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Chinese Shipbuilding

China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High

U.S. Maritime

Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped

Global Shipbuilding

Dual-Fuel Ship Fleet Tops 500 as Industry Investment Passes $200 Billion

Strait of Hormuz

Iran Claims More Ships Struck Near Hormuz as Trump Accuses Tehran of ‘Faking Hits’

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Traffic and Tonnage Rise Despite El Niño Challenges

U.S. Sanctions

U.S. Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents and Nine Vessels in Iran Shadow Fleet Crackdown

Hellenic News Articles

Maritime Companies

GTT opens an office in Tokyo to deepen ties with Japan’s maritime community

Global Ports

The Port of Riga to become a testbed for resilient maritime connectivity, as LVR Flote and HARDMODE sign MoU

BMF Port Burgas reports 20% rise in container cargo

Alexandria Port Authority, Hassan Allam Utilities sign deal for El-Dekheila logistics center

Maritime Technology

DP World deploys 17 new automated electric cranes at Jeddah port

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Reports Growth in Transits and Tonnage in Fiscal Year 2026

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Maritime Companies

Maersk and Hateco Plan $3.5 Billion Vietnam Rail Freight Project

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Cutter Munro Wraps Up Arctic Patrol After Tracking Chinese Research Ships

Pacific Tensions

China Sends Naval Forces to Monitor US Warship Near Disputed Shoal

U.S. Dredging

Army Corps Moves to Overhaul How U.S. Dredging Projects Are Awarded

Strait of Hormuz

Iran Claims More Tankers Hit Mines in Hormuz, But Evidence Remains Elusive

Maritime Safety

After 354 Accidents, Shipping Industry Urged to Rethink Enclosed Space Safety

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Hit 2-Month Low

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Wins $1.42 Billion HMM Ship Order

Korea seeks dedicated US visa quota for shipbuilding workers

Maritime Technology

Ports Are Scaling AI. Here’s How to Make It Deliver

Europort Istanbul 2026 to spotlight maritime innovation and international collaboration

Tideworks Strengthens Product, Technology and Commercial Leadership

Decarbonization

ESI 2.0 prompts ports to rethink environmental incentive schemes

MPA and China Classification Society Strengthen Partnership for a Greener, Smarter Maritime Future

Global Ports

Port of Antwerp-Bruges sees strong recovery in container throughput in volatile trading environment

Major investments strengthen Gothenburg RoRo Terminal

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U.S. Port News

Lawmakers Seek to Strip COSCO Ships of U.S. Port Inspection Privileges Over Espionage Claims

Southern California Ports Shatter Cargo Records as Imports Surge

Green Shipping

Wind-Assisted Shipping Gains Ground as Airbus RoRo Adds Rotor Sails

Middle East Conflict

Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Defy Difference in Military Power

Strait of Hormuz

Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as UKMTO Says Most Ship Attacks Go Unreported

Maritime Companies

International Seaways Adds to VLCC Fleet with $370 Million Bruton Deal

Hellenic News Articles

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding Expands Output

Court jails ex-DSME Construction chief Kim Yong-bin for 7.3b-won breach

Global Ports

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam rose by 0.9% in the first nine months of the year

Efforts on to enhance capacity of Chattogram, Mongla ports

Cai Mep deep-water ports launch shared berth to boost capacity

U.S. Port News

Port of Long Beach Breaks All-Time Cargo Record in September

Maritime Technology

Singapore Conducts Trilateral Oil Spill Response Exercise and Tests New Technologies at JOSE 2026

Chinese Ports

LNG, methanol and B24 bunkered at Ningbo-Zhoushan on same day

Global Trade

Xeneta: Carriers Accelerate Red Sea Return With Offered Capacity Doubling In Six Weeks

What lessons can we learn from declining carrier schedule adherence and rising port congestion?

Container carriers adjust rates, add services to Americas, continue gradual return to Suez

Drewry: World Container Index Up 3% Last Week

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U.S. Shipbuilding

JPMorganChase Names Shipbuilding Leaders Under $1.5 Trillion Industrial Initiative

U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. Forces Destroy Iranian-Linked Dhow Accused of Targeting Navy Ships

U.S. Port News

Port of Savannah Wins Approval for $2.3 Billion Container Terminal

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Shipping Regulator Proposes $200,000 Fees on Spanish Ships Over Port Ban

Strait of Hormuz

Containership Sinks as Hormuz Attacks Spiral Out of Control

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Green Shipping

Green methanol, ammonia drive proposed VOC Port–EU corridor

South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders push wind-assisted propulsion to decarbonize LNG and container fleets

BGN Scales Up Shipping Investments With Four New Dual-Fuel VLGCs Added To Growing Owned Fleet

Global Trade

Deliveries Are Still Being Delayed As Container Freight Rates Fluctuate

Suez Canal

Suez Canal container ship transits exceed 50% of pre-disruption levels

Green Fuels

MPA, CMA CGM and SLNG Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Liquefied Bio-Methane as Marine Fuel Pathway

Maritime Technology

Proceed with caution: AI experts urge strategic approach in maritime tech rush

ABS Helps Industry Put Augmented Reality to the Test

U.S. Maritime

Shipping Association Of New York & New Jersey Appoints Industry Veteran To Executive Staff

Decarbonization

Slash emissions with shipping: New report shows coastal shipping can help reduce freight emissions and bolster Australia’s supply chain resilience

Strait of Hormuz

Ammonia cargo sails through Strait of Hormuz for first time since July: CAS

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Matson Christens First Aloha Class Containership at Hanwha Philly Shipyard

ABS, U.S. Energy Department Team Up on Nuclear-Powered Ships

Strait of Hormuz

Six Ships Struck in Single Day as Hormuz Attacks Accelerate

Iran Says US Response To Its Proposal To Reopen Hormuz Was ‘Insufficient’

Middle East Tensions

Deadly Attacks on Saudi Arabia Risk Wider War That Draws In US

Hellenic News Articles

Global Shipbuilding

South Korea, China Clash Over LNG Carrier Market

U.S. Ag Trade

USDA projecting higher corn and soybeans production

CBOT soybean oil futures plunge 3.19% amid oil-meal spread trading

Global Ports

Skandia Gateway quay reinforcement completed on schedule and within budget – dredging set to begin

New Mega Cranes ‘Keeping Port In The Premier League’

ENGIE, Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Zefier expand renewable electricity generation in the port of Zeebrugge with eight new wind turbines

Chinese Ports

Newly rebuilt Huanggang Port to boost regional connectivity

U.S. Port News

US Ports Strengthening Trade Ties With China

Port of Los Angeles Sets All-Time Monthly Cargo Record

Port ties deepen despite headwinds

Maritime Technology

Connecting maritime digitalisation to process

Dualog Launches Secure Messaging For Ship And Shore

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U.S. Port News

U.S. Container Imports Slow After Stronger-Than-Expected Summer

Strait of Hormuz

Saudis in Talks to Formalize Hormuz Shuttles in Fight for Market

U.S.-Iran Conflict

U.S. Sanctions 22 More Tankers in Crackdown on Iran’s Shadow Fleet

Global Ports

Subcontinent Ports Benefiting from Geopolitical Disruptions

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Chinese Shipbuilding

GTT Energy receives an order from Jiangnan shipyard for the tank design of two new LNG Carriers

South Korean Shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean Faces Multiple Labor Talks as Crane Sit-In Enters Ninth Day

HD Hyundai Reshuffles Top Executives to Accelerate Shipbuilding, AI and SMR

Korean shipbuilding and nuclear sectors launch marine SMR demo hub

U.S. Collaborations

U.S. senator boosts Korea-U.S. shipbuilding ties with Hanwha Ocean visit

U.S. Port News

Savannah achieves record container volumes in September

Global Ports

Freight payers select Lineas for rail consolidation in the Waasland Port area

Malaysian ports to accelerate decarbonisation, develop green bunkering hubs, says Loke

Ports of Johor set to reach TEU target this year

Global Trade

XENETA Weekly Shipping Market Update: Falling Rates Welcome News For European Shippers In Tender Season While Transpacific Edges Downwards

Drewry: Red Sea Diversion Tracker Shows Exponential Annual Rise

U.S. Trade

Descartes Releases October Global Shipping Report: U.S. Container Imports Reach Highest September Volume on Record

Green Shipping

Battery-Powered Ships Sail Past the 2,000-Vessel Milestone

Seafarer Support

Seafarers’ voices must shape the future of mental health support at sea, says OneCare Group

BIMCO: Supporting seafarers

Maritime Technology

ENPASA Advances Digital Operations And Crew Communications With Inmarsat Nexuswave Deployment

Teledyne Raymarine Commercial Introduces MyRA 2.0 Voyage Planning Platform

Global Shipbuilding

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Expanding Its Newbuilding Program To Strengthen Its Leading Position In The Deep-Sea RoRo segment With New $300 Million Private Placement