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Global Shipbuilding

Canada Bets $11 Billion on Six New Icebreakers as Arctic Shipbuilding Race Accelerates

Cost to Ship a VLCC Through Hormuz Hits $20 Million, TotalEnergies CEO Says

Strait of Hormuz

Iran Blacklists 46 Ships On Hormuz ‘Non-Compliant’ List

U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. Threatens Iran’s Trading Partners in New Economic Pressure Campaign

Trump Administration Launches Sweeping New Iran Sanctions Campaign Targeting Shipping and Oil Trade

Green Shipping

U.S. Takes Next Step Toward Nuclear-Powered Commercial Ships

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U.S. Collaborations

HD Hyundai Pursues U.S. Shipyard Acquisition

South Korean Shipbuilding

Skarpenord strengthens presence in South Korea with new sales office and local partner

HD Korea Shipbuilding ends Cochin JV talks, pursues technical collaboration

GTT receives an order from HD KSOE for the tank design of two new LNG Carriers

Global Shipbuilding

Conoship International launches battery-electric cargo vessel design

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Trade Near Multi-Week High

Global Ports

Bintulu Port’s LNG throughput seen stable on Japan, South Korea demand

Port of Duqm handles 34,000 Ro-Ro units in 2026

Indian, US firms eye investment in Bangladesh, propose land port upgrades

DP World Advances Syria’s Economic Recovery Through Port Of Tartous Modernisation

Paradip Port gets Rs 427.80 crore boost; Rs 1,580 crore mechanisation projects signed

Bintulu Port expects positive cargo throughput growth in 2026

U.S. Port News

Port of Long Beach Has Second-Busiest July on Record

Global Trade

Platts Container Index rises to $7,565/FEU, hitting highest level in 2026

Maritime Technology

SEA.AI and Anschütz to Fuse Machine Vision into Autonomics

MacGregor advances direct ship-to-well LCO₂ transfer, built on 50 years of proven bow-loading technology

Marine battery maker AYK Energy to launch ‘Cosmos’ world’s swoppable containerised marine battery

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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

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Global Shipbuilding

Multi-role Damen Stan Patrol 5009 enters service with Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations

U.S. Ag Trade

US corn and soybean export sales rise in week ended Aug. 13

U.S. Port News

CORE POWER and Port of Corpus Christi to Study Maritime Nuclear Readiness

Maritime Insurance

What Defensible Marine Insurance Compliance Looks Like in 2026

Maritime Technology

ClassNK joins project to verify GHG emission reduction through AI-based voyage optimization technology using an actual vessel

Beyond AIS: Why Raw Tracking Data Isn’t Enough for Naval Procurement Anymore

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index

Green Fuels

Azane Lands Equinor Contract To Supply Ammonia Fuel For Ships

Maritime Health

Mental Health Support Solutions expands support for Filipino seafarers with digital communication hygiene programme for families

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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

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U.S. Ag Trade

Corn futures rise as USDA lowers crop condition ratings

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Marks 112 Years of Operations with a Forward-Looking Vision

Maritime Technology

Maritime Industry Turns Corruption Data into Operational Intelligence

Green Fuels

ClassNK releases revised edition of ‘Guidelines for Ships Using Alternative Fuels’

Maritime Health

VIKAND Clinical Data Reinforces Gard Findings on Maritime’s Highest-Cost Crew Health Risk

Green Shipping

NAPA on how voyage optimization can help make the most of WAPS

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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

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Maritime Safety

Adani Gangavaram Port inaugurates Driver Management Centre to Strengthen Safety Culture

Global Ports

Ocean Network Express Bets on Kalundborg

Global Trade

Intra-Asia Container Index – 13 Aug

Drewry World Container Index

Maritime Technology

ClassNK grants Innovation Endorsement for Products & Solutions to “eVa COLREGS” developed by eDOT Solutions

Decarbonizaiton

Germany launches programme to support zero- and low-emission inland shipping

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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

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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

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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