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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

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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

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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