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Panama Canal

Panama Canal Advances Energy Corridor Bid Process as Prequalification Phase Moves Forward

U.S. Trade

Tariff-Driven Frontloading Pays Off as Trump Reinstates Global Import Duties

Trump Revives Global Tariffs Under New Legal Authority

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Pursues AI-Driven Transformation of Shipbuilding Industry

U.S. Collaborations

Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center opens as Korean firms step up joint projects

ABS Joins Korea-U.S. Initiative to Build Next-Generation Shipbuilding Workforce

ABS Joins Landmark Korea-U.S. Initiative to Advance the Future of Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

Corn Hits Fresh 9-Week High

Soybeans Near May 2024 High

Decarbonization

How shipping should be buying clean technology

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Down 4% Last Week

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U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Cuts Merchant Mariner Credential Wait Times to Four Months

Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz on a Knife-Edge: Shipping Pays the Price as the Iran-U.S. Ceasefire Unravels

Second Tanker Abandoned in 24 Hours After Latest Strait of Hormuz Attack

Panama Canal

Global Trade Faces Fresh Test as Panama Canal Curbs Bookings

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Names Qatar LNG Carrier

Global Shipbuilding

Bahri Logistics Signs Agreement with Grandweld Shipyard to Build Advanced Offshore Support Vessels

Chinese Shipbuilding

Largest shipbuilder exploring automated design

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybean Futures Hold Firm

Global Ports

Imports drive Valenciaport’s container traffic and increase by 11.14% in the first half of 2026

Container Traffic To Drive Growth At Indian Ports Up To 9% CAGR Through FY28: Motilal Oswal

Why India’s development of Indonesia’s Sabang port near Malacca Strait is a major strategic move

Port of Rotterdam

Via Rotterdam to Munich: trailers now transported by rail

U.S. Port News

GPA’s Ocean Terminal renovation now 55 percent complete

Strait of Hormuz

Middle East Conflict: Strait of Hormuz Transits Back To 90% Below “Normal”

Green Shipping

Capital Ship Management, K Shipbuilding and LR target scalable wind-assisted propulsion for MR tanker sector

Decarbonization

Yang Ming and PSA International Partner to Advance Sustainable Solutions for Decarbonising Global Supply Chains

Maritime Energy

CorPower Ocean secures world-first DNV certification for wave energy technology

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U.S. Shipbuilding

JPMorgan Chase Commits $24 Million to Boost Shipbuilding and Submarine Supply Chain in Philadelphia

U.S.-China Tensions

U.S. Coast Guard Tracks Chinese Icebreakers as They Transit U.S. Arctic Waters

Maritime Emissions

EU Softens Carbon Market to Ease Pressure on Industry

Strait of Hormuz

Trump Confronts Limits to US Power to Secure Strait of Hormuz

INTERTANKO Warns Threat to Shipping Now Extends Across Gulf Region as Hormuz Transits Continue to Fall

Hellenic News Articles

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Foreign Workforce Tops 9%

Chinese Shipbuilding

New Times Shipbuilding delivers three LNG dual-fuel tankers

Green Shipping

Ammonia-fueled low-speed two-stroke engine UEC50LSJA has been awarded “Marine Engineering of the Year (Dokou Memorial Award) 2025”

Genevos and Koedood Marine partner on marine hydrogen fuel cells

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Retreat from 2-Month High

Global Ports

Minister: Govt not aware of major foreign shareholding change in MMC Port

Maritime Technology

Complex Cybersecurity Threats Demand Practical Solutions

Alewijnse and University of Twente announce a collaboration on unique hardware-in-the-loop technology for the maritime sector

Kenya advances maritime security strategy

Decarbonization

WSC: ETS rightly reinvests more into maritime decarbonisation, but new port rules risk targeting competition rather than emissions

Strait of Hormuz

India issues guidelines for seafarers to ‘avoid’ voyages to Strait of Hormuz

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Iran, U.S. exchange new strikes, leaving Hormuz status uncertain

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U.S. Port News

Port of Los Angeles Tops 1 Million TEUs in Record June

Los Angeles and Long Beach Post Strong June as Retailers Frontload Imports

Global Trade

After Hormuz, Here’s Why the Red Sea Is Now the World’s Most Vulnerable Shipping Route

Strait of Hormuz

Supertankers Increasingly Bear Brunt in Hormuz Ship Attacks

U.S. Maritime

White House Weighs Jones Act Waiver Extension As Hormuz Conflict Reignites

Chinese Trade

China Launches First Scheduled Weekly Arctic Container Service to Europe

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Global Shipbuilding

Damen signs with Seaspan for two ASD Tugs 2813 at ITS

Port of Rotterdam

Without these materials, everything would grind to a halt’

Port Technology

DP World Advances Jeddah Terminal Transformation With 35 New Electric Tractors

Green Fuels

Navigating alternative fuels: new industry guidelines for methanol Safety Management Systems

Samskip strengthens hydrogen ambitions through HyShip collaboration

U.S.-Iran Conflict

US reimposes blockade of Iranian ports, launches fresh strikes

Washington targets more Iran-linked vessels

Maritime Safety

ShipIn Systems flags “operational drift” as hidden factor in maritime safety risk

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U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. to Resume Maritime Blockade of Iran on Tuesday as Hormuz Tensions Escalate

Trump Reinstates Iran Blockade, Declares U.S. ‘Guardian of Hormuz,’ And Calls for 20% Cargo Fee

Ships Transit Hormuz in Secret as US and Iran Trade Strikes

Hormuz Route Open Despite Iran Declaration, Maritime Group Says

Maritime Policy

IMO Council Reaffirms Freedom of Navigation, Condemns Attacks on Commercial Shipping

Maritime Weather

NOAA Warns El Niño Could Rank Among Strongest on Record, Raising Shipping Concerns

Hellenic News Articles

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders eye W10tr profit on LNG boom

U.S. Ag Trade

Brazil soybean crush to hit record high on rising biodiesel demand: USDA

Port of Rotterdam

Maiden call of the CMA CGM Notre Dame in Rotterdam

Port Technology

NatPower Marine acquires Aqua superPower to accelerate the global electrification of ports and marinas

U.S. Port News

Port Of Los Angeles Strengthens Partnership With Shenzhen Port Group And Yantian International Container Terminals

Port of Long Beach Honored for Intermodal Innovation

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U.S. Shipbuilding

U.S. Coast Guard Issues RFP for Next-Generation Light Icebreaking Cutters

Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz War-Risk Cover Climbs as Shipowners Pull Back

Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz at Near Standstill as Attacks Strain MoU

U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. Escalates Strikes on Iran After Attacks on Commercial Ships

Maritime Companies

Maersk Expands Red Sea Return With MECL Service Through Suez Canal

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Collaborations

Japan, U.S. Seek K-Shipbuilding Collaboration

South Korean Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Industries Tops $10 Billion In Orders

DNV Korea chief says shipbuilding pivots to decarbonization, AX, industrial strategy

Global Ports

Hapag-Lloyd uses shore power in the Port of Hamburg

HIP Sets New Monthly Records for RoRo and Container Throughput

Draft project decision for the Left bank Container Cluster approved

Malaysia’s ports see higher cargo volumes despite West Asia tensions

Maritime Incidents

Maritime piracy incidents fall to lowest since 1992, but risk remains

Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz: IMO Secretary-General updates IMO Council on evacuation plan, insurance costs and impacts on seafarers

Strait of Hormuz oil traffic steady after attacks as IMO urges caution