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U.S. Trade

End of a Growth Era: U.S. Container Imports Set to Plunge as Sweeping Trade Tariffs Take Effect

U.S. Collaborations

HD Hyundai Signs Two Major U.S. Defense MOUs, Signaling Korean Push into American Shipbuilding

U.S. Shipbuilding

Trump Signs Executive Order to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding Amid China’s Maritime Dominance

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Green Fuels

Hydrogen, methanol gain momentum in crude, VLCC segments on new ship orders

Decarbonization

Why international shipping needs a global carbon levy AND a global fuel standard

US exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow – document

Maritime Safety

Lloyd’s Register and Royal Caribbean Group form strategic partnership to advance maritime safety and efficiency across cruise sector

Green Shipping

BAR Technologies: Wind Propulsion More Vital Than Ever Amid Geopolitical Setbacks at IMO Talks

Global Offshore Wind

IRIS from Trelleborg Set to Redefine Offshore Wind Foundation Design

U.S. Tariffs

US considers adjusting port fee plan for Chinese vessels after pushback, sources say

U.S. Port News

Metro Ports Achieves Major Emissions Reduction at the Port of Long Beach

Global Shipbuilding

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Signs Strategic MoU with GRSE to Enhance Indigenous Commercial Shipbuilding Capabilities

U.S. Collaborations

Acting President Han, Trump Confirm Willingness to Cooperate in Shipbuilding

Trump’s esteem for Korean shipbuilding six decades in the making

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans in choppy trade after China imposes steeper tariffs on U.S. goods

Soybeans wait in the wings while US, China exchange blows

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Maritime Technology

CMA CGM And French AI Startup Target Customer Service

Decarbonization

Ship Carbon Charge Edges Closer With Optimism US Won’t Derail It

U.S. Tariffs

Trump Admin: Nations Lining Up to Start Trade Talks With U.S. After Tariffs

Trump’s Tariff ‘Medicine’ Engulfs Markets

Chinese Shipbuilding

ZIM Orders Ten LNG-Powered Containerships in $2.3 Billion Charter Deal

Panama Canal

CK Hutchison’s Panama Port Concession Under Fire as $22.8B Deal Hangs in the Balance

Red Sea Crisis

Trump Administration’s Progress Against Resilient Houthi Militants Remains Murky

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Global Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding Orders on the Rise

U.S. Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding in the Crosshairs of US Policies

South Korean Shipbuilding

S. Korea regains top spot in global shipbuilding orders in March

Global Ports

Maritime transport cooperation deal to enhance port efficiency: BIMSTEC

U.S. Ag Trade

Chicago soybeans rebound after hitting year low on China tariffs

Wheat up 6-7 cents, corn down 1-2, soy up 1-2

China retaliation on US farm goods hits soybeans, bolstering Brazil

CBOT soybeans hit 2025 low after top buyer China raises tariffs

CBOT wheat settles weaker as China retaliates against US tariffs

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U.S. Trade

‘Worse Than Covid’: Trump’s Port Fee Plan Could Upend U.S. Shipping Schedules

Global Shipbuilding

Seaspan Cuts Steel on Advanced Polar Icebreaker for Canadian Coast Guard

Panama Canal

Could Panama Throw a New Wrench Into BlackRock’s Ports Deal?

U.S. Tariffs

Global Trade Braces for Impact After Trump’s Tariff Bombshell

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Spark Global Shipping Industry Concerns

Hellenic News Articles

Maritime Technology

Lloyd’s List Intelligence launches AIS SeaOrbis, the next evolution in AIS vessel tracking intelligence

Study Confirms Seahaven As The Future Of Cruise Ship Safety, Innovation And Revenue Growth

Maritime Regulations

Class Societies Collaborate To Standardise Emissions Data Fields At IMO

Further progress on IMO “Net-Zero Framework” in Working Group

Panama establishes zero-tolerance policy against the misuse of its flag

Green Shipping

Seatrade Cruise Global: How electrostatically applied biocide-free fouling control coatings can help the cruise industry on the path to net zero

U.S. Tariffs

Shippers, logistic companies shares swerve off course after US tariffs

Global Shipbuilding

CSSC Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Delivers final Bureau Veritas classed CMA CGM Container Ship in Series

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries: Order Activity Cruising Along

Chinese Shipbuilding

China’s shipbuilders ride crest of global success

U.S. Ag Trade

CBOT soybeans to consolidate in $9.44 to $11.07-1/4 range in Q2

Chicago soybean, wheat, corn retreat on tariff uncertainty

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U.S. Port News

Fog Hampers Port Houston Operations in February

Taiwan Tensions

China Kicks Off More Drills Near Taiwan, Pushing Back at US

U.S. Maritime

NAVSEA Sunk: Musk Axes 83,000 US Navy Jobs And Launches ‘Shiba Inu’ Barge Fleet

U.S. Tariffs

Top Japanese Shipping Line Fears US Tariffs Will Slow Cargo Flows, President Says

Green Fuels

Alternative Fuel Ship Orders See Strong Methanol Uptake in March, Despite Overall Slowdown

Hellenic News Articles

Port Technology

Cruise Port Rotterdam shore power installation commissioned

Decarbonization

Kalmar hybrid straddle carriers to help Forth Ports to take concrete steps towards equipment decarbonization

Vision 2050: Fuel standards to align international shipping with the Paris Agreement

Panama Canal

US, China raise the stakes in Panama Canal ports row

Panama ports deal delayed under Chinese pressure

U.S. Shipbuilding

Trump’s US shipbuilding dream is the energy industry’s nightmare

U.S. Ag Trade

Top takeaways from USDA’s planting and stocks reports

Chicago soy, corn, wheat slip as traders brace for US tariffs

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U.S.-China Tensions

China Halts Panama Port Sale to BlackRock

Shipowners Are Adjusting Contracts for US Tax on China Vessels

U.S. Tariffs

Car-Shipping Companies Plunge After Trump’s Latest Tariffs

Hellenic News Articles

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Down 4% Last Week

Green Shipping

IMO policy progress in April 2025 to influence vessel strategic fuel choices

Wind Propulsion Reaches Tipping Point as Shipowners Embrace BAR Technologies’ WindWings®

Green Fuels

World’s First Commercial-Use Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat Completes Three-Month Demonstration Voyage: GHG emissions reduced by up to 95%

Decarbonization

LNGameChanger: Consortium sets sight on LNG-fuelled shipping with on-board CO2 capture and storage

Global Offshore Wind

Kanadevia, Taisei, and MOL Sign MoU on Commercialization of Offshore Wind Power Generation- Creating a Platform for Knowledge Exchange and Cost Reduction

Japanese Shipbuilding

AiPs Obtained for Liquefied CO2 Carrier Design and Floating Liquefied Storage Facility

Maritime Companies

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Announces 2024 Annual Results

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korea Shipbuilding posts profit and anticipates growth in 2023

U.S. Ag Trade

Corn and wheat slip to new lows with planting and exports in focus

USDA’s ‘March Madness’ will be no slam dunk for grain analysts: Braun

U.S. Tariffs

US tariffs pose no threat to China’s grain supply, official says

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U.S. Maritime

Trump Appoints Top Naval Strategist Brent Sadler To MARAD

Pacific Tensions

Xi Tests US Allies in Indo-Pacific as Trump Focuses Elsewhere

South Korean Shipbuilding

HMM Takes Delivery of Its First Methanol-Powered Containership

Hellenic News Articles

Green Shipping

The Uncertainty And Instability Created By A Credit-Trading Policy Architecture, Favours States With Strong Industrial Policy

Wind propulsion key to cut costs and carbon in shipping, shows new report

Maritime Safety

First-of-a-kind Sustainable Crewing Guidelines to safeguard seafarer well-being and protect supply chains from workforce crisis

Decarbonization

Maritime industry needs regulatory action to meet decarbonisation and digitalisation goals

Direct Ocean Capture tech-based carbon removal credits offtake agreement and strategic partnership with Captura Corp.

UK” Course charted for carbon free shipping by 2050

Global Shipbuilding

Coastal Sustainability Alliance Signs Key LOIs and Showcases Singapore’s Largest Electric Supply Boat at Singapore Maritime Week 2025

ClassNK Releases Benchmark Tank Test Data For Direct Load Analysis Programs Supporting The Development And Introduction Of New Vessel Types, Including Ultra-Large Container Ships

Japanese Shipbuilding

Daito Corporation Secures Japan’s First Green Loan Utilizing a Municipality-Developed Framework for Electric Tugboat

U.S.-China Tensions

The U.S. is not prepared to win an economic war against China-built containerships, farmers, ocean carriers warn

Fossil fuel, agriculture officials to rail against Trump port fee plan

Maritime Technology

ABS and Pacific International Lines Sign MOU to Advance Maritime Operations and Technologies

With 66 patents filed in 2024, GTT confirms the acceleration of its innovation momentum and its technological leadership in the INPI ranking

Global Ports

Oil loading slows at Venezuela’s ports amid US tariffs, license termination, data shows