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Global Ports

Singapore’s PSA Weighs Selling Minority Stake in CK Hutchison’s Ports Business

U.S. Port News

Trump’s 100% Tariff Proposal on Chinese Cranes Could Leave U.S. Ports with No Good Options

Global Shipbuilding

Denmark to Spend $600 Million on Surveillance Vessels Amid Russia Threat

U.S. Offshore Wind

Orsted Shares Slump After Trump Escalates Offshore Wind Threat

U.S. Maritime

NYC Waterfront Project Aims to Shift Freight from Truck to Barge

U.S.-China Trade War

Hapag-Lloyd Says 30% of China’s U.S. Bound Shipments Have Been Canceled

Trump Floats ‘Substantial’ China Tariff Cuts in Trade Deal

Trump’s China-Built Ship Fees Spark Chaos in Global Carrier Alliances

Industry Leaders Warn of Supply Chain Crisis as Trump Tariffs Hit US-China Trade

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U.S. Collaboration

HD Hyundai and Huntington Ingalls Strengthen Ties with Shipbuilding Technology Agreement

South Korea Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders look to benefit from U.S. port fees on Chinese vessels

Global Shipbuilding

Damen Shipyards Group signs MoU with Square Port Shipyard to build Damen vessels in India

U.S. Port News

Port Electrification Strategy Prepares for Energy Transition and Future Power Needs by 2050

Global Ports

Singapore’s PSA weighs selling 20% stake in CK Hutchison’s ports business, sources say

Maritime Companies

Vopak reports strong Q1 2025 results, commissioning capacity in existing locations

U.S.-China Trade War

US-China tariff war endangers LNG shipping

Hapag-Lloyd says 30% of China’s US bound shipments have been cancelled

Maritime Technology

Sallaum Lines Selects Inmarsat Nexuswave To Drive Fleetwide Digitalisation Strategy

Wilson adopts Tilla Technologies to optimise crew change operations across one of Europe’s largest short sea fleets

Green Shipping

Atal Solutions Kicks Off $123.7M Retrofitting Project to Drive the Future of Green Shipping

Global Trade

Global shipping navigates Trump tariffs uncertainty

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U.S. Port News

Port Houston Reports Record March Container Volumes as Trade War Clouds Loom

U.S.-China Tensions

China’s Shipowners Seek To Continue Talks With US On Levies

Caribbean Group Says US Exemptions On Chinese Ships ‘Acceptable’

South Korean Shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean Launches Drillship ‘Tidal Action’ for Petrobras Charter

U.S. Collaborations

US, Philippines Open ‘Super Bowl’ Of Drills Amid China Tensions

Philippines, US Launch Joint Combat Drills in ‘Full Battle Test’

Maritime Companies

Chinese-Polish Shipping Company Chipolbrok Added to FMC’s Controlled Carrier List

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Decarbonization

IMO’s net-zero strategy for global shipping starts with pricing carbon but it’s not perfect

Landmark IMO deal set to shake up shipping

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Red Sea Crisis

U.S. Forces Strike Houthi Fuel Port in Yemen

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump’s Offshore Wind Halt Risks $28 Billion of Investment

Equinor Weighs Legal Challenge to Trump Admin’s Empire Wind Shutdown

U.S.-China Tensions

Global Shippers Await Word on U.S. Plan to Hit China-Built Ships With Port Fees

USTR Targets China’s Maritime Dominance With New Fee Structure and U.S.-Build Incentives

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding Announces Contract for 2 LPG Carriers

South Korea Gains Ground in LNG Carrier Market Amid U.S.-China Shipping Tensions

U.S. Port News

Sallaum Lines now serving Port of Brunswick

Global Ports

Port Esbjerg significantly expands its capacity: Fairway deepened to 12.8 metres

Rail freight traffic grows by 11.85% so far this year at Valenciaport

Port of Rotterdam

DCSA’s Track & Trace standard ready for use in the Port of Rotterdam

Chinese Ports

China Focus: Ports get smarter with automation push

U.S. Ag Trade

Weak US dollar lifts wheat prices

Decarbonization

IMO’s net-zero strategy for global shipping starts with pricing carbon but it’s not perfect

Landmark IMO deal set to shake up shipping

U.S.-China Tensions

Trade war fallout: Cancellations of Chinese freight ships begin as bookings plummet

Global Shipbuilding

Fortescue and CMB.TECH sign agreement for ammonia-powered ore carrier

Green Shipping

Lloyd’s Register and Pusan National University Partnership To Drive Innovation In Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Technology

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U.S. Shipbuilding

US Coast Guard Seeking Information To Fast-Track Icebreaker Construction To Just 36 months

U.S. Coast Guard Shutters HOMEPORT Platform in Blow to Maritime Industry

U.S. Maritime

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Partners with Merchant Marine Academy for Campus Modernization

Global Shipbuilding

MSC Makes History as First Container Line to Hit 900-Ship Fleet

Maritime Workers

Seafarers Officially Designated as Key Workers in Maritime Labour Convention Update

U.S.-China Tensions

Trump’s China Ship Fees Set to Hit Global Shipping Giants

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean small shipyards expect increased orders with expanded refund guarantees

Decarbonization

MHI Awarded a Study on CO2 Capture Modules for FPSOs

IAPH welcomes inclusion of port-related infrastructure and equipment in MEPC 83 compromise

The IMO Confirms The Methane Pathway’s Role In Shipping’s Decarbonisation

Global Shipbuilding

Damen signs with Arena Offshore A.S. for Turkish construction of Stan Tugs 1606

U.S. Port News

Port of Long Beach Busiest in U.S. through First Quarter

Global Ports

Brazil’s Santos port seeks to attract larger vessels

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans slip after hitting seven-week top, wheat down on rain forecasts

Patient corn bulls emerge victorious post tariff onslaught: Braun

Wheat slips on forecasts for rain in US cropping regions

U.S. Tariffs

Trump tariffs to trigger seismic trade shifts

Maritime Resiliency

Reefblocks: Advancing Biodiversity and Coastal Protection

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U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s Escalating Tariffs Threaten to Reverse US Import Boom

Tariff Turbulence Tests Container Markets, But Spot Rates Hold Firm

Trump’s Tariff Shift Still Has Markets, Industry Groups Panicked

Red Sea Crisis

BIMCO Updates War Risk Clauses Amid Red Sea Crisis and Global Maritime Threats

Decarbonization

IMO Makes History with First Global Carbon Pricing Scheme for Shipping, Despite Mixed Reactions

IMO Approves Historic Global Shipping Emissions Fee

U.S.-China Tensions

China Hits Back at Trump Tariff Hike, US Stands Its Ground

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Korean shipbuilders gear up as Trump suggests U.S. may buy warships

HD Hyundai and Hanwha Eye Acquisition of Subic Shipyard in Strategic Southeast Asia Expansion

U.S. Collaborations

S.Korean shipbuilders rally on Trump’s hint at foreign ship buying

Decarbonization

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Acquired Approval in Principle (AiP) from Classification Society for the Basic Design of an Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage System

Panama Canal

Panama Canal traffic fell to 33.7 ships per day in March, authority says

U.S. Maritime Companies

SSA Marine Expands Investment in Termont Montreal Inc.

ITS Logistics April Port Rail Ramp Index: U.S. Import and Export Volumes Expected to Experience a Cliff Event Similar to the Impacts Felt During Immediate COVID Response

U.S. Tariffs

Trump’s escalating tariffs threaten to reverse US import boom

U.S.-China Tensions

Proposed port fees on Chinese ships would be ‘incredibly dislocating’

Port Technology

Mitsubishi Logisnext Delivers Container Terminal Gate System with Enhanced Functionality to Port of Osaka– Contributing to the Realization of AI Terminals that Support Humans

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U.S. Trade

End of a Growth Era: U.S. Container Imports Set to Plunge as Sweeping Trade Tariffs Take Effect

U.S. Collaborations

HD Hyundai Signs Two Major U.S. Defense MOUs, Signaling Korean Push into American Shipbuilding

U.S. Shipbuilding

Trump Signs Executive Order to Revitalize U.S. Shipbuilding Amid China’s Maritime Dominance

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Green Fuels

Hydrogen, methanol gain momentum in crude, VLCC segments on new ship orders

Decarbonization

Why international shipping needs a global carbon levy AND a global fuel standard

US exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow – document

Maritime Safety

Lloyd’s Register and Royal Caribbean Group form strategic partnership to advance maritime safety and efficiency across cruise sector

Green Shipping

BAR Technologies: Wind Propulsion More Vital Than Ever Amid Geopolitical Setbacks at IMO Talks

Global Offshore Wind

IRIS from Trelleborg Set to Redefine Offshore Wind Foundation Design

U.S. Tariffs

US considers adjusting port fee plan for Chinese vessels after pushback, sources say

U.S. Port News

Metro Ports Achieves Major Emissions Reduction at the Port of Long Beach

Global Shipbuilding

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Signs Strategic MoU with GRSE to Enhance Indigenous Commercial Shipbuilding Capabilities

U.S. Collaborations

Acting President Han, Trump Confirm Willingness to Cooperate in Shipbuilding

Trump’s esteem for Korean shipbuilding six decades in the making

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans in choppy trade after China imposes steeper tariffs on U.S. goods

Soybeans wait in the wings while US, China exchange blows