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MARITIME NEWS 9-15-26

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U.S. Port News

Port of Los Angeles Cargo Operations Disrupted After Containers Go Overboard

U.S. Shipbuilding

Master Boat Builders Wins First Navy Prime Contract for Landing Craft

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Awards $173.7 Million for New Polar Cutter Berths in Seattle

Green Shipping

The Return of Sail Power: Cargo Ships Are Turning Back to the Wind

WindWings Eyed for Next-Generation HD Hyundai LNG Carrier

Maritime Companies

Maersk Keeps Defying Bearish Expectations as Shares Soar

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Wins 6-Ship Order Deal

U.S. Ag Trade

U.S. Wheat Price Outlook Strengthens Amid Higher Global Supplies

Port Technology

Kempower and EVlution Charge advance port terminal electrification in Canada at Global Container Terminals in Port of Vancouver

Global Ports

ABP invests to boost container handling safety

Strait of Hormuz

Crude tanker rates hit new highs as Hormuz risk escalates

Maritime Cargo

One in ten inspected cargo units found with safety deficiencies

Decarbonization

ZERO44 brings carbon insetting and regulatory compliance together in industry-first solution

Green Shipping

KR, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, BAR Technologies and Liberian Registry Join Forces on Wind-Assisted LNG Carrier

MARITIME NEWS 9-14-26

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Strait of Hormuz

Ports Giant DP World Redraws Hormuz Logistics With Truck Bet

Crew Of Vessel Attacked In Hormuz Strait Evacuated

U.S. Port News

Port of Los Angeles Caps Record Summer as U.S. Import Strength Holds Up

U.S.-Iran Conflict

US Limits Air Defense Time Slots For Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz

U.S. Rejects Iran’s Mine Claim as Hormuz Shipping Threat Remains Severe

Panama Canal

Swedish Club Warns Cape Horn Is No Simple Panama Canal Alternative

Red Sea Attacks

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Accelerate Return to Suez Despite Red Sea Risks

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai advances shipbuilding initiatives at Gastech 2026
South Korea forms shipbuilding-shipping council to boost domestic equipment use
Lloyd’s Register, HHI and KSOE to advance hybrid electric LNG carrier design

U.S. Ag Trade

US soybean group expands sustainability efforts as global demand evolves
Corn futures rise after USDA cuts harvest outlook
USDA Trims US Corn Outlook, Lifts Global Wheat Stocks in September Report
Soybean futures rise as U.S.-China meeting approaches

Decarbonizationg

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Showcases at Hong Kong Green Week and ReThink HK, Sharing Practices in Low-Carbon Development and Nature-Based Governance

Global Ports

Port of Duqm handles 4,600 vehicles from COSCO RO-RO vessel for GCC markets
Bintulu Port officially transitions from Federal port to state port

U.S. Tariffs

Taking Stock: Gains and Losses after Liberation Day Tariffs

Maritime Technologies

DNV and HD KSOE to collaborate on assurance frameworks for Software Defined Vessel technologies

MARITIME NEWS 9-11-26

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U.S. Port News

Strong Imports Push Port of Long Beach to Busiest August on Record

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data

U.S. Maritime

‘Merchant Mariners Delivered’: Remembering the 9/11 Boatlift 25 Years Later

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard’s New Digital Mariner Credentialing Platform Set to Go Live

Strait of Hormuz

U.S.-Facilitated Hormuz Transits Help Lift Gulf Crude Exports Above 10 Million Bpd

Decarbonization

IMO Urged to Give Shipping Clear Investment Signal on Net Zero Pathway

Maritime Safety

World Shipping Council Calls for IMO Action on Lithium Battery Cargo Safety Gap

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Decarbonization

Fresh momentum for Net-Zero Framework gains
Getting to Zero Coalition calls on IMO Member States to secure an investable Net-Zero Framework

South Korean Shipbuilding

Asyad Shipping awards $104mln contract to Korean shipbuilder
Strikes Threaten Korea’s Shipbuilding and Steel Boom
Hyundai Heavy to invest 834 bln won in new power-engine facility

U.S. Port News

Long Beach Reports Best August on Record

Global Ports

Essar Ports participated at the India Infrastructure Forum 2026
Study Identifies Viable Development Pathways for Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct

Global Trade

How port call activity can reveal a changing trade route
Shipping capacity is returning to Red Sea while rates from China to Jeddah and Khor al Fakkan break Covid-19 records

MARITIME NEWS 9-10-26

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U.S. Port News

Bluecore Advances Floating Nuclear Power Project at Port of Long Beach

Maritime Incidents

Shipyard Fire Kills 25 Aboard Bulk Carrier in China

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Houthi Seizure of Mocha Opens New Front in Iran-U.S. War

Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz Shipping Traffic in Single Digits, Data Shows

Maritime Companies

FMC Judge Rejects Peloton’s $33.7 Million Demurrage Claim Against Flexport

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Green Fuels

WinGD dual-fuel technology gives Polaris Shipping flexibility across methanol and ethanol

U.S. Port News

Port Of Los Angeles Posts Best Three-Month Cargo Stretch In Its History
‘Port Partners’ Further Connects Business to Opportunity

South Korean Shipbuilding

Strikes Threaten Korea’s Shipbuilding and Steel Boom
Asyad Shipping awards $104mln contract to Korean shipbuilder
Korean Marine Equipment Eyes European Shipyards

Global Ports

ATI And DP World Commission Six New Hybrid Cranes At Manila South Harbour
Aqaba port eyes capacity expansion as transit trade grows
Asian port congestion deepens as volumes surge, pushing freight rates higher
Busan And Liverpool Deepen Port City Ties
DP World Joins AmCham Brazil as it Expands Ports and Logistics Operations

Maritime Technology

PIONEERS concludes with a look to the future
Maritime transformation at the core of Europort 2027
Optimarin Guardian receives DNV Type Approval
DNV and Fassmer to cooperate on autonomous naval vessels

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Restrictions Are Landing on an Already Broken Chokepoint Map

Maritime Protection

IBIA Condemns Attacks on Commercial Shipping and Calls for Greater Protection of Seafarers

MARITIME NEWS 9-9-26

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U.S. Trade

U.S. Container Imports Defy Expectations as Peak Season Stretches Into September

U.S. Shipbuilding

Hanwha Eyes Bigger U.S. Navy Role at Philadelphia Shipyard

Chinese Trade

China’s First Arctic Container Service Reaches Europe

Global Trade

Shipping Nations Sound Alarm Over Threats to Freedom of Navigation

U.S. Trade

U.S. Container Imports Defy Expectations as Peak Season Stretches Into September

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders to showcase future technologies at Gastech

U.S. Ag Trade

Corn futures decline ahead of USDA supply report on Friday

Global Ports

Ho Chi Minh City seeks to make seaports new growth driver
Nigeria, APM Terminals advance Badagry port plan to boost West Africa trade

Suez Canal

Port congestion in Asia pushes carriers back to Suez as peak season splits across trade corridors

Maritime Technologies

Smarter and safer navigation: new buoy begins operating near the Port of Klaipėda

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Kuwait preparing for long US-Iran disruption, plans to buy more ships

Strait of Hormuz

Six months into Hormuz blockade, Qatar and UAE test ways to keep LNG moving

MARITIME NEWS 9-8-26

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Maritime Companies

MSC Shipmanagement Fined $1.75 Million Over Illegal Oily Waste Discharges

MSC Samsung Hits CMA CGM With $186 Million Shipping Complaint

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Adds 16 Maritime Training Centers Amid Shipbuilding Push

U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. Destroys Five More IRGC Tankers After Iran Targets Navy Warship

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Global Shipbuilding

Vietnam’s shipbuilding industry will make its debut at the Hamburg International Maritime Fair 2026

Japanese Shipbuilding

Japan Allocates 1.8 Trillion Won in Subsidies to Revive Shipbuilding Industry

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders to showcase future technologies at Gastech

Panama Canal

Panama Canal postpones implementation of lower draft limits on Gatun Lake levels, weather projections
Ilya Espino de Marotta Takes Office as Administrator of the Panama Canal

Global Trade

China-Egypt maritime trade girded by port ties

Global Ports

Hamad Port maintains its key role in supporting Qatar’s food security
The commitment of the Port of Bilbao to a new port energy model, shortlisted for the IAPH2026 Sustainability Awards
Freeport East pushes Green Freight Corridor with backing for electric truck hub at Port of Felixstowe
Europe’s busiest ports ranked: Which move the most goods?
Smarter and safer navigation: new buoy begins operating near the Port of Klaipėda

Suez Canal

Suez Canal Authority explores maritime services, training cooperation with 10 SADC states
Port congestion in Asia pushes carriers back to Suez as peak season splits across trade corridors

South Korean Ports

South Korea moves to merge four port authorities into single corporation

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Iran warns of maritime exclusion zone, strikes on U.S. Gulf energy assets

Global Shipbuilding

DNV and GRSE sign advanced shipbuilding MoU

Maritime Technology

Inmarsat Nexuswave Earns Bureau Veritas Cyber Security Type Approval, Advancing Secure Multi-Network Connectivity For The Digital Vessel

MARITIME NEWS 9-7-26

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U.S.-Iran Conflict

US Energy Chief Says Navy To Defend Hormuz Until Iran Backs Down

Hormuz Traffic Dips To Lowest Since May After US, Iranian Strikes On Ships

Pacific Tensions

China Mounts Fresh Campaign To Encircle Taiwan With Patrols

Panama Canal

New Panama Canal Chief Takes Office With Water, Expansion Projects in Focus

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Global Shipbuilding

SAFEEN Drydocks Expands Ship Repair Capacity with UAE’s Largest Floating Dock

South Korean Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding rebound drives job rush at Korea’s primes, partners lag
Korea’s Big 3 shipbuilders on track to meet annual targets as merchant vessel orders surpass goals

Chinese Ports

China faces prolonged port congestions amid typhoons, Mideast war

Global Ports

Port of Antwerp-Bruges strengthens trade relations with India during visit by Prime Minister De Wever
Hai Phong Builds Modern Port System To Support National Aspirations

Maritime Technology

Fujian’s digital trade platform enhances integration of ports, shipping, and trade

Global Trade

China-Egypt maritime trade girded by port ties
Drewry: World Container Index Up 5% Last Week
Container Report – Week 36

Green Shipping

ClassNK Grants Approval in Principle to OceanWings’ RF and RT Wingsail Designs

Maritime Technology

SMM 2026: Security becomes the dominant issue for the maritime industry

Green Fuels

Flexibility defines shipping’s fuel future

Maritime Companies

Cosco readies for growth as efficient, reliable, end-to-end logistics provider in Southeast Asia

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Postpones Neopanamax Draft Adjustment
Panama Canal postpones implementation of lower draft limits on Gatun Lake levels, weather projections

MARITIME NEWS 9-4-26

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U.S. Port News

Port of Oakland Advances $642 Million Harbor Widening Project for Larger Ships

Global Shipbuilding

Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Surge in August as LNG Drives Strongest Month Since 2024

Green Shipping

‘Pink Corridor’ Project to Study Nuclear-Powered Container Route Across Atlantic

Strait of Hormuz

Gulf Shipping Traffic Via Hormuz Keeps Below 10-day Average, Data Shows

Decarbonization

IMO Net-Zero Framework Holds Ground After Latest Round of Climate Talks

U.S. Maritime

Coast Guard Key Bridge Inquiry Finds U.S. Ports Facing Growing Risks from Larger Ships

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Scraps Planned October Draft Cut—for Now

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Global Shipbuilding

Deltamarin’s new 40,000 dwt MR1 tanker design receives Approval in Principle from Bureau Veritas

South Korean Shipbuilding

Hanwha joins Korea LNG expansion as AI power demand surges and SE Asia shifts

Global Ports

Qatar ports record strong growth in bulk cargo, livestock handling in August
Hutchison Ports BEST increases its operational capacity with two new, bigger quay cranes to support its customers’ growth in Barcelona

Chinese Ports

Wah Kwong NatPower and Jiangsu Port Group to develop inland vessel electrification network

Maritime Technology

Techcross Renews ‘Smart Platform’ to Enhance AI-Powered Vessel Management

MARITIME NEWS 9-3-26

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Green Shipping

‘Pink Corridor’ Project to Study Nuclear-Powered Container Route Across Atlantic

Global Shipbuilding

Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Surge in August as LNG Drives Strongest Month Since 2024

U.S.-Iran Conflict

War Risk Claims Top $2 Billion as Shipping Attacks Spread Beyond Hormuz

Global Trade

Container Spot Rates Hold Steady as Transpacific Gains Offset Asia-Europe Declines

Global Containership Fleet Set to Hit Record 34 Million TEU

Strait of Hormuz

Japan’s Mitsui OSK Sees Risk to Hormuz Shipping Through Year-End

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Global Shipbuilding

Damen unveils Container Feeder (CFe) 1100

South Korean Shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean secures 2 trillion won with Yang Ming LNG ship orders
South Korea boosts marine capital with shipbuilding aid, fleet cuts, Arctic push

Global Ports

Record port congestion exposes maritime’s collaboration problem, says PortXchange
Port of Kristiansand has joined the Portchain Connect Network

Chinese Ports

Saudel makes third landfall in China; port disruption risks high

MARITIME NEWS 9-2-26

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Maritime Companies

Hornbeck and Helix Complete Merger, Creating Offshore Services Giant

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Lawmakers Push Tax Break for Merchant Mariners Working Overseas

Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Oil Exports Dive as Tankers at Risk From Hormuz to Red Sea

Two Seafarers Killed in Strait of Hormuz Tanker Attack

Green Shipping

Maersk to Test Rotor Sail on Containership in Industry First

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Maritime Technology

Deltamarin takes a leap in ship concept design with hydrodynamic optimization
Lloyd’s Register launches RouteFlex to provide unprecedented stowage flexibility for container operators

Global Shipbuilding

Deltamarin Ltd. and Offshoretronic S.L. unveil groundbreaking new jackup monopile and wind turbine installation vessels at SMM 2026
Global Ship Orders More Than Double as Newbuilding Prices Surge

U.S. Port News

Georgia Ports generates $181 billion in economic impact annually, supports 605,000 jobs

Global Ports

Port Otago in New Zealand invests in 10 hybrid straddle carriers and fleet management technology from Konecranes
Adani Ports handled cargo volumes jump 19% YoY in Aug’26
Repsol debuts bunker supply at Port of Chancay

Green Shipping

Anemoi Marine Technologies and Maersk to deliver world first as rotor sails set for container shipping

MARITIME NEWS 9-1-26

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U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. Strikes Iran as Tanker Attacks Raise Stakes in Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz

INTERTANKO: Hormuz Mine Clearance ‘Not Sufficient’ to Restore Normal Shipping

Chinese Maritime

Chinese Shipper COSCO Collects Intel for Beijing With Concealed Equipment

Panama Canal

El Niño Strengthens, Raising New Concerns for Panama Canal

Maritime Companies

Pasha Group Appoints Shipping Veteran Ray Fitzgerald as President and COO

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Hormuz shutdown reroutes Saudi crude, and Korean yards are booking the ships that carry it

Maritime Technologies

New Inmarsat Maritime Safety Data Hub Insights Combine GMDSS Distress And Weather Data To Provide Unique Insight Into Maritime Risk
ShipIn Systems becomes maritime technology’s first Public Benefit Corporation
Evergreen Line eBLs reach more trade participants through WiseTech Global’s Bolero Galileo platform

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Hit Nearly 3-Year High

U.S. Maritime

US Logistics Sector Slows for 2nd Straight Month in August

Decarbonization

Positioning Deendayal Port for maritime decarbonization
Onboard carbon capture offers a practical CO2 emissions reduction pathway for shipping’s global fleet

Green Fuels

Uniper targets e-methanol supply by 2031

U.S. Port News

Port of Long Beach Champions Cargo Security at Summit

Global Ports

Construction of new deep-sea port in Georgia accelerates

Green Shipping

First Full-Scale Tests of 175DF Methanol Engine Successfully Started

Maritime Training

4,000 cadets, ratings and trainees join Sailors’ Society Wellness at Sea Conference for the Indian Subcontinent

MARITIME NEWS 8-31-26

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U.S.-Iran Conflict

Tanker Incident Involving Military Forces Reported Off Oman Amid U.S.-Iran Escalation

U.S. Port News

California Sues Trump Administration Over $120 Million Offshore Wind Buyout

U.S. Maritime

MARAD Says No Other Suitable Ship Available for Classified Empire State VII Mission

Maritime Incidents

Turkish-Somali Forces Free Hijacked Cargo Ship Off Somalia

Strait of Hormuz

Vessels Crossing Strait Of Hormuz Drop To 5 Per Day

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Loosens Neopanamax Booking Rules as Capacity Tightens

Panama Canal Congestion Drives Gas Tankers To Unusual Routes

Hellenic News Articles

Chinese Shipbuilding

Chinese Industry Close-up: What fuels China’s shipbuilding boom as order bookings stretch well into 2030?

Maritime Technology

Cumulative Production of UE Engines Reaches 5,000 Units　～Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) Enters the Next Stage of Growth

South Korean Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Industries Lands Two-Ship Order

Global Ports

Port throughput in Hai Phong exceeds eight-month target
Contecon Manzanillo opens the port to ultra large container ships

Chinese Ports

Shanghai Clears 55 Million TEU As The World Top Container Ports 2026 Ranking Is Published

Strait of Hormuz

What if the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen this year?

Decarbonization

WinGD shows payback on retrofit pathways to net-zero in latest Fuel Economics Report