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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

Hellenic News Articles

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

Hellenic News Articles

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

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U.S.-Iran Conflict

Iran’s Offshore Oil Stockpile Nears Exhaustion as Blockade Chokes New Supply

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Expands Advance Transit Reservations for 2027 Dry Season

Maritime Incidents

IMO Chief Decries Rising Toll on Seafarers Caught in Conflict

Strait of Hormuz

A Dozen Seafarers Injured in Strait of Hormuz Tanker Attack, India Says

Hellenic News Articles

South Korean Shipbuilding

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

Korea pushes SMR ship lead as outdated rules spur global standards race

U.S. Ag Trade

CBOT soybeans rise on slow US harvest progress

Wheat futures rise on Black Sea disruptions and slow US planting

U.S. Port News

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/savannahs-ocean-terminal-renovations-60-percent-complete/

Georgia Ports supports over 605,000 jobs statewide

China trade ties carry significant weight for US West Coast ports

Port of Rotterdam

The fourth LNG tank at Gate Terminal ready and commissioned

Global Ports

Johor Port reaching this year’s 15 million TEU target

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Announces New Long-term Slot Allocation Program for the Neopanamax and Panamax Locks (LoTSA)

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U.S. Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts ‘Dark Fleet’ Fuel Shipment to Cuba

Strait of Hormuz

Six Vessels Hit in Strait of Hormuz Since Sunday

No Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Hormuz Is a Risky Job

Global Trade

Port Congestion Ties Up 12% of Global Global Container Shipping Capacity

Hellenic News Articles

Japanese Shipbuilding

MHI Acquires Industrial Development Site in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture– Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Plans Capital Investment to Expand Shipbuilding Capacity

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Union Rejects Provisional Wage Agreement

Maritime Collaborations

Suez Canal Authority eyes marine construction venture with Kenya’s Tunasco

U.S. Ag Trade

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chicago-wheat-futures-gain-on-saudi-arabia-tender-demand/

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/soybeans-near-5-week-low/

Global Ports

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dp-world-expands-contract-logistics-network-in-thailand-with-new-bang-na-distribution-centre/

Dutch seaports call on Europe for clarity on the implementation of the EU Ports Strategy

Bunge and ABP Reach One Million Metric Tonnes Milestone at Immingham

Maritime Technology

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/diversis-capital-acquires-majority-ownership-of-tideworks-technology-from-carrix/

Green Fuels

Widening Gap On Green Goals

Global Trade

Freight rates into US reach post-Hormuz crisis peak – but no collapse is in sight

Drewry: World Container Index Down 1% Last Week