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Maritime Incidents

GPS Interference Off California Offers Warning for Global Shipping

Armed Boarders Damage Merchant Ship Off Yemen as Second Vessel Reports Suspicious Approach

Decarbonization

The State of Onboard Carbon Capture At Sea in 2026

Lawmakers Reintroduce $10 Billion Bill to Advance Clean Shipping in the U.S.

U.S. Maritime

House Republican Leaders Urge Trump to Let Jones Act Waivers Expire as Scheduled in August

Maritime Companies

CMA CGM to Buy FedEx Supply Chain for $1.4 Billion, Expanding North American Logistics Business

Strait of Hormuz

US and Iran Enter Technical Talks to Secure Peace Deal, Shipping Restart

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Global Shipbuilding

Fincantieri signs a Memorandum of Understanding in Albania for shipbuilding training

Setting up many domestic shipyards is urgent; India needs to attract potential Asian investors

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Remain Near 4-Month Lows

Wheat Futures Gain on USDA Data

Global Ports

Incheon, Shandong Ports Deepen Logistics Ties

Chinese Ports

China home to eight of world’s top 10 ports by cargo throughput

Maritime Training

ABS Launches Eagle CRoute to Improve Containership Loading Flexibility

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Strait of Hormuz

US Carries Out Fresh Strikes Against Iran After Tanker Struck In Hormuz, Escalating Hostilities

Hormuz Oil Transits Continue Though Attacks Make Owners Wary

Global Shipbuilding

UK Scraps Plans To Replace Destroyers With Focus On Drone Warships

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump Administration Secures Duke Energy Exit From Carolina Offshore Wind Lease in Latest Buyout Deal

U.S. Maritime

Chinese Asphalt Tanker Makes Second U.S. Coastwise Voyage Under Jones Act Waiver

Maritime Companies

Maersk Raises 2026 Earnings Outlook as Container Market Strength Continues

U.S. Port News

South Carolina Ports to Pause Leatherman Terminal Operations as Trade Headwinds Mount

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U.S. Collaborations

Korea Exim Bank Backs U.S. Shipbuilding Push

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding Localizes LNG Ship Equipment

Gunsan Shipyard Resumes Complete Shipbuilding

Jeio Heavy buys Gunsan shipyard to revive South Korea shipbuilding hub

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Hold At Lowest since February

Corn Trades Near 8-Month Lows

US 2026 corn crop off to good start as farmers weigh fertilizer costs, diesel prices

Wheat Futures Hit Over 2-Month Low

Global Ports

Kalmar and Port of Helsingborg strengthen collaboration with frame agreement for electric reachstacker procurement

AD Ports Group and Emirates Global Aluminium Expand ‎Long-Term Partnership Through New AED 84 Million ‎Infrastructure Development at Khalifa Port

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Global Ports

Pakistan’s KGTL Port Plans Up to $100 million More Investment After Iran War Cargo Surge

U.S. Collaborations

Construction Starts on First Arctic Security Cutter in Finland, Marking Major Expansion of U.S. Icebreaking Fleet

Global Shipbuilding

Fortescue, CMB.TECH Sign Deal for Up to 12 Ammonia-Capable Bulk Carriers

Global Trade

Geopolitical Instability Remains Shipping’s Top Concern for Fourth Straight Year

Strait of Hormuz

First Ships Return to Hormuz’s Central Corridor Since War Began

IMO Launches Evacuation of 11,000 Seafarers Still Trapped in Persian Gulf

Hormuz Traffic Picks Up as More Tankers Broadcast Crossings

Who Will Govern Hormuz? Iran and Oman Begin Talks on Future Navigation and Maritime Services

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Global Shipbuilding

CIMC Raffles Signs Shipbuilding Contract for Next-Generation Deepwater Offshore Installation Vessel

Dorian LPG Ltd. Announces VLGC Newbuilding Contract, Forward Chartering Estimates and Memorandums of Agreement to Sell Three VLGCs

Global Ports

Kuwait Ports Authority unveils tender programme for FY2026-27

Ports of Rotterdam

Parliamentary letter: Maasvlakte II ruled out as a location for new nuclear power plants

Global Trade

New ICS Maritime Barometer Report reveals geopolitical instability as defining force shaping global shipping

Strait of Hormuz

Shipping stalls in Strait of Hormuz after Iran declares key waterway closed again

Full support from Danish Shipping for Danish contribution to international military operation in Hormuz

Maritime Technology

BusinessCode Showcases Process and Digitalization Expertise at GITEX EUROPE 2026 in Berlin

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Global Trade

Global Shipping Needs 114,000 More Officers by 2030, New Report Warns

Strait of Hormuz

Ship Attack Off Oman Derails IMO’s Hormuz Evacuation Effort

Ship Hit Off Oman After IRGC Renewed Hormuz Transit Warnings

Maritime Conditions

Day of the Seafarer 2026: The Human Cost of Keeping World Trade Moving

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U.S. Collaborations

Korea and US launch council to drive $150b shipbuilding investment

Port of Rotterdam

Agreement for development of 38 hectares for Rotterdam Food Hub

The Port Authority responds to Advocates for the Future

Global Ports

New cooperation agreement between Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, Port of Antwerp-Bruges International and APEC focuses on knowledge exchange and resilience

Global Trade

Day of the Seafarer: Carrying World Trade, Carrying the Risks

25 June – Day of the Seafarer: Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks

Green Shipping

New EU project to cut emissions and fuel costs through wind propulsion in shipping

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U.S.-Iran War

US Says Its Blockade Against Iran Has Redirected 100 Vessels

Strait of Hormuz

BOEM LNG Tanker Exits Hormuz For India For First Time Since War Began

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Chinese Shipbuilding

China secures over 90% of global new VLCC orders: report

Strait of Hormuz

Trump Says Hormuz Will Open: A Deal Takes Shape as Iran Expands the PGSA

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybean futures rise on short covering ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Global Ports

Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited successfully executes Double‑Banking Operation

Why London Gateway Works for Global Trade’s Mega Container Ships

Port of Pasaia installs shore power system

Eroding connections expose Canada’s ports, shippers: central bank

Panama Canal

Panama Canal plans for water shortages as US NOAA forecasts 98% chance of El Niño

Port of Rotterdam

Report: MAGPIE project demonstrates that safe ammonia bunkering in ports is possible

Port Technologies

Autonomous vehicles are on their way

Maritime Companies

CMA CGM to operate two Syrian dry ports under new deal

Maritime Deals

BIMCO and Panama Maritime Chamber sign MoU

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Panama Canal

First Woman to Lead Panama Canal Named as Waterway Faces Rising Global Pressure

Panama Canal Near Capacity as Hormuz Crisis Drives Surge in U.S. Energy Exports

Strait of Hormuz

Iran and Oman Discuss Hormuz Toll Regime as Rubio Warns ‘It Can’t Happen’

Maritime Regulations

IMO Adopts First-Ever Global Rules for Autonomous Ships

Global Trade

Drewry: Container Spot Rates Continue Climb as Early Peak Season Gains Momentum

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding secures six VLAC orders worth 1.08 trillion won

Global Shipbuilding

GTT selected for the tank design of industry-first three-tank large-scale LNG Carriers

Strategic Marine scores “Threepeat” order from Mainprize Offshore with order for largest Supa Swath vessels to date

Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Hormuz authority claims control of waters south of UAE port

Strait of Hormuz transits increase slightly as Iran, US negotiations continue

U.S. Port News

GPA’s Gainesville Inland Port open for business

Global Ports

State-owned ports see significant growth in Q1

Fujairah Terminals Signs Strategic Land Lease Agreements with Fujairah International Airport, Fujairah Free Zone Authority and Al Dahra Agriculture Trading

Maritime Development

PSA India Showcases PSA Mumbai’s DFC Connectivity and Signs MOU with CONCOR for Strategic Collaboration

Port of Rotterdam

LAUNCH2 gets underway: Alliance To Accelerate Hydrogen Innovation

Panama Canal

Strait of Hormuz disruption helps drive 8% rise in Panama Canal transits

Global Trade

CMA CGM Strengthens Vietnam-U.S. West Coast Network with Mekong Transpacific Express

Maritime Technology

SRC Group and Energy Transfer Partner to Deliver Cost-Efficient Marine Heat Pump Solutions

Bureau Veritas showcases next-generation remote inspection at Posidonia with launch of Athens survey center

Green Shipping

WinGD Validates Further Progress in Ammonia Engine Development with Latest FAT