angeles Nears 1 Million TEUs in Second-Busiest July

U.S. Shipbuilding

Trump’s Plan for Foreign-Built Navy Ships Runs Into Resistance

Green Shipping

Hornbeck Offshore Backs Maritime Nuclear Push With Deployable Energy

Red Sea Attacks

Cargo Ship Destroyed in New Attack Off Yemen

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Lifts Decade-Old Security Restrictions on Ships Arriving From Nigeria

Strait of Hormuz

Opinion: Oil Market Starts Pricing in a Prolonged Hormuz Crisis

Saudis Offer to Sell Oil Near Oman, a Possible Sign They’re Sailing Dark Through Hormuz

Seafarer Killed in Latest Strait of Hormuz Attack on Commercial Shipping

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Ag Trade

Panama Canal

Maritime Technology

Green Fuels

Maritime Health

Green Shipping

MARITIME NEWS 8-17-26

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U.S. Port News

Army Corps Greenlights Major New Container Terminal on Mississippi River

U.S. Shipbuilding

Antin Acquires Vigor Marine Group as U.S. Shipyard Investment Grows

Maritime Health

US Commander Says Mental Health A Priority Aboard USS Lincoln

Global Ports

Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund L’imad’s Ports Deal Signals Growing Role

Strait of Hormuz

Iran Threatens to Go On Offensive in Strait of Hormuz if Diplomacy With US Fails

Hormuz Ship Attacks Mount As US Vows To Cripple Iran Economy

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Marks 112 Years With an Eye on the Future

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Ag Trade

U.S. Port News

Global Ports

Strait of Hormuz

Maritime Companies

MARITIME NEWS 8-14-26

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U.S. Collaborations

Hanwha, Fincantieri Shares Rise as Trump Opens Navy Shipbuilding to Foreign Yards

Strait of Hormuz

Iranian Attacks Push Hormuz Shipping Toward Tehran-Controlled Route

Panama Canal

Supertanker Pays Record $4.6 Million to Skip Panama Canal Line

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Extends Jones Act Waiver Another 90 Days, Adds U.S.-Flag Vessel Availability Test

Hellenic News Articles

Maritime Safety

Global Ports

Global Trade

Maritime Technology

Decarbonizaiton

MARITIME NEWS 8-13-26

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Trump Opens Door to Foreign-Built Warships in Major Navy Shipbuilding Overhaul

Global Trade

Container Rates Extend Gains as Carriers Tighten Transpacific Capacity

Strait of Hormuz

Iran, US Make Competing Claims Over Control of Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz Shipping Traffic Shows No Sign of Recovery

Hormuz Disruption Cuts Both Ways for Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd

Hellenic News Articles

Port of Rotterdam

Global Ports

U.S. Ag Trade

Global Trade

Maritime Training

Maritime Technology

MARITIME NEWS 8-12-26

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U.S. Maritime

IRS Rules Out Key Tax Exemption for Foreign Ships Using Jones Act Waiver

Strait of Hormuz

UAE Shuttles Iraqi Oil Exports Through the Strait of Hormuz

IEA Warns Oil Market Risks Mount as Hormuz Disruptions Drain Inventories

Hellenic News Articles

Port of Rotterdam

Global Shipbuilding

Maritime Technology

Global Trade

Save the Date! PCNC Presents New Maritime Wave 2026, Tuesday, November 10, 2026 via Zoom

Save the Date! PCNC Presents New Maritime Wave 2026, Tuesday, November 10, 2026 via Zoom

Save the Date!!!

Propeller Club of Northern California Presents New Maritime Wave 2026, Tuesday, November 10, 2026 via Zoom 0830 to 1430 (U.S. Pacific Time)

Port of Oakland

Speakers include the following:

 Kristi McKenney, Executive Director, Port of Oakland (Introduction)

 Jennifer Cohen, Vice President Government Relations, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (California Streamlined Permitting)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Eugene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles (V. Thomas Bridge Expansion & Green Shipping Corridors)

 Suzanne Plezia, Chief Engineer, Port of Long Beach (Offshore Wind Farm Port)

 Tony Zhong, Chief Information Security Officer, Port of Los Angeles (Port Cyber Security)

 Chris Lambert, Head of Operations, TraPac, Oakland (New Liebherr STS Cranes)

 Charlie Papavizas, U.S. Maritime Attorney, Winston, Taylor (Ships Act)

 Blake Klingeman, Chief Operating Officer, Curtin Maritime (Battery Powered Tugboats)

 Peter Dreyfuss, Chief Operating Officer, Watermaster North America (Single Operator Dredger)

 Robert Bergstrom, CEO, OceanWell (Desalination California Coast) *

 Dor Raviv, Co-founder and CTO at Orca AI (Automated Ship Vision & Navigation)  

 Koen Van Eig, Advisor, Zes Battery Systems (Battery Powered Inland Waterway Vessels /Rotterdam)

 Ed Carney, Marketing Manager, AYK Marine Energy (Ferries)

 Justin Taschek, Senior Maritime Project Administrator, Port of Oakland (Turning Basins)

 Clay Sandidge, Senior Director Business Development & Sales, Capstone Energy (Turbines)

 Dr. Sinem Ogis, Vice President, Marsh (Energy) & Chair, Propeller Club of Norway (IMO Net Zero Emissions for Shipping)

 Ryan Lansden, Head of Sustainability, APM Terminals, Los Angeles (Terminal Operations Electrification)

 Matt Schrap, Chief Commercial Officer, Forum Mobility (Battery Powered Tesla Semi & Charging Stations)

*Invited but not confirmed.

MARITIME NEWS 8-11-26

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Eastern Shipbuilding Starts Construction on Washington State’s New Hybrid-Electric Ferries as Third Vessel Confirmed

U.S. Blockade

U.S. Navy Helicopter Fires on Panama-Flagged Containership in Blockade Enforcement

Panama Canal

Ship Pays $4 Million to Cut the Line at Panama Canal

Maritime Companies

MSC Shipmanagement Fined $6 Million Over ‘Runaway Ship’ Charleston Bridge Scare

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Pakistan Says US and Iran Close to ‘Some Sort’ of Deal Despite Attacks on Shipping

Hellenic News Articles

Global Ports

Maritime Technology

MARITIME NEWS 8-10-26

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Pacific Tensions

Taipei Condemns China’s Traffic Control Order For Taiwan Strait During Typhoon

U.S. Maritime

Jones Act Waiver Extension Deepens Divide Over U.S. Maritime Policy

White House Extends Jones Act Waiver in Longest Suspension in Law’s History

Maritime Companies

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Expand Red Sea Return With New Jeddah Call

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Trump Demands Compensation From Iran as Hormuz Deal Hopes Fade

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Shipbuilding

U.S. Collaborations

U.S. Port News

Panama Canal

Global Ports

Global Trade

MARITIME NEWS 8-7-26

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U.S. Trade

U.S. Container Import Peak Winds Down After Tariff-Driven Rush

U.S. Shipbuilding

TOTE Mobilizes U.S. Shipbuilding Base for Navy’s $2.2 Billion Landing Ship Program

Strait of Hormuz

ADNOC Says Three Vessels Attacked This Week as Hormuz Shipping Remains Severely Disrupted

Iran Debates Hormuz Wording as Trump Says Deal’s ‘Moving Along’

Global Trade

Transpacific Container Rates Rally as Europe’s Peak Season Fades

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Ag Trade

Port Technology

Chinese Ports

Panama Canal

Port of Rotterdam

Global Ports

Decarbonization

Global Trade