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Maritime Companies

A.P. Moller Capital Takes Majority Stake in Euroports

CMA CGM Ship Rescues Four After Yacht Strikes Whale in South Pacific

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Adds Transit Capacity as Rainfall Brings Relief

U.S.-Iran Conflict

NBC News: Eight Marines Injured in Previously Undisclosed Iranian Attack in Hormuz

Global Trade

Low Rhine Levels Force Companies To Adapt To New Normal

Rhine Drops Below Shipping Threshold as Freight Costs Rise

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South Korean Shipbuilding

South Korea widens LNG carrier lead as HD Hyundai Samho debuts three-tank ship

Chinese Shipbuilding

Chinese builders escalate LNG carrier push, squeezing Korea’s lead

Korea’s LNG Carrier Edge Faces China’s Rise

China seizes PCTC orders as Europe pivots, South Korea targets LNG carriers

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Ease to Over 2-Week Low

Wheat Hits 1-Month Low

Global Ports

Ctg Port authority takes six initiatives to digitise port services

The second Autonomous Summit shifts up a gear for autonomous mobility in the port

Renewal of quays and extension of the concession area in the Hansa Dock

Port of Rotterdam

Temporary transformer in Europoort relieves grid congestion

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Pacific Tensions

Taiwan Upgrades Maritime Patrol Capacity for Vulnerable South China Sea Outpost

U.S. Maritime

Federal Training Ship Empire State VII Ordered to Norfolk Ahead of U.S. Navy Mission

Decarbonization

DNV: Shipping’s Fuel Future Hinges on What Regulators Do Next

Strait of Hormuz

Bahrain Leads Countries’ Call for Full Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Without Tolls

Maritime Concerns

World Maritime Day 2026: IMO Warns Shipping Rules Are Under Strain as Seafarers Face Deadly Attacks

Suez Canal

Container Rates Edge Lower Ahead of Golden Week as Suez Traffic Returns

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HJ Shipbuilding wins four 10,100‑TEU container ship order in Korea

U.S. Collaborations

Lee touts shipbuilding cooperation with Trump at New York investment event

Hanwha Ocean, HD Hyundai Remain Locked In Strike Disputes

Global Ports

Dar port maintains lead against peers in efficiency

Malaysian Ports Well Positioned To Lead Green Transition – SEAMAT Chairman

August reactivates Valenciaport’s import/export activity

Hydro turbine supplies the Kallo Lock with renewable energy

Maritime Technology

Babcock LGE secures first ecoAPEX® contract awards and further ecoSMRT® orders

Descartes Expands AI Innovation with Agent that Helps Reduce Global Trade Data Research and Analysis Time by Up to 90%

Strengthening seafarers’ competence for alternative fuels and new technologies

Global Shipbuilding

India can emerge as major shipbuilding power in next decade: Sanjeev Sanyal

Maritime Companies

Maersk launches successfully 72,000sqm warehouse in the heart of Germany

Maritime Concerns

Electronic evidence is transforming maritime casualty investigations, says The Nautical Institute

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U.S. Maritime

The Wartime Secretary of the Navy

FMC Change Could Revive Older Detention and Demurrage Claims

U.S. Offshore Wind

New York Leads Lawsuits Challenging $1.4 Billion Offshore Wind Buyouts

Decarbonization

IMO Uncertainty Puts Shipping’s 2030 Fuel Target at Risk

Strait of Hormuz

The Other Hormuz: Black Sea Blockade Threatens a Food Supply Shock

France Mulls New UN Security Council Resolution on Hormuz

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Trump Calls for Iran’s Economic Isolation at UN as Tehran Offers Hormuz Reopening

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U.S. Collaboration

Cho Hyun Seeks US Support for Shipbuilding, Nuclear Cooperation

South Korean Shipbuilding

K Shipbuilding advances 25.3b won to partners ahead of Chuseok

Daehan Shipbuilding rewards partners with 800 million won ahead of Chuseok

Global Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding orders reached 120 million tons in the first half of the year Diversified 亞 shipbuilding supply lines to block Hormuz New orders for large oil tankers, China’s reflective profits

Global Ports

The Port of Valencia will double its energy supply capacity thanks to the new power substation

“ValenciaportPCS” launches a new feature to facilitate interaction between shippers and carriers

Suez Canal

Suez Canal traffic rises 27% in August as Egypt increases maritime services

Maritime Health

Seafarer welfare is improving amongst leading companies, but five years of evidence shows this progress is far from the norm

U.S. Ag Trade

Grain in Focus – US Soybean Sailings to China Recover Through September

Strait of Hormuz

Iran offers to unblock Hormuz within 7 days in diplomacy push

Maritime Technology

ABS Advances Qualification of MODEC and Eld Energy Fuel Cell Power System for FPSOs

VESSEL4YOU Puts Workboat Availability On The Map Connecting Vessels, Projects And Backloads

Chinese Maritime

Wah Kwong NatPower Partners with Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises to Support Hong Kong’s Marine Electrification Journey

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U.S.-China Tensions

AI Error Nearly Triggered U.S. Intercept of Chinese Ship, CNN Reports

Global Trade

Shipping’s New Normal: Slower Trade, Higher Costs, Bigger Profits

Maritime Cyberattack

Another Tanker Suffers Failure as Crew Suspect Cyber Attack

Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Sanctions Crypto Exchange Tied to Iran’s Hormuz Transit Payments

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Decarbonization

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reduced by More Than 95% Compared with Conventional Heavy-Fuel-Oil Engines

South Korean Shipbuilding

Shipyard unions escalate strikes in South Korea as Chuseok nears

U.S. Ag Trade

US corn poised to gain in Egypt as Black Sea disruption curbs Ukrainian supplies

Soybeans Remain Firm Ahead of Trump-Xi Talks

Chinese Ports

$11-billion Pinglu Canal in southwest China starts operations

Global Ports

Bintulu Port unit appointed operator for 30 years

U.S. Port News

Georgia Ports celebrates truck drivers

Port of Rotterdam

Closure of the western Suurhoffbrug has major consequences for the accessibility of the port of Rotterdam

Global Trade

Xeneta: Carriers Seize Opportunity As Freight Rates Head Towards Record Levels From Far East To US

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Maritime Incidents

From Dali to Titan, NTSB Finds the Same Safety Problems Repeating

Study Finds 29% of Ships Account for Nearly 70% of Maritime Accidents

Suez Canal

Container Shipping Returns to Suez Despite Rising Red Sea Risks

Maritime Companies

Maersk Said to Be Lining Up Massive Containership Order

U.S.-Iran Conflict

Fox News: Iran Attack Hits U.S.-Contracted Ship Carrying American Personnel

Red Sea Conflict

U.S. Held Secret Talks With Houthis After Red Sea Offensive, Reuters Reports

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Global Shipbuilding

KNUD E. HANSEN Selected for Basic Design of Compagnie Maritime Nantaise’s New RoRo Vessel

U.S. Port News

Savannah exports up 4 percent in August

New Incentives to Drive Zero-Emission Truck Adoption

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat futures ease on technical selling and weaker crude oil

Chinese Ports

China strengthens port safety measures following mudslide disaster

Zhoushan restores full bunkering operations after weather-related disruptions

Global Ports

Essar Ports at ET Infra Global Ports & Shipping Summit 2026

EIB helps transform Lithuania’s port of Klaipėda into defence and clean-energy hub with €100 million in financing

Maritime Technology

Major LNG shipping firms launch trial to validate continuous emissions measurement technology

U.S. Coast Guard

Houston maritime cyber firm BroCoTec warns vessel operators to prepare for new Coast Guard cyber rules as crew connectivity creates new security risks

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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