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MARITIME NEWS 9-12-25

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U.S. Port News

Portland’s Terminal 6 Secures Container Shipping Future After Years of Uncertainty

Global Ports

Montreal Port Project Backed Sees Cost Rise to $1.7 Billion

Pacific Tensions

China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Taiwan Strait into South China Sea

U.S. Offshore Wind

Blue States Consider Backing Fossil Fuels to Save Offshore Wind Farms

US Reviewing Five Offshore Wind Farms Under Construction

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Japanese Shipbuilding

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/japans-mitsui-osk-eyes-shipbuilding-partnerships-in-india/

Maritime Technology

GTT unveils GTT CUBIQ™ fuel tank design, granted AiP by Bureau Veritas, to boost efficiency for LNG-fuelled container ships

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans, corn and wheat consolidate as USDA report looms
Soybeans, corn, wheat set for weekly gains ahead of USDA report

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Steers Toward a Sustainable Future with Hybrid Tugboats
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-of-antwerp-bruges-offers-new-opportunities-through-shortsea-connections/

Maritime Technology

Shipping’s outdated paper chase

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Down 3% Last Week

South Korea Shipbuilding

DNV awards AiP to HD HHI for innovative LNGC and VLEC designs with forward accommodation and WAPS

South Korea Shipping

KSA warns POSCO acquisition of HMM will destroy Korea shipping ecosystem

MARITIME NEWS 9-11-25

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Global Trade

Container Freight Rates Continue 13-Week Decline as Supply-Demand Imbalance Persists

Green Shipping

Maritime’s Green Transition Reaches Tipping Point as Fleet Readiness Outpaces Fuel Supply

Maritime Companies

CMA CGM Resists Adding Surcharge Ahead of USTR’s China Port Fees—For Now

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South Korea Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Partners with KT for Starlink Integration in Shipyards

Port Technology

OPCSA invests in eight more hybrid Konecranes RTGs to drive growth in the Canary Islands

U.S. Port News

Recovery Begins of Fallen Containers at Port of Long Beach

Global Ports

Port of Antwerp-Bruges: New rail links to Switzerland, Germany, and China

Green Fuels

Shell and Hapag-Lloyd sign multi-year liquefied biomethane deal
KR Grants AIP to HD Hyundai’s LNG Boil-off Gas Treatment System 

Green Shipping

World’s First Wind-Assisted Newbuild Tanker Arrives in Europe, Proving the Power of WindWings® Technology in Action

Maritime Technology

ABS Joins University of Michigan, Sea Forrest and Singapore Institute of Technology to Advance Maritime Electrification and Battery Safety

MARITIME NEWS 9-10-25

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U.S. Port News

Coast Guard, NTSB Probe Container Loss Accident at Port of Long Beach

U.S. Shipbuilding

Arc and Curtin Maritime Sign $160 Million Deal for Hybrid-Electric Tugboats

Coast Guard Awards $507 Million Contract for 10 Additional Fast Response Cutters at Bollinger

U.S. Collaborations

Davie Unveils $1B ‘American Icebreaker Factory’ in Texas to Build Arctic Security Cutters

U.S. Trade

Descartes: U.S. Container Imports Remain Resilient Despite China Pullback and Trade Policy Uncertainty

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U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans, corn dip as traders eye US crop estimate report

Maritime Technology

GTT receives an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas unit in Africa
Forum Energy Technologies Upgrades ROVs for Global Vessel Operator
Wärtsilä to equip two high-speed fully battery-electric Danish ferries with integrated electric propulsion system and waterjets
ABB and Blykalla to collaborate on nuclear power technology for maritime industry

U.S. Port News

Dozens of containers tumble into water at California port

Global Ports

Saudi ports’ transshipment jumps 15% in August: Mawani

Maritime Companies

Vestdavit Set to Embark on New Era of Growth Following Acquisition by Fairbanks Morse Defense

MARITIME NEWS 9-9-25

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U.S. Port News

Berthed Containership Loses 67 Boxes Overboard at Port of Long Beach

U.S. Tariffs

U.S. Container Imports Set to Decline Through 2025 as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Trade

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD KSOE and HD Hyundai Secure ABS AiP for Electric-Powered 16,000 TEU Containership

Global Offshore Wind

SHI’s Next-Gen Floating Offshore Wind Substructure Earns AiP from Korean Register

Global Trade

One in Ten Containers Fails Safety Check, WSC Warns

U.S. Trade

Descartes: U.S. Container Imports Remain Resilient Despite China Pullback and Trade Policy Uncertainty

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Global Shipbuilding

Damen signs 24 vessel order with Serco

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans and corn consolidate with eye on USDA crop report

U.S. Tariffs

US container imports up in August, tariff turmoil dims year-end outlook

Global Ports

Bilbao Port Authority to join the Waterborne Technology Platform
Port of Montreal expansion in Contrecœur – DP World in Canada and the MPA sign joint development agreement

Decarbonization

New report targets trillion-plus finance gap that risks stalling shipping’s energy transition

Green Fuels

Methanol procurement ‘very challenging’ for smaller ship owners, warns Stream Marine Technical

Maritime Technology

Oceanly and Nagarro partner to deliver smarter maritime AI and fleet performance solutions
Opsealog report outlines how operational AI builds trust in offshore vessel performance

MARITIME NEWS 9-8-25

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U.S. Coast Guard Actions

Newest U.S. Icebreaker ‘Storis’ Conducts Extensive Patrol Along Russian Maritime Boundary in Arctic

Global Ports

DP World Secures Montreal Expansion With 40-Year Terminal Deal

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai To Build Two Containerships

Shipbuilding Collaborations

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K Lines eyes shipbuilding tie-ups with Indian shipyards

U.S. Collaborations

Is LNG the key? Trump says U.S. will ‘be buying ships from’ Korea

U.S. Shipbuilding

US Department of Labor announces $8M funding availability to support revitalization of domestic shipbuilding industry

U.S. Ag Trade

Corn falls ahead of US crop estimate; wheat and soybeans firm
Elevator basis steady; protein premiums climb
Soybean basis steady-to-lower as futures post weekly loss
Soy barge bids rise, traders watch river levels

Global Ports

Colombo Port begins construction of Jaya Container Terminal Phase 5

Chinese Ports

China’s ports process growing amount of container throughput this year

Green Shipping

Switching safely to low-GHG fuels and technologies
ClassNK issues approval in principle (AiP) for ammonia fuelled LPG/NH₃ carrier developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. and MITSUI E&S Co., Ltd.

Global Shipbuilding

BMT debuts ELLIDA® STRIKE at DSEI 2025: A Future-Ready Multi-Role Strike Ship Concept Design

MARITIME NEWS 9-5-25

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Austal USA and Master Boat Builders Join Forces to Expand U.S. Shipbuilding Capacity

U.S. Naval Action

Was it Legal? U.S. Military Strike on Cartel Vessel Sparks Debate

U.S. Offshore Wind

Orsted Wins Approval for Emergency Rights Issue as Trump Threatens US Projects

U.S. Tariffs

Container Shipping Profits Plummet to $4.4 Billion in Q2 as US Tariffs Threaten Further Declines

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Chinese Shipbuilding

Two Chinese shipbuilders implement share swap, creating largest shipbuilding group in the world

South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Receives Order For Tanker Duo

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat, soybean rebound but still on track for weekly losses
Wheat, corn rebound after price slump; soy eases

Global Ports

New direct service between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia now underway
Chattogram Port sees dramatic surge in India trade as land routes dry up

Chinese Ports

Hong Kong Port Cargo Throughput Down 5.7% to 83.5 million tonnes During the First Half of 2025

Maritime Technology

Promise and peril of AI in maritime

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Down 1% This Week

Maritime Safety

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/lloyds-register-launches-risk-based-fire-safety-notation-for-container-ships/

Global Shipbuilding

Steel cut for Yara Eyde – world’s first ammonia-powered container ship

MARITIME NEWS 9-4-25

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U.S. Shipbuilding

U.S. Coast Guard Exercises $314 Million Options for Austal’s Offshore Patrol Cutters

U.S. Coast Guard Actions

Coast Guard’s Operation Pacific Viper Nets 40,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific

U.S. Offshore Wind

Orsted’s Revolution Wind Sues Trump Administration Over Project Halt

New England States Sue Trump Over Offshore Wind Halt

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South Korean Shipbuilding

GTT receives an order from Hanwha Ocean for the tank design of two new LNG carriers for the U.S. market

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat falls further to three-week low, corn and soybeans also down
Wheat falls on abundant supplies; soy and corn rangebound

Global Ports

South Korea visits the Port of Bilbao to learn about its role as a sustainable energy hub

Decarbonization

UK’s NatPower Marine and Wah Kwong Launch Asia’s First Zero-Emission Port Power Venture
Lloyd’s Register introduces new wind propulsion and ergonomics rules to support decarbonisation and crew safety

Chinese Ports

China’s top container port in Shanghai proceeds record amount of throughput in August

U.S. Tariffs

US tells countries to reject UN ship fuel emissions deal or face tariffs, sources say

Maritime Technology

RightShip Welcomes Permira as Minority Shareholder to Accelerate Technology and AI-Led Growth
ABB and eMarine partner to drive energy efficiency in the maritime industry with innovative temperature sensor

MARITIME NEWS 9-3-25

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U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Awards $137M Contract to Modernize Base Seattle for Polar Security Cutters

U.S. Shipbuilding

Fincantieri Adds 600 Shipyard Workers as U.S. Shipbuilding Renaissance Gains Steam

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump’s Offshore Wind Crackdown Expands to Iberdrola’s Massachusetts Project

Trump’s War on Wind Puts SouthCoast Project in the Crosshairs

U.S. Tariffs

U.S. Threatens Nations with Tariffs Over Support for IMO Net-Zero Shipping Deal

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U.S.-China Tensions

China Shifts to South American Soy, U.S. Corn Rises to Japan

Global Ports

Höegh Autoliners names Höegh Moonlight at the Port of Gothenburg

Chinese Ports

Liaoning Port Group launches ‘Durian Express’ shipping service

Port of Rotterdam

Shell scraps plans for biofuels facility in Rotterdam

U.S. Ag Trade

Corn eases from six-week high, soy and wheat stay weak

MARITIME NEWS 9-2-25

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Global Shipbuilding

Höegh Autoliners Names Sixth Aurora-Class Car Carrier

U.S. Naval Actions

U.S. Navy Destroyers Patrol Arctic Waters In Barents Sea Near Russian Maritime Border

U.S. Shipbuilding

Coast Guard Awards $137M Contract to Modernize Base Seattle for Polar Security Cutters

U.S. Offshore Wind

Democratic Governors Call on Trump to Uphold Wind Permits

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Global Ports

Adani Gangavaram Port Sets New Benchmark with Record Vessel Handling in August 2025
Workers begin strike at Belgium’s Fluxys Dunkirk LNG terminal
MMC Port’s IPO might be delayed, say sources

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat drops as global supply and stronger dollar weigh
What role do farm products have in US-China trade deal?

Decarbonization

Hybridising operations on the high seas with innovative battery technology

MARITIME NEWS 9-1-25

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U.S. Port News

Port Houston Achieves Record Container Growth as Infrastructure Investments Accelerate

U.S. Naval Activity

US Builds Up Forces In Caribbean As Officials, Experts, Ask Why

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump’s Wind-Farm Halts Threatens Jobs, Support Of Blue-Collar Workers

Global Trade

Spot Rate Slump Threatens to Sink Carrier Profits

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Maritime Technology

The world’s first complete commercial ammonia fueled engine has been accomplished
Allcargo Group’s ECU Worldwide Rolls Out iTopaz, Cloud-Native AI-enabled Platform to Power its Global Supply Chains

Chinese Shipbuilding

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags new deals worth $920m

South Korean Shipbuilding

South Korea bets big on reviving troubled US shipbuilding to woo Trump

U.S. Ag Trade

CBOT soybeans rebound as industry assesses Chinese demand
Corn rises on strong, disease concerns
Soybean basis bids steady to down as futures firm
Basis bids steady to down ahead of U.S. holiday weekend
Soy barge bids firm; export premiums soften

Global Ports

The Lower House of Japan visits the Port of Bilbao to learn about initiatives being taken in terms of sustainability and maritime tourism operation and management

U.S. Port News

Port of Seattle: Statement on Federal Immigration Customs Enforcement Actions at Our Gateway

U.S. Shipbuilding

US-made LNGCs—a mere dream or a possible future shift?

MARITIME NEWS 8-29-25

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U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump Administration Redirects $679 Million from Offshore Wind Projects to Maritime Infrastructure

Global Trade

Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Shuts Ports to All Shipping Links

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai to merge shipbuilding units, eyeing defense expansion

Chinese Shipbuilding

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding secures additional shipbuilding contacts for 22 vessels worth US$920 mil since 1HFY2025

Decarbonization

Atlantic Shrike Achieves 11% Fuel Reduction With Seaq Energy Storage System
Maritime project delivers 10% emissions cut and 90% faster lead times using large scale additive manufacturing
Furetank launches company for trading emission reductions in shipping

Maritime Technologies

Ascenz Marorka signs a contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to equip 24 LNG carriers with Sloshield™

U.S. Collaborations

Lee pledges ‘win-win’ in US shipbuilding revival
Hanwha announces $5 billion Philly Shipyard investment as part of South Korea’s commitment to US shipbuilding growth

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans stay weak on Chinese demand worries
Soybeans set for weekly drop on lack of Chinese demand
Soybean meal leads as top protein choice for Mexico’s animal feed, association says

U.S. Port News

Georgia Ports economic impact jumps 7% in 2024

Maritime Companies

COSCO facing ‘challenges’ with international investments amid US trade pressures

Global Ports

Port of Gothenburg handles growing container volumes – rail transport reaches record levels

Global Trade

Drewry: World Container Index Down 6% Last Week

MARITIME NEWS 8-28-25

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U.S. Collaborations

Hanwha Places Largest U.S. Commercial Ship Order in Over Two Decades

U.S. Maritime

CS Anthem Joins Tanker Security Program, Replacing Collision-Damaged Stena Immaculate

Maritime Companies

Cosco Shipping Warns Ongoing Geopolitcal Risks Clouds Outlook

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U.S. Collaborations

South Korea’s top shipbuilder to acquire affiliate to tap US demand under Trump

Global Shipbuilding

Official launch of Windcat Rotterdam

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat extends fall on renewed signs of ample global supplies
Wheat rises from one-week low, ample supplies limit gains

Suez Canal

Egypt: Canal Shipping Agencies reports 39% YoY higher profits in FY2024/25

Green Shipping

A new chapter for Global Fuel Supply x Blue Energy Partners

U.S. Maritime

Crowley-managed CS Anthem Joins Tanker Security Program

Maritime Technology

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/teledyne-to-acquire-transpondertech-from-saab/
Soya IT Marine Solutions achieves NIS2 and NIST compliance – boosting cybersecurity for the maritime sector

U.S. Trade

SHIPPING: Asia-US September container rate hikes pressured by weak demand