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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

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Port of Rotterdam

Prime Minister Jetten visits the Port of Rotterdam

Global Ports

Ocean Network Express Bets on Kalundborg
Greenland’s Port Communities Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Pollution From Shipping

U.S. Ag Trade

Chinese Buying Builds the Next U.S. Soybean Export Programme

Global Trade

Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update

Maritime Training

New safety and training resources launched to help shipping prepare for ammonia-fuelled vessels

Maritime Technology

Procureship secures exclusive e-procurement deal with Stolt Tankers to boost fleet digitalisation efforts

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

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Port of Rotterdam

Prime Minister Jetten visits the Port of Rotterdam

Global Shipbuilding

Damen delivers CF 3850 CF Anja to Juru Agentura Forsa

Maritime Technology

Global study reveals asset managers are concerned about the risks that AI introduces
SeaARCTOS receives Lloyd’s Register Type Approval for CO2 emissions monitoring
NAPA launches NAPA Checklist to digitalize onboard operational workflows

Global Trade

Container rates to South America stay elevated amid disruptions

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

PPA S.A.: 10 Years of COSCO SHIPPING’s Strategic Investment – A Decade of Transformation for the Port of Piraeus

Maritime Technology

Lloyd’s Register launches industry-first framework for digital 3D model approval
Carrier Transicold Donates NaturaLINE Units to Technische Universität Berlin to Advance CO2 Refrigeration Research
Corvus Energy Secures 40MWh Landmark Battery Contract for BC Ferries’ New Major Vessels Program
ABS Issues Product Design Assessment to Fleetzero’s Leviathan™ Battery Energy Storage System

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

HII Signs Performance-based Production Agreements with Path Robotics and GrayMatter Robotics

U.S. Collaborations

U.S. envoy Guilfoyle touts Korea shipbuilding in Samsung yard visit

U.S. Port News

Georgia Ports promotes Charles Pennington to Vice President of Human Resources

Panama Canal

Panama Canal speed limit may prompt bunker schedule adjustments

Global Ports

Antwerp and Ghent announce measures as water levels drop

Global Trade

Demand Is Still the Variable in 2026 Peak Season Shipping, Sogese Report Finds

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

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U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Attempt Rebound

Port Technology

PortXchange joins SASHA Coalition, bringing port emissions and operational insight

Chinese Ports

Jiangxi’s Nanchang land port surpasses 10,000 sea-rail freight train trips

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

Port of Rotterdam

DM Transport Deploys First Electric Truck as Rotterdam Port Logistics Transition Expands

Global Ports

Tuas Port Marks 25 Million Teus As PSA Singapore Advances The Future Of Port Operations

Decarbonization

The Week in Alt Fuels: Net-zero battlelines

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Moved Higher Last Week

MARITIME NEWS 8-6-26

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U.S. Offshore Wind

RWE Reaches $1.22 Billion Deal with Trump Administration to Surrender U.S. Offshore Wind Leases

Strait of Hormuz

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

Panama Canal

Panama Canal to Tighten Draft Limits Again as Water Levels Continue to Fall

Hellenic News Articles

Chinese Shipbuilding

China launches all-electric deep-sea cable-laying vessel

Global Shipbuilding

SDHI Wins Order from Svitzer to Build four TRAnsverse 3200 Tugs

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

Global Ports

Tuas Port Marks 25 Million Teus As PSA Singapore Advances The Future Of Port Operations

Port of Rotterdam

DM Transport Deploys First Electric Truck as Rotterdam Port Logistics Transition Expands

Maritime Technology

DP World Perspective: Why Scaling AI Infrastructure Requires More Than Computing Power

MARITIME NEWS 8-5-26

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U.S. Shipbuilding

CBO: Trump-Class Nuclear Battleships Could Cost $275 Billion, Strain U.S. Shipbuilding

Red Sea Attacks

Houthis Escalate Red Sea Campaign, Claim Eighth Saudi Tanker Attack

Strait of Hormuz

Shipping Industry Warns Against Potential Hormuz Transit Fees

Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears

Draft Hormuz Deal Would Give Iran Control Over Gulf-Bound Ships, Sources Say

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Collaborations

HII Expands Welding Automation at Ingalls Shipbuilding Through Partnership with HD HHI

Chinese Shipbuilding

Chinese Nation’s Shipbuilding Edge Runs Deeper Than Shipyards

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat Futures Hit Over 3-Week Low
Soybeans Extend Decline Near 5-Week Low
Corn futures fall on forecast for U.S. Midwest rain

Global Ports

Peninsula and Evos Sign MOU to Develop Biofuel Storage Infrastructure in the Port of Algeciras

Chinese Ports

Towngas urges green methanol push in Hong Kong’s five-year plan
Shanghai Port’s single-day container throughput hits record high of 203,881 TEUs despite typhoon impact

Strait of Hormuz

Joint open letter in relation to no compulsory tolls or charges being introduced in the Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer and industrial trade
Iran says reached a deal with Oman on Strait of Hormuz shipping route

Decarbonization

Hitachi, MOL, and JAL Sign MOU to Conduct Japan’s First Pilot Test of Carbon Dioxide Removal Technology on Kume Island, Okinawa

Maritime Technology

Drewry launches OpCost IQ: All-new vessel operating cost benchmarking tool

MARITIME NEWS 8-4-26

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Red Sea Attacks

Indian Cargo Vessel Sinks After Apparent Attack Near Yemen

U.S.-Iran Conflict

US Has Used ‘Virtually All’ of Its Long-Range Precision Missiles During Iran War, Sources Say

U.S. Maritime

Energy Secretary Signals Trump Likely to Extend Jones Act Waiver Again

White House Expected to Extend Controversial Jones Act Waiver, Sources Say

Strait of Hormuz

Cargo Ship Hit by Projectile in Strait of Hormuz, One Crew Member Missing

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U.S. Collaborations

Korea partners with US to train shipbuilding workforce amid shortage

South Korean Shipbuilding

Fx hedges split Korea’s shipbuilding big three profitability
Samsung Heavy Hits Commercial Vessel Target Early

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans fall on forecasts for better Midwest rainfall
Wheat futures expected to open lower on CBOT Tuesday
Corn futures fall on forecast for U.S. Midwest rain
Soybeans Hold Near 1-Month Low

Global Ports

Klaipėda Port reports growth and expanding Baltic market share
India in talks with Iran to secure Chabahar Port while awaiting US sanctions relief

Port of Rotterdam

Work starts on new green space near Droespolderweg in Rozenburg: 114 trees to be planted
Port of Rotterdam pilot marks a step towards restoring oyster reefs in the North Sea

Strait of Hormuz

Bessent says there may be deal Tuesday or Wednesday to open Strait of Hormuz with ‘freedom of movement’
Second tanker with Qatari LNG struck in Hormuz within a month as force majeure widens

Maritime Technology

ZeroNorth introduces Propel, a new agentic AI partner for maritime operations

Green Shipping

bound4blue Completes eSAIL® Installation On Groundbreaking South Pacific Multipurpose Vessel

MARITIME NEWS 8-3-26

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Maritime Threats

Six Saudi Tankers Turn Away From Gulf of Aden, Ship-tracking Data Shows

U.S.-Iran Conflict

How Iran is Widening Its Pressure Campaign to Force U.S. Concessions

Strait of Hormuz

Trump Says U.S. Controls Strait of Hormuz as Iran Denies Talks

GasLog LNG Carrier Damaged Exiting Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two New Attacks

Maritime Health

Seafarer Happiness Slips as Chronic Strain Replaces Crisis, Survey Finds

Hellenic News Articles

Chinese Shipbuilding

China cements global shipbuilding lead as vessel orders surge, marine economy gains pace in H1

U.S. Collaborations

Hanwha delays Philly Shipyard profit as U.S. costs rise and orders slip

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. has commenced construction of a new 115,000-ton LNG LR2 dual-fuel tanker
HD Hyundai smashes Q2 forecasts as shipbuilding, refining power surge

Green Shipping

STX Engine wins Maersk order to power 14 ultra-large container ships

U.S. Ag Trade

Brazilian, US soybean prices remain high despite drops; Brazil still top origin
Chicago wheat posts first monthly gain in three months

Chinese Ports

Shanghai Port reaches 2 million cbm LNG bunkering landmark

Global Ports

Cargo logjam for years eating up 40% of Ctg Port’s capacity
Adani Ports Cargo volumes jump 15% from last year in July, near 50 MT mark
Engaged with stakeholders on Chabahar Port project: Govt tells Lok Sabha

U.S. Port News

Dr. Noel Hacegaba at 6 Months: ‘Halftime’ Report
Clean Truck Fund’s Year 5 Priority: Helping Existing ZE Trucks

MARITIME NEWS 7-31-26

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Launches First Vessel Built at Revived Subic Bay Shipyard

Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz Oil Shuttling Trade Is Picking Up Again After Lull

Global Trade

Carrier Discounts Push Container Spot Rates Lower Ahead of August GRIs

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Shipbuilding

HII Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

U.S. Collaborations

HD Hyundai to Help Modernize U.S. Shipyards with End-to-End Shipyard Solutions

Chinese Ports

Huanggang Port upgrade nears completion as HK-side area begins commissioning

Global Ports

Arab League, Kuwait condemn drone attack on ships at Egypt’s Damietta port

Global Trade

Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update: Ocean Container Rates Steady
Drewry: World Container Index Down 3% Last Week

Strait of Hormuz

Venezuela Steps In as the Hormuz Crisis Re-routes VLCC Trade Out of the Gulf

Maritime Technolog

Dualog launches Workspace for secure ship–shore collaboration
Middle East shipping bottleneck persists as Iran, Houthi rebels ramp up attacks

MARITIME NEWS 7-30-26

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Fincantieri Sees U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Driving Growth as Profit Hits Record High

Red Sea Incidents

Maritime Expert Warns Against Underestimating the Houthis’ Resolve

Maritime Security

Saudi Arabia Unveils Plans for Multinational Red Sea Maritime Security Coalition

Shipping Industry Urges Protection for Civilian Seafarers as Global Maritime Threats Escalate

Suez Canal

Drone Strike Near Suez Canal in Egypt Raises New Security Threat in Widening War

Global Trade

Container Spot Rates Fall for Third Straight Week as Demand Continues to Ease

U.S. Port News

GAO Warns Gaps in TWIC Program Could Leave U.S. Ports Exposed to Security Risks

Strait of Hormuz

New U.S. Sanctions Target Iran’s Emerging Strait of Hormuz Maritime Services Network

Hellenic News Articles

Chinese Shipbuilding

China: Shipbuilders see smooth sailing ahead

South Korean Shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean Expands FPSO Standardization Abroad
HD Korea Shipbuilding surges 10% in Seoul on earnings beat

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Hit 1-Month Low

Global Ports

Portsmouth shore power system enters full operation after testing

Maritime Weather

New Super Typhoon Could Disrupt Taiwan & China Ports Again

Green Fuels

New report calls for standardised approach to Safe Havens on ammonia-fuelled ships

Strait of Hormuz

From Hormuz to the Black Sea: Maritime battlefields are shaping ‘a new world order’

MARITIME NEWS 7-29-26

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Global Offshore Wind

ABS Sees Floating Offshore Wind Driving Surge in Demand for Support Vessels

Maritime Incidents

Middle East War Expands With Reported Drone Attack on U.S.-Owned FSRU in Egypt

Shipping Industry Urges Protection for Civilian Seafarers as Global Maritime Threats Escalate

Strait of Hormuz

New U.S. Sanctions Target Iran’s Emerging Strait of Hormuz Maritime Services Network

Hormuz Tensions Flare After U.S.-Saudi Strikes, Iran Claims Attacks on Tankers

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding surges on pricier ships, lifts Q2 profit 73% in Korea
Korean shipbuilders to square off next in Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Greece

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybean Futures Near 2-Week Low
Soybeans drop on forecasts for beneficial Midwest rains in August

Port of Rotterdam

Bunker volumes in the port of Rotterdam declined by 25.1% in the first half of 2026

U.S. Port News

Port of Savannah volumes up 18% in June

Global Ports

Adani Ports Q1 net profit rises 10% to Rs 3,650 crore; revenue climbs 19% on-year
Hopes new £40m scheme can reduce traffic at Port of Dover
DP World Completes Dredging Ahead Of Schedule At Senegal’s Port Of Ndayane

Decarbonization

Shipping must stop treating decarbonisation as a ‘future fuel’ problem, says BAR Technologies

Maritime Safety

INTERCARGO calls for protection of seafarers and civilian shipping