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MARITIME NEWS 2-5-26

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U.S. Naval Ships

Photos: U.S. Navy’s Next Supercarrier Completes First Sea Trials, Clearing Major Ford-Class Hurdle

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Still Short on People and Ships Despite $25 Billion Funding Surge

Panama Canal

China Tells State Firms to Freeze Panama Projects After Canal Ports Ruling

Global Trade

Container Rates Slide for Fourth Week as Pre-Lunar New Year Surge Fizzles

Maritime Companies

Maersk Posts Q4 Ocean Loss as Red Sea Reopening Tests Cost Discipline

Maersk Cuts Jobs, Sees Drop in Earnings as Red Sea Reopens

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Chinese Shipbuilding

China’s three key shipbuilding indicators lead world in 2025

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders win orders as early deliveries outpace China amid rate slump
GTT and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries partner to advance VLEC design and energy performance

Port of Rotterdam

Maritime shipping bunkered six times more bio-LNG in the Port of Rotterdam in 2025 compared to the previous year

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Publishes Prequalification Documents for Port Initiatives and Energy Pipeline
Panama Canal Sets Strict Pre-Qualification Bar for Terminal Bidders

Global Ports

AD Ports Group Signs 30-Year Agreement with Aqaba Development Corporation to Manage and Operate Aqaba Multipurpose Port in Jordan
The Port of Bilbao calls for tenders for technical assistance in drawing up the Master Plan for the project ‘Getxo/Bilbao Sustainable Port-City: An Integrated Approach 2030+’

U.S. Port News

Port Advances Capacity to Handle Big Ships with Addition of Ultra Large Container Vessel Berth

Maritime Companies

Maersk delivered a strong 2025 with progress across the business

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U.S. Port News

Port of Virginia Expands Ultra-Large Containership Capacity at Norfolk

U.S. Naval Ships

USS John F. Kennedy Carrier Begins First Sea Trials After Years of Delays

Red Sea Trade

Shipping Firms Face Tough 2026 as Reopening of Red Sea Looms

Global Trade

India Launches Bharat Container Shipping Line in Bid to Build Global Maritime Muscle

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Korea Investment sees Samsung Heavy secure U.S. growth and set up re-rating

Green Fuels

Barcelona team turns wastewater and CO₂ into zeroemission marine fuel

Panama Canal

CK Hutchison Will Pursue Arbitration To Safeguard Rights After Panama Ruling

Global Ports

Nautical annual figures 2025: The Harbour Master focused on resilience and speed limits around the Erasmusbrug

Suez Canal

Suez Canal could recoup recent revenue losses within 3 years: International Marketing Board

Maritime Technology

Why maritime AI must earn trust before it earns scale

South Korean Shipping

South Korea shipping splits as HMM profits slide while Pan Ocean, Korea Line rise

MARITIME NEWS 2-3-26

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U.S. Port News

Port of Baltimore Sets Cargo Records in 2025 After Key Bridge Collapse

US Container Growth Vanishes With World Trade Flows ‘Moving On’

Green Shipping

Dual-Fuel Fleet Surges to 400 Ships as Alternative-Fuel Investment Defies Market Slowdown

U.S. Coast Guard

Seattle to Receive $323m to Expand US Icebreaker Base for Polar Security Cutters

Pacific Tensions

China Coast Guard Patrol Japan-Held Islands Almost Daily As Tensions Flare

U.S. Offshore Wind

Federal Courts Dismantle Trump’s National Security Case for Offshore Wind Suspension

Panama Canal

Implications of Panama Court Ruling to Quash CK Hutchison Port Concessions

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Chinese Shipbuilding

China’s shipbuilding sector maintains global lead in 2025

South Korean Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Industries resumes bonuses as profits surge on premium ship orders
Foreign workers needed, but at what cost? Korea debates ‘metropolitan visa’ plan

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat Retreats From 8-Week Highs

Global Ports

Paradip Port breaks monthly high, handles 14.44 million tonnes of cargo in January
The Port of Bilbao explores new market opportunities at the leading international fruit and vegetable trade fair in Berlin
HCM City approves $1.9-billion Cai Mep Ha Port project

Port Technology

Konecranes wins order for eight new-design hybrid Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers from Germany’s HHLA

Panama Canal

Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
Hong Kong ‘firmly rejects’ court ruling cancelling concession on operating Panama ports
Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

Decarbonization

Container Shipping Reaches 2-Year Peak Efficiency: How Vessel Size and Carrier Choice Shape Global Carbon Footprint

MARITIME NEWS 2-2-26

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U.S. Port News

Port of Baltimore Sets Cargo Records in 2025 After Key Bridge Collapse

US Container Growth Vanishes With World Trade Flows ‘Moving On’

Green Shipping

Dual-Fuel Fleet Surges to 400 Ships as Alternative-Fuel Investment Defies Market Slowdown

U.S. Coast Guard

Seattle to Receive $323m to Expand US Icebreaker Base for Polar Security Cutters

Pacific Tensions

China Coast Guard Patrol Japan-Held Islands Almost Daily As Tensions Flare

U.S. Offshore Wind

Federal Courts Dismantle Trump’s National Security Case for Offshore Wind Suspension

Panama Canal

Implications of Panama Court Ruling to Quash CK Hutchison Port Concessions

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Chinese Shipbuilding

China’s shipbuilding sector maintains global lead in 2025

South Korean Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Industries resumes bonuses as profits surge on premium ship orders
Foreign workers needed, but at what cost? Korea debates ‘metropolitan visa’ plan

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat Retreats From 8-Week Highs

Global Ports

Paradip Port breaks monthly high, handles 14.44 million tonnes of cargo in January
The Port of Bilbao explores new market opportunities at the leading international fruit and vegetable trade fair in Berlin
HCM City approves $1.9-billion Cai Mep Ha Port project

Port Technology

Konecranes wins order for eight new-design hybrid Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers from Germany’s HHLA

Panama Canal

Maersk to take over Panama Canal port operations from HK firm
Hong Kong ‘firmly rejects’ court ruling cancelling concession on operating Panama ports
Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says

Decarbonization

Container Shipping Reaches 2-Year Peak Efficiency: How Vessel Size and Carrier Choice Shape Global Carbon Footprint

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Panama Canal

Panama Canal Opens Bidding on Massive Pipeline and Port Projects as Court Ruling Upends Geopolitical Balance

Panama Court Ruling Jolts China’s Port Footprint at the Canal

Panama Court Hands Trump a Win on China’s Grip Over Canal Ports

U.S. Offshore Wind

Federal Work Halt and Tariffs Push Dominion’s Offshore Wind Project to $11.5B

U.S. Tariffs

Trump Threatens Tariffs On Nations Supplying Cuba With Oil

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding wins order for 2 LCO2 carriers from Japanese shipping company
Samsung Heavy Industries secures five-ship orders worth 1.27 trillion won

U.S. Shipbuilding

HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding Marks 140 Years of Service to the Nation

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Retreat from Mid-December Highs

Panama Canal

Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm’s canal port contracts
Panama Canal Publishes Prequalification Documents for Port Initiatives and Energy Pipeline

U.S. Port News

Port Of Los Angeles Appoints Christopher Chase To Director of Cargo Marketing Empty Heading

Global Ports

Renewed PERS certification for the Port of Melilla
Port of Antwerp-Bruges welcomes Windrose for European assembly and R&D of electric trucks

Global Shipbuilding

Wilson Sons launches tugboat to join a new series to meet demand from New Panamax ships

Green Shipping

Shipping’s nuclear horizon

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Down 5% Last Week

Maritime Technology

Maritime Technologies Forum Highlights Key Activities in its 2025 Annual Report

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Pacific Tensions

China Is Watching Australia ‘Very Closely’ on Darwin Port Issue

Taiwan Military Practices Repelling a Chinese Assault From the Sea

U.S. Offshore Wind

Legal Defeats Mount for Offshore Wind Suspension as Vineyard Wind Wins Court Battle

Maritime Incidents

Philippines Ferry Disaster Claims 29 Lives as Entire Fleet Grounded

U.S. Maritime

Laura DiBella Fast-Tracked to Top Federal Maritime Commission Role

FMC Slaps MSC With $22.67 Million Penalty Over Multi-Year Billing Violations

Global Trade

Container Shipping Rates Extend Three-Week Slide as Suez Uncertainty Weighs on Market

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Green Shipping

NuProShip II – Pioneering the future of sustainable Marine Propulsion with Nuclear reactors

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai chairman meets India’s Modi to deepen shipbuilding cooperation
HJ Shipbuilding profit surges as eco-friendly ships and defense orders lift sales
GTT receives an order from Hanwha Ocean for the tank design of two new LNG Carriers
Daehan Shipbuilding Secures 6 Out of 11 Global Suezmax Orders So Far This Year

Chinese Shipbuilding

Deltamarin signs design contract for Meriaura’s future-proof open deck carrier

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat Futures Jump to 8-Week High

Global Ports

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and PSA Singapore Form Strategic Joint Venture to Establish a Ro-Ro terminal in Singapore

Decarbonization

Valenciaport and the Port of Santos create a green corridor to decarbonise transatlantic trade

MARITIME NEWS 1-28-26

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Maritime Collaborations

CMA CGM and Stonepeak Launch $2.4B Global Terminal Joint Venture

Global Shipbuilding

Evergreen Orders 23 New Containerships in $1.47 Billion Fleet Expansion

Global Trade

China Turns to Cheaper Brazil Soybeans After Meeting U.S. Pledge

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U.S. Port News

Port of Savannah achieves second busiest year ever
LA port chief highlights US-China supply chain and green shipping ties
Fitch Revises Port Authority of NY & NJ Outlook to Positive; Rates Senior Debt at ‘AA-‘
Port of Corpus Christi Announces Fourth Quarter 2025 Volumes and Annual Tonnage

Chinese Trade

HAROPA PORT, Zhejiang Provincial Seaport Group, Bureau Veritas, China Waterborne Transport Research Institute, MSC and TiL join forces to develop the first green shipping corridor between China and France

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat Futures Jump to 8-Week High

Maritime Technology

AD Ports Group and BigBear.ai Announce Partnership to Explore and Develop Next-Generation AI Powered Digital Trade, Customs and Logistics Solutions
Signal Ocean announces strategic acquisition of AXSMarine to accelerate innovation in shipping

Maritime Health

Seafarer Happiness Index shows modest recovery at end of volatile year, but warning signs remain
Fair treatment of seafarers: Bridging the gap between State agreed guidance and reality

Red Sea Trade

End of Red Sea diversions raise many questions for shippers

MARITIME NEWS 1-27-26

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Global Shipbuilding

Denmark Renews Green Maritime Tech and Shipbuilding Pact With China

U.S. Port News

Gulf Coast Emerges as U.S. Hub for LNG Marine Fuel With TOTE–Galveston Deal

Global Trade

India-EU Trade Deal Redraws Global Shipping Routes

Maritime Companies

International Seaways Acquires Tankers International, Expands Into Suezmax Market

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean and Algoma Steel sign MOU to support Canadian steel and jobs
Daehan Shipbuilding boosts 2024 profit on shuttle tankers, margins surge

Chinese Shipbuilding

China’s shipbuilders spearhead green transition as IMO sets 2050 net-zero target

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat Prices Ease as Weather Fears Fade
Soybean Prices Near Multi-Week High on Weak Dollar

Global Ports

Port of Antwerp-Bruges ends 2025 with resilience in a turbulent trading climate
Renewed PERS certification for the Port of Barcelona
Kenya launches digital reforms to decongest Mombasa port; targets long-stay cargo

U.S. Port News

Hacegaba Talks Port of the Future With World Leaders

Green Shipping

Charting a course for nuclear-powered ships

Maritime Technology

From forecasts to future-proofing: Industrial resilience reliant on weather intelligence to protect critical infrastructure, says StormGeo

MARITIME NEWS 1-26-26

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Maritime Investigation

FMC Launches Investigation Into Ocean Carriers’ Grip on U.S. Chassis Market

U.S. Maritime Actions

Trump’s Move To Send US Ships To Mideast Renews Iran Threat

Global Offshore Wind

North Sea Nations Sign Historic 100 GW Offshore Wind Pact

Red Sea Tensions

Renewed Houthi Threats and U.S. Military Buildup Cloud Shipping’s Tentative Return to the Suez

U.S. Tariffs

Trump Threatens Canada With 100% Tariff Over Pending Trade Deal With China

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Maritime Technology

Shipbuilder develops generators for remote operations

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korea’s renewed shipbuilding boom reignites grievances over subcontractor bonuses
Hana Bank, HD Hyundai, K-Sure launch W400b financing program for shipbuilding SMEs

U.S. Ag Trade

Cold weather impacts North American grain markets
Global wheat market faces intense competition amid ample supply
Wheat Rebounds from Monthly Highs

Chinese Ports

Major Xinjiang port sees record export of 450,000 vehicles in 2025

Global Ports

Stage two contract secured to enhance Port of Dampier
Valenciaport grew by 3.4% in container traffic in 2025

Maritime Health

Piracy will continue to affect seafarers if we do not start taking action, warns Mental Health Support Solutions

MARITIME NEWS 1-22-26

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U.S. Offshore Wind

Turbine Installation Begins at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm After Court Lifts Federal Halt

U.S. Maritime Trade

FMC Commissioners Confirm Trump Administration Is Closing Longstanding Harbor Maintenance Tax Loophole

Suez Canal Trade

Drewry: Carriers ‘Drip-Feed’ Capacity Back Into Suez as Container Rates Slide

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South Korean Shipbuilding

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

U.S. Ag Trade

Chicago soybean futures rise after US-China talks

Panama Canal

Trump targets Panama Canal to curb China and reclaim U.S. control

Global Ports

Kalmar and Yilport Oslo Terminal continue partnership with a new three-year Complete Care service agreement

Maritime Technology

HIP Initiates Sri Lanka’s First Fully Automated Paperless Port Gate Pass
Echandia delivers battery system for tugboat in Singapore

Decarbonization

GHG-SMART project builds capacity for shipping decarbonization in SIDS and LDCs
Nikos Kakalis appointed Managing Director of the Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre

Maritime Safety

International Chamber of Shipping launches comprehensive Deck Procedures Guide – Strengthening shipboard safety resources

Maritime Incidents

Ship captain waited ‘too long’ to avoid crash

MARITIME NEWS 1-21-26

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Global Ports

London Gateway Throughput Surges as DP World Tightens Grip on UK Container Trade

Maritime Concerns

New Federal Definition of Maritime Harassment Leaves Psychological Abuse in Legal Gray Zone, Critics Warn

Maritime Piracy Surges in 2025 as Singapore Straits Emerges as World’s Most Dangerous Waters

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Japanese Shipbuilding

MHI-TC Delivers Self-Propelled Mobile Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridge to Yokohama City, Entering Service on January 13th

Global Ports

MMC Ports Holdings Bhd, Malaysia’s largest port operator and manager of key transshipment hubs, will focus on executing targeted infrastructure upgrades and equipment enhancement programmes in 2026

Maritime Technology

Haskoning and MSC Cruises boost port safety with first ship-side Smart Mooring platform
ZPMC engages Hydroniq Coolers to equip two SOVs

Chinese Trade

China’s Tianjin inaugurates cross-Caspian freight route to Azerbaijan

Global Trade

CLdN announces new container service between Rotterdam and Porto

Red Sea Trade

Major carrier reverses decision on Red Sea return – analysts warn unpredictability could be toxic for ocean container supply chains

Maritime Companies

ZeroNorth appoints new CEO to lead next phase of growth
CMA CGM and OCEAN Alliance mark 10 years by strengthening the world’s largest maritime network for the future of global trade

Decarbonization

MOL, TMAM, and Idemitsu Kosan Launch Blue Carbon Initiative Aimed at Advancing Decarbonization through Seagrass Bed Restoration

MARITIME NEWS 1-20-26

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Global Ports

Libya To Sign $2.7 Billion Partnership To Expand Misurata Free Zone Port

Global Shipbuilding

TKMS CFO Says Greenland Crisis Could Help Deal For Canada Subs

U.S. Maritime

Federal Judge Upholds Jones Act, Tossing Hawaii Rum Maker’s Challenge

Maritime Companies

Uncertainty Returns to Red Sea as CMA CGM Reverses Course, Threatening Supply Chain Stability

Shipping Group CMA CGM Scales Back Suez Sailings on Geopolitical Risks

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Signs New Contracts for 4 Crude and Product Carriers

U.S. Ag Trade

Chicago grains ease as Greenland row and global supply weigh
Soybeans fall as record-breaking Brazilian harvest looms

Global Ports

2025: A Record-Breaking Year for the Port of Klaipėda
AD Ports Group Explores Collaboration with Nigeria’s Ministry of Marine & Blue Economy in Ports, Logistics, Maritime and Digital Services and Infrastructure
London Gateway Container Volumes Up More Than 50% To Set New Annual Record

Global Shipbuilding

AD Ports Group Expands Operations in Spain with Acquisition of Balenciaga Astilleros Shipyard

Chinese Trade

China to Vietnam container trade volumes retain top spot in 2025

Decarbonization

Shipping’s methane decarbonisation pathway becomes a clear runway for the future

Green Shipping

Union Maritime MR2 Tankers with WindWings® Gain SOLAS Approval from Marshall Islands and Bureau Veritas

Maritime Technology

Starlink Becomes Basic Welfare for Shipping Crew