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Red Sea Crisis

U.S. Forces Strike Houthi Fuel Port in Yemen

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump’s Offshore Wind Halt Risks $28 Billion of Investment

Equinor Weighs Legal Challenge to Trump Admin’s Empire Wind Shutdown

U.S.-China Tensions

Global Shippers Await Word on U.S. Plan to Hit China-Built Ships With Port Fees

USTR Targets China’s Maritime Dominance With New Fee Structure and U.S.-Build Incentives

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding Announces Contract for 2 LPG Carriers

South Korea Gains Ground in LNG Carrier Market Amid U.S.-China Shipping Tensions

U.S. Port News

Sallaum Lines now serving Port of Brunswick

Global Ports

Port Esbjerg significantly expands its capacity: Fairway deepened to 12.8 metres

Rail freight traffic grows by 11.85% so far this year at Valenciaport

Port of Rotterdam

DCSA’s Track & Trace standard ready for use in the Port of Rotterdam

Chinese Ports

China Focus: Ports get smarter with automation push

U.S. Ag Trade

Weak US dollar lifts wheat prices

Decarbonization

IMO’s net-zero strategy for global shipping starts with pricing carbon but it’s not perfect

Landmark IMO deal set to shake up shipping

U.S.-China Tensions

Trade war fallout: Cancellations of Chinese freight ships begin as bookings plummet

Global Shipbuilding

Fortescue and CMB.TECH sign agreement for ammonia-powered ore carrier

Green Shipping

Lloyd’s Register and Pusan National University Partnership To Drive Innovation In Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Technology

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U.S. Shipbuilding

US Coast Guard Seeking Information To Fast-Track Icebreaker Construction To Just 36 months

U.S. Coast Guard Shutters HOMEPORT Platform in Blow to Maritime Industry

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partners with Merchant Marine Academy for Campus Modernization

Global Shipbuilding

MSC Makes History as First Container Line to Hit 900-Ship Fleet

Maritime Workers

Seafarers Officially Designated as Key Workers in Maritime Labour Convention Update

U.S.-China Tensions

Trump’s China Ship Fees Set to Hit Global Shipping Giants

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean small shipyards expect increased orders with expanded refund guarantees

Decarbonization

MHI Awarded a Study on CO2 Capture Modules for FPSOs

IAPH welcomes inclusion of port-related infrastructure and equipment in MEPC 83 compromise

The IMO Confirms The Methane Pathway’s Role In Shipping’s Decarbonisation

Global Shipbuilding

Damen signs with Arena Offshore A.S. for Turkish construction of Stan Tugs 1606

U.S. Port News

Port of Long Beach Busiest in U.S. through First Quarter

Global Ports

Brazil’s Santos port seeks to attract larger vessels

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans slip after hitting seven-week top, wheat down on rain forecasts

Patient corn bulls emerge victorious post tariff onslaught: Braun

Wheat slips on forecasts for rain in US cropping regions

U.S. Tariffs

Trump tariffs to trigger seismic trade shifts

Maritime Resiliency

Reefblocks: Advancing Biodiversity and Coastal Protection

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U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s Escalating Tariffs Threaten to Reverse US Import Boom

Tariff Turbulence Tests Container Markets, But Spot Rates Hold Firm

Trump’s Tariff Shift Still Has Markets, Industry Groups Panicked

Red Sea Crisis

BIMCO Updates War Risk Clauses Amid Red Sea Crisis and Global Maritime Threats

Decarbonization

IMO Makes History with First Global Carbon Pricing Scheme for Shipping, Despite Mixed Reactions

IMO Approves Historic Global Shipping Emissions Fee

U.S.-China Tensions

China Hits Back at Trump Tariff Hike, US Stands Its Ground

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders gear up as Trump suggests U.S. may buy warships

HD Hyundai and Hanwha Eye Acquisition of Subic Shipyard in Strategic Southeast Asia Expansion

U.S. Collaborations

S.Korean shipbuilders rally on Trump’s hint at foreign ship buying

Decarbonization

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Acquired Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society for the Basic Design of an Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System

Panama Canal

Panama Canal traffic fell to 33.7 ships per day in March, authority says

U.S. Maritime Companies

SSA Marine Expands Investment in Termont Montreal Inc.

ITS Logistics April Port Rail Ramp Index: U.S. Import and Export Volumes Expected to Experience a Cliff Event Similar to the Impacts Felt During Immediate COVID Response

U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s escalating tariffs threaten to reverse US import boom

U.S.-China Tensions

Proposed port fees on Chinese ships would be ‘incredibly dislocating’

Port Technology

Mitsubishi Logisnext Delivers Container Terminal Gate System with Enhanced Functionality to Port of Osaka– Contributing to the Realization of AI Terminals that Support Humans

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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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Panama Canal

APM Terminals Acquires Panama Canal’s Critical Rail Link

U.S.-China Tensions

China Ship Sales Collapse as Industry Sweats Over US Ports Plan

Decarbonization

IMO Prepares to Finalize Decarbonization Framework That Could Reshape Global Shipping

Maritime Companies

Maersk Family Bids $1.3 Billion to Reclaim Full Control of Svitzer

U.S. Tariffs

Shippers Caught in the Crossfire of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariff Blitz

Trump to Impose Sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs, Escalating Global Trade Tensions

U.S. Trade

Shipping Firm Maersk Expects Continued US Growth But Warns of Rising Uncertainty

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Green Shipping

Sea-Cargo and Norsepower continue their collaboration in sustainable shipping with two more RoRos

Chinese Shipping

Container rates drop 28%, worst first quarter in twenty years

Maritime Technology

BMT and ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK collaborate to advance autonomous maritime navigation with SEAS testing

Lloyd’s Register OneOcean unveils major update to OneOcean Platform

MARIN tests verify groundbreaking efficiency of ABB Dynafin™ propulsion

Green Fuels

Baltic Exchange launches new Fuel Equivalence Converter to simplify the commercial and operational impact assessments of alternative fuels

U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s reciprocal tariff plan amplifies risk of ocean shipping chaos, executives say

U.S. Reciprocal Tariffs Propel Mexico as New Global Manufacturing and Trade Hub

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korea launches 2 trillion won ship innovation program to support small shipping firms

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Announces New Contract for Tanker Duo