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Strait of Hormuz

Iran Signals New ‘Permission-to-Transit’ Regime in Hormuz After Blocking COSCO Vessels

UN Pushes ‘Hormuz Mechanism’ as Hormuz Disruptions Threaten Global Food Supply

Chinese Boxships Abort First Hormuz Exit Attempt, Undermining Iran ‘Safe Passage’ Claims

U.S.-Iran War

U.S. Pushes ‘Weeks, Not Months’ Iran Timeline as Hormuz Shipping Crisis Deepens

Hellenic News Articles

Chinese Shipbuilding

Hudong-Zhonghua sees high-end shipbuilding as growth anchor

South Korean Shipbuilding

K-SURE Provides 540 Billion Won in Special RG Support for 3 Mid-Sized Shipbuilders

Japanese Shipbuilding

Tsuneishi Shipbuilding delivers methanol dual-fuel bulk carrier

Global Shipbuilding

Damen Shipyards Group in 2025: profit growth and a well-filled order book

Damen delivers second of four Combi Freighters 3850 to Reederei Bernd Sibum

Port Technology

Powering Ports Could Be the Missing Link in Cutting Ferry Emissions, according to EmissionLink

Global Ports

Saudi’s SAR launches international freight route linking Gulf ports to Jordan border

Teesport Offshore Gateway can be ready by 2028 to support UK offshore wind acceleration and generate £270m (GVA) per year for Teesside economy

Middle East ports hold steady despite ongoing volatility

Valenciaport launches a strategy to adapt its ports to climate change

Port of Rotterdam

New rules for safer shipping: speed limits on the Nieuwe Maas enter into force on 1 April 2026

Strait of Hormuz

Shipping Interrupted: Tracking the Impact of Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

COSCO ships turn back from Hormuz Strait despite Iran assurances

Maritime Technology

Tech: Trade’s Saviour In 2026?

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Up 5% Last Week

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Strait of Hormuz

Maersk Warns of Prolonged Hormuz Shutdown as Shipping Costs Surge

Iran Demands Crew, Cargo Details to Send Ships Through Hormuz

Iran Tells UN ‘Non-Hostile’ Ships Can Transit Hormuz, If They Coordinate With Tehran

U.S.-Iran War

Iran Rejects US Peace Plan in Blow to Efforts to End War

Hellenic News Articles

Global Ports

Port Conditions Diverged Sharply Across Regions and Seasons in 2025

Maritime Technology

SmartSea secures strategic ITO mandate to manage MACNA IT Infrastructure

Tailored Cyber Threat ‘Prescriptions’ for Shipping Lines, Shipyards, and Equipment Makers

PPG introduces PPG InsightsNav analytics tool for marine seastock coatings data

Intellian Unveils Future Antenna Technologies and Strategic Market Expansions at Satellite 2026

Maritime Safety

Middle East Conflict Will Start To Challenge Wider Fleet Safety And Maintenance Schedules

U.S. Maritime

Jones Act Waiver to have a Limited Impact on Demand

Japanese Shipbuilding

“HOKUREN MARU No.2”, Connecting Kushiro and Hitachi, First in Japan as a RORO vessel to pass the ship inspection as an autonomous vessel

Strait of Hormuz

Iran charges transit fees on vessels in Strait of Hormuz

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U.S. Shipbuilding

60 Minutes Catches Up to America’s Shipbuilding Crisis Long Flagged by Maritime Industry

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump Administration Reimburses TotalEnergies $928M to Scrap Offshore Wind Leases, Pivot to LNG

U.S.-Iran War

US Says Iran Threat to Hormuz Degraded After Facility Destroyed

U.S.-Flagged Ships Stuck in Persian Gulf as Senator Demands Action for American Crews

Trump’s 48-Hour Hormuz Ultimatum to Iran Raises Stakes in Gulf War

Trump Postpones Iran Power Plant Threat as Hormuz Crisis Hangs in Balance

Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes as Confusion Swirls Over ‘Productive’ Talks

Hellenic News Articles

Global Shipbuilding

China expands shipbuilding, challenges South Korea’s lead as orders surge

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai to develop welding humanoids for shipyards

Daehan Shipbuilding secures 10th Suezmax order, extends South Korea backlog

Korean shipbuilders drive electric-propulsion push with batteries and nuclear

Hormuz tensions imperil Korea LNG carrier deliveries, push leasing options

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybean Futures Hover Below 2-Year High

Global Ports

Altius and Progeco open a new cold storage warehouse in the Port of Bilbao

Rail growth in northern Sweden drives record volumes at the Port of Gothenburg

Chilean gateway port boosts its large-vessel capacity with two Generation 6 Konecranes Gottwald ESP.10 Mobile Harbor Cranes

Pakistan offers up to 60 percent port fee cuts to attract transshipment vessels to Karachi

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Global Ports

Iran’s Hormuz Blockade Is Helping a Little-Used Kenyan Port

Strait of Hormuz

The Hormuz Hypothesis – What If the U.S. Navy Isn’t in a Hurry to Reopen the Strait?

‘Inaction Is Not an Option’: IMO Condemns Hormuz Attacks as Crisis Deepens

G7 Allies Condemn Iran’s ‘De Facto Closure’ of Hormuz, Call for Immediate Halt to Attacks

Global Trade

WTO Warns Middle East Conflict Could Cut Global Trade Growth as Energy, Shipping Risks Mount

Container Spot Rates Edge Higher: Transpacific Leads Gains, Hormuz Crisis Pushes Costs Higher

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Maritime Technology

Global Shipping Industry: Over 400 maritime leaders gather in Shanghai to push for smart shipping

South Korean Shipbuilding

Indian envoy pitches Korean investment in shipbuilding, startups

Seoul Looks to Skilled Migrant Labor to Ease Shipyard Labor Shortages

U.S. Port News

Port of Long Beach Cargo Up Amid War, Tariff Uncertainty

Decarbonization

Delivering A Just And Equitable Transition: Alternatives For Effective And Credible Management Of Shipping’s Climate Funds

Strait of Hormuz

Complexity of Hormuz constriction

U.S. Ag Trade

U.S. Leads Brazil in Corn Exports to China

U.S. Maritime

Trump administration suspends Jones Act for 60 days amid Iran war

Maritime Companies

Hapag-Lloyd and Government of India sign Letter of Intent on maritime cooperation

CMA CGM deploys emergency multimodal solutions to support supply chains in the United Arab Emirates and the northern Gulf (Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait) without transiting the Strait of Hormuz

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U.S.-Iran War

EU To Discuss Bolstering Mideast Naval Mission Amid Iran War Turmoil

Key NATO Member Germany Rejects Military Role in Strait of Hormuz Security Mission

UAE Signals Openness to U.S.-Led Hormuz Protection Mission as Shipping Crisis Deepens

Strait of Hormuz

Opinion: Hormuz Crisis Exposes the West Coast’s Self-Inflicted Fuel Risk

UN Shipping Agency Says 3,200 Ships Trapped West of Hormuz as Emergency Council Meeting Called

Ships Hug Iran’s Coast in Emerging Hormuz Workaround

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Chinese Shipbuilding

China’s shipbuilding industry extends global lead for 16th consecutive year

South Korean Shipbuilding

Daehan Shipbuilding secures Suezmax order, nears 2024 target at 82%

HD Hyundai Launches $4 Billion Shipyard Project in India

U.S. Ag Trade

Middle East conflict begins to reshape North American grains trade

Wheat Futures Fall from 9-Month High

Panama Canal

Hong Kong firm says Panama failed to respond to lawsuit over ports seizure

Global Ports

CEVA Logistics Grows Finished Vehicle Capabilities at Spain’s Port of Tarragona with €9 Million Investment

NorthPort advances Pier 14 infra upgrades

Maritime Technology

CICE Veracruz has joined the Portchain Connect Network

Marine autonomy specialist Janus launches first mission-led USV platform comparison database

Sailors’ Society launches its fourth groundbreaking Cadet Report, highlighting ‘the first digital seafarer generation’

DCSA+ welcomes VIACHAIN™, an ORBCOMM company®, as latest technology provider advancing interoperable IoT standards in container shipping

Port of Rotterdam

Port of Rotterdam Authority builds quay for Evos expansion

Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz shutdown: How port congestion and schedule chaos are hitting shippers — and what to do about it

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U.S.-Iran Conflict

Middle East Conflict Dampens Fears of Container Sector Overcapacity

Lured by Profits, Some Shipowners Brave Mines and Missiles to Sneak Oil Past Iran

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Japanese Shipbuilding

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Completes Handover of WAKASHIO MARU Training Ship for National Institute of Technology, Toyama College

South Korean Shipbuilding

Mid-sized shipyards sharpen specialties, achieve record profits

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Sells Gunsan Shipyard to Echoprime Marine Pacific

GTT receives an order from HD KSOE for the tank design of a new LNG Carrier

U.S.-Iran War

Saudi Arabia launches initiative to reroute Gulf cargo to Red Sea ports

Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz update: VLGCs ballasting from Gulf of Oman; Asian petchem receives a serious blow

When the strait closes: How tanker charterers navigate the Hormuz crisis

Hormuz oil flows down 97% from normal levels, Goldman Sachs says

Global Ports

Crisis update: disruption due to national strike day 12 March

Karachi port sees rise in transshipment activity as Middle East tensions reshape shipping routes

U.S. Port News

Port Of Los Angeles February Cargo Volume Second Best On Record

Port of Rotterdam

Uncertain demand stalls hydrogen carrier terminal investments in Rotterdam

U.S. Maritime

US weighing Jones Act suspension to ease energy prices amid Iran war

Maritime Technology

Lloyd’s Register grants approval for GIT Coatings’ next generation graphene-based hull coating

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Up 8% Last Week

Decarbonization

Korea’s Green Shipping Corridor Support Act Passed – A Meaningful Step Toward Maritime Decarbonization