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U.S.-China Tensions

Peru Court Hands Washington a Win in Fight Over Chinese-Owned Chancay Port

Court Upholds Peru Control of Chinese Port in Win for Washington

U.S. Collaborations

U.S. Locks in Final Six Arctic Security Cutters as Bollinger Reveals First Ship Already Under Construction

Strait of Hormuz

US Sees 10 Million Barrels Via Hormuz Sapping Iran Oil Leverage

Global Trade

Global Container Spot Rates Jump 9% as Transpacific, Asia-Europe Trades Tighten

U.S. Shipbuilding

Saronic Launches 52-Foot ‘Mirage’ Autonomous Vessel as Production Ramps Up

U.S. Maritime

Fewer Forms, Less Data: MARAD Simplifies Citizenship Filings for Vessel Owners

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Chinese Shipbuilding

China delivers two 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers in high-end shipbuilding milestone

South Korea Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering To Build FSRU

HD KSOE wins $570.7 mil. in orders to build LNG carrier, floating LNG terminal

Samsung Heavy Industries Partners With Kuok Group

Samsung Heavy Wins Two Tanker Orders

HJ Shipbuilding expands Korea capacity with Gunsan yard to win large-ship orders

U.S. Ag Trade

US spring planting acreage is in focus

Green Shipping

Bureau Veritas signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Shenzhen Port Group to accelerate Green Corridor development

Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz traffic gradually accelerates, easing high shipping costs

Maritime Companies

A.P. Moller Holding announces the acquisition of Ocean Yield from KKR

U.S. Maritime

Navigistics Consulting Releases ‘Jones Act 2026 Waiver After Action Report’

Maritime Technology

TMC to supply compressors to ten MR tankers

Posidonia 2026 signals a tipping point for AI and cloud adoption in shipping, says Fleetwork

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Great Lakes Takes Delivery of First U.S.-Flagged Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel

U.S. Maritime

Report Challenges National Security Case for Extended Jones Act Waiver

Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz Disruption to Stall 2026 LNG Trade, Demand to Rise by 2050

Iran Ratchets Up Talk of Controlling Hormuz Before New Talks

UN Warns Hormuz Crisis Will Leave Lasting Economic Scars Despite Shipping Recovery

Hormuz Traffic Climbs as Supertankers Sail Into Persian Gulf

U.S. Trade

US Retailers Frontload China Orders for Holiday Season, Shipping Firms Say

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U.S. Port News

Port, State Officials Laud Progress on $383 Million Investment

South Korean Shipbuilding

J Ocean Heavy inks LOI to build four 114,000t tankers in South Korea

South Korea tempers shipbuilding expansion as China accelerates state-backed boom

Global Ports

AD Ports Group and IRH Global Trading Sign MoU to Advance ‎Bunkering and Alternative Marine Fuels at Khalifa Port

Mediterranean Shipping Company to invest $1.4 bn in Adani’s Vizhinjam port

Global Trade

Four routes and a reprieve: How El Niño 2026 could reshape global shipping operations

Green Shipping

NAPA and Samsung Heavy Industries partner to advance fuel-efficient ship design and operations

Decarbonization

ClassNK adds world’s first notation to visualize GHG emissions from ship construction- Supporting Scope 3 Emissions Disclosure for shipowners and cargo owners

Chinese shipping firms sign agreement to decarbonize dry bulk shipping

Maritime Technology

VPS Expands Global Laboratory Network with New State-of-the-Art Testing Facility in Shanghai, China

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Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz: Mines and Dual Transit Regime Complicate Return to Normal

Hormuz Traffic Slowly Picking Up as Oil and LNG Tankers Resume Transits

Iran Says Hormuz Has Been Closed But Sends Team For Swiss Talks

Ships Told They Can Use South Hormuz Route With Signals On

US Forces Monitoring Strait Of Hormuz To Ensure It Stays Open

Maritime Incidents

Drone Attack On Panama-Flagged Ship In Black Sea Kills 1, Injures 2

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Develops Shipbuilding Robots with Nvidia

S&SYS sheds Samsung label, wins Hanwha Ocean LNG orders, challenges European dominance

U.S. Collaborations

Korea-U.S. Strategic Fund Spurs SMR, LNG Investments

Maritime Technology

From orphaned calves to smart technology: HIP advances ‘Save Ali Pancha’

Panama Canal

Panama Canal conducts dry chamber maintenance to strengthen the safe and efficient operation of the Gatun Locks

Global Ports

Contract awarded for Pilbara Ports Zone 5 Bypass Channel

Technology sets pace for port transformation in South Asia

AD Ports Group Launches Integrated Logistics Services ‎Between Khalifa Port and Umm Qasr Port to Strengthen ‎Regional Trade Connectivity

Chinese Ports

Tianjin Port’s green solutions go global

Green Fuels

Low-GHG methane’s role in keeping LNG-capable ships compliant

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Global Shipbuilding

Germany Ditches Delayed Frigate Program in Major Blow to Rheinmetall

Strait of Hormuz

UK Minehunting Force Arrives in Middle East as Multinational Hormuz Mission Takes Shape

More Stranded Oil Tankers Exit Hormuz, Adding to Global Supply

IMO Tells Ships to Stay Put, Await Instructions as Hormuz Evacuation Begins

Marine Insurers Back Hormuz Peace Deal as Trump Says Iran Seeking ‘No Tolls’

Global Shipping

Allianz: The Age of Predictable Shipping Is Over

Maritime Incidents

Containership Fire Breaks Out Every 17 Days as Misdeclared Cargo Remains Major Threat

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South Korean Shipbuilding

GTT receives an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of three new LNG Carriers

Maritime Technology

MODEC to Deliver SOFEC® Internal Turret Mooring System for Coral Norte FLNG

AD Ports Group Launches AI-Powered Intelligence Headquarters IHQ, Marking 20 Years of Digital Innovation

U.S. Port News

BEATRICE HSU JOINS THE LOS ANGELES HARBOR COMMISSION

Maritime Companies

AD Ports Group Increases Ownership in Global Feeder Shipping to 81% by Acquiring an Additional 30% Stake

Strait of Hormuz

War cover available for Hormuz trades but transit challenges remain: insurers

Strait of Hormuz tensions highlight need to put seafarer welfare at the centre of contingency planning, says AVS Global Ship Supply

Green Fuels

Navigating the clean fuel transition in complex shipping markets

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U.S. Maritime

Coast Guard Taps Commercial Supply Vessel to Keep Cutters on Station Longer

Global Maritime

Shipping’s Aging Global Fleet Is Raising Safety Risks

Strait of Hormuz

IMO Estimates There Are 80 Mines in Hormuz’s Shipping Lanes

Iran Reasserts Its Right to Control Shipping in Strait of Hormuz After Ship Hit Near Oman

Oman Tells Allies Ships Going Through Hormuz May Have to Pay

Traffic Through Strait of Hormuz Slows After Attack on Ship

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Global Collaborations

India’s shipbuilding ambitions can set sail with Korea

Global Ports

Karaikal Port handles 12.43 million tonnes of cargo in 2025-26

Port of Rotterdam

Agreement for development of 38 hectares for Rotterdam Food Hub

Maritime Technology

Optimizing steel coil loading to unlock vessel potential

New global study warns maritime workforce is not keeping pace with digital change 

ABB to acquire Høglund to expand marine automation offering

Global Trade

Xeneta Weekly Ocean Container Shipping Market Update

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Maritime Regulations

Shipping’s Arctic Black Carbon Problem is Growing Faster Than Regulators Can Respond

Strait of Hormuz

Frontline Sees Strongest Quarter in Two Decades as Hormuz Crisis Reshapes Tanker Trade

Iran’s Expanding Hormuz Control Deepens Crisis for 20,000 Stranded Seafarers

Green Shipping

HD Hyundai Moves Deeper Into Nuclear With TerraPower Reactor Supply Pact

U.S.-Iran War

U.S. and Iran Still Deadlocked on Key Issues Despite Signs of Diplomatic Progress

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Chinese Shipbuilding

China delivers a 115,000 DWT tanker ahead of schedule

South Korean Shipbuilding

GTT receives an order from Hanwha Ocean for the tank design of a new LNG Carrier

Maritime Technology

AD Ports Group and e& Deliver AI-Ready Terrestrial Digital Backbone Across Logistics Infrastructure

Maritime Companies

AD Ports Group Establishes Consolidated Multimodal Inland Logistics Network to Strengthen UAE Industrial Supply Chains

Global Ports

Morocco accelerates port expansion drive in push for global logistics dominance

Caofeidian Port enters new phase for ore carriers