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MARITIME NEWS 9-25-25

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Chinese Shipbuilding

World’s First Methanol-Hydrogen Hybrid Electric Riverboat Launched in China

Maritime Technology

Everllence Lands Landmark Methanol Engine Order for 10 Vale VLOCs

Cadeler’s Next-Gen Turbine Installer Delivered Ahead of Schedule, Ready for Hornsea 3

U.S. Maritime

Coast Guard Invests $350 Million in Robotics Tech

U.S. Offshore Wind

Orsted Resumes Work on US Offshore Wind Farm After Stop-work Order Lifted

Global Offshore Wind

Cadeler’s Next-Gen Turbine Installer Delivered Ahead of Schedule, Ready for Hornsea 3

U.S.-China Tensions

CSIS: China Still Dominates Ship Orders Despite U.S. Port Fee Push

Global Trade

Container Rates Sink to Lowest Since Start of Red Sea Diversions

UN Report: Shipping Faces Perfect Storm of Stalled Growth, Longer Routes, and Surging Costs

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South Korean Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding unions press subcontractor reforms but companies reject measures
GTT receives an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new LNG Carriers

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans steady as Argentine export tax waiver ends
Soybeans firm after deep losses; lack of Chinese demand curbs upside

U.S. Port News

Port of Oakland August Container Volumes Hold Steady

Global Trade

APM Terminals signs MoU with Nigerian Ports Authority on roadmap for electrification
Maritime trade under pressure – growth set to stall in 2025

Decarbonization

Designing safe CO₂ carriers for a growing CCS market

MARITIME NEWS 9-24-25

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Shipbuilding Technology

ABS and Persona AI Team Up to Bring Humanoid Robots to Shipyards

Global Shipbuilding

New Outfitting Pier Bolsters Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy

Global Offshore Wind

Total Wins French Offshore Wind Auction For $5.3 Billion Project While Another Tender Flops

Maritime Incidents

Runaway Ship: Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty After Charleston Bridge Scare

Maritime Technology

REGENT and Fairlead Partner to Advance Seaglider Technology for Defense Use

Panama Canal

Panama Canal Opens ‘NetZero’ Transit Slot for Green Ships

U.S. Tariffs

Tariffs Split Container Shipping: U.S. Imports Sink as Global Trade Grows

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U.S. Collaborations

‘MASGA’ Project Launches to Boost U.S. Shipbuilding Workforce
South Korea launches MASGA shipbuilding cooperation center to train U.S. workforce
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Continues Pursuit of U.S. Shipyard Acquisition

South Korean Shipbuilding

Cochin Shipyard moves Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat ; Signs MoU with HD Korea for Long-Term Shipbuilding Collaboration

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans ease to nearly 6-week low on harvest pressure, lack of China demand
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/us-soybeans-back-near-six-week-low-as-china-buys-argentine-crop/
USDA says corn harvest 11% complete, soy 9%; ratings decline

Global Ports

Drewry: Port Throughput Index Up 4.1% Year-on-Year in July
European Union ambassadors visit the Port of Bilbao to learn about its initiatives for efficient, resilient and sustainable logistics

U.S. Port News

Tariffs weigh on China-LA port trade ties

MARITIME NEWS 9-23-25

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Global Ports

Climate Change Puts Nearly All Major Ports at Risk, Report Finds

U.S. Maritime

Unions Push US Lawmakers to Pass SHIPS Act to Secure Shipbuilding Funding

U.S. Collaborations

Singapore’s Seatrium Offloads Texas AmFELS Yard to Karpowership for $50 Million

Chinese Shipbuilding

China’s Top Private Shipbuilder Rebounds from USTR Port Fee Shock

U.S. Offshore Wind

EDP Says U.S. Renewables ‘More Stable’ After Offshore Wind Setback

U.S. Tariffs

Full Impact of U.S. Tariff Shock Yet to Come as Growth Holds Up, OECD Says

MARITIME NEWS 9-22-25

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U.S. Tariffs

McCown: U.S. Container Imports Face Historic Decline as Tariff Effects Take Hold

Global Ports

East Asia Container Ports Dominate Global Efficiency Rankings as U.S. Lags

Global Shipbuilding

Crisis At NATO Shipbuilder Unsettles Europe’s Defense Plans

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump Puts 15,000 Offshore Wind Jobs at Risk With Halt Orders

Federal Court Reverses Trump’s Stop-Work Order on Revolution Wind

Trump Administration’s Halt on Rhode Island Offshore Wind Project is Unjustified, Developer Says

Maritime Companies

ONE Innovation Sets New Container Loading Record in Singapore

MARITIME NEWS 9-19-25

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Coast Guard Awards Contract for Critical Baltimore Yard Pier Reconstruction

Global Trade

Freight Rate War Engulfs Asia-Europe asTranspacific Rally Vanishes

Decarbonization

Major Shipping Firms Warns Net Zero Plan Could Cost Over $300 Billion by 2035

IMO Tackles Maritime Industry Paradoxes Amid Decarbonization Push at London International Shipping Week

ABS Chief Warns: Safety Must Lead Shipping’s Transition

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U.S. Collaborations

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/south-koreas-hd-hyundai-heavy-in-talks-to-buy-us-shipyard/

South Korean Shipbuilding

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/hd-hyundai-accelerates-commercialization-of-green-ships-with-carbon-carriers-and-wind-powered-designs/

U.S. Ag Trade

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chicago-soy-corn-head-for-weekly-losses-on-us-harvest-pressure/

Global Ports

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/johor-port-welcomes-the-arrival-of-two-new-quay-cranes-to-further-strengthen-its-container-handling-capabilities/

Global Trade

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/drewry-world-container-index-down-6-last-week-4/

Maritime Safety

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/abs-chief-executive-calls-on-industry-to-question-every-innovation-does-it-make-us-safer/

MARITIME NEWS 9-18-25

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U.S. Shipbuilding

Coast Guard Awards Contract for Critical Baltimore Yard Pier Reconstruction

U.S. Collaborations

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy in Talks to Buy US Shipyard

U.S. Offshore Wind

Legal Battle Intensifies as States Fight to Revive Halted Revolution Wind Project

U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Extends Sea Service Recency Period, Opening Doors for Returning Mariners

Green Fuels

Environmental Groups Urge IMO to Block High-Risk Biofuels in Shipping’s Net Zero Framework

Global Trade

Container Shipping Rates Continue Decline as Tariff Concerns and U.S. Port Fees on China Reshape Trade

U.S. Port News

Holiday Season Imports Have Arrived Early at Busiest US Port

COSCO Vows Service Stability as U.S. Port Fees Threaten $1.5 Billion Hit

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, labor agree on tentative wage deal raising base pay 135,000 won
Hanwha Ocean secures $1.4 billion order for seven LNG container ships
GTT receives an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of four new LNG Carriers

U.S. Ag Trade

Trump trade war fallout hits Argentine soy crushers despite export boom
Soybeans stay weak amid biofuel doubts, corn and wheat edge up
Chicago soybeans fall after disappointing US biofuels proposal; corn pulls back

Global Ports

AD Ports Group Awards Contract for Two Shallow-Draft Container Vessels for Caspian Sea Operations
Valenciaport traffic consolidates its growth during the month of August

U.S. Port News

Port Of Los Angeles August Cargo Remains Strong As High Volume Continues

MARITIME NEWS 9-17-25

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Decarbonization

Port Industry Warns of ‘Disaster’ if IMO Net Zero Framework Fails October Vote

Global Ports

Philippines’ ICTSI Pursues Emerging Market Port Deals Amid Trade Shifts

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South Korean Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Restructures: Mergers in Machinery, Shipbuilding

U.S. Ag Trade

Chicago soybeans dip on absent China buying; trade talk optimism supports
Chicago grains off highs with Fed and China in focus

Global Ports

Port to double its fleet of self-driving trucks

MARITIME NEWS 9-16-25

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U.S. Maritime

Washington Plots Biggest Maritime Push Since Nixon to Challenge China’s Global Dominance

Coast Guard Awards $50 Million Contract to Modernize Mariner Credentialing System

U.S. Naval Actions

U.S. Military Conducts Second Strike Against Venezuelan Vessel in International Waters, Killing Three

Global Offshore Wind

Australia Delays First Offshore Wind Auction as Global Investment Retreats

Decarbonization

Shipping Must Join Forces with Other Industries to Secure Carbon-Neutral Fuels, Accelleron Report Finds

Shipping Industry Risks Missing 2030 Zero-Emission Fuel Target Despite Historic IMO Framework

UK Commits $1.5 Billion to Maritime Decarbonization and Coastal Growth

ABS Chief Warns of Disconnect Between IMO Ambitions and Maritime Reality as Net Zero Framework Faces Critical Vote

Pacific Tensions

China Opposes New Philippine Maritime Law, Vows to Protect South China Sea ‘Sovereignty’

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South Korean Shipbuilding

South Korea, China vie for $2.8 billion Maersk ship order
Hyundai Samho, LG CNS, HD Robotics Forge Future Shipyard Partnership

U.S. Ag Trade

Wheat extends rally on strong US exports, Russia duty hike; US-China talks in focus

U.S. Port News

Port Of Los Angeles Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report For Proposed Terminal Island Maritime Support Facility
Port of Long Beach Has Second-Busiest August on Record

Global Ports

Wah Kwong NatPower Holdings and Shandong Port Group Sign Landmark MOU to Accelerate Shore Power and Ship Electrification
Vietnam’s port giant proposes global maritime hub for Ho Chi Minh City

MARITIME NEWS 9-15-25

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U.S. Port News

Port of Long Beach Posts Second-Busiest August Amid Tariff Uncertainty

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

U.S.-South Korea Trade

South Korea’s Top Trade Envoy Heading to US Amid Stalled Trade Talks

U.S. Collaboration

US Will Have Access To Western Australia Nuclear Submarine Shipyard

U.S. Offshore Wind

Trump Admin Moves to Sink Maryland Offshore Wind Farm Approval

Orsted-Backed Wind Farm Should Remain on Pause, US Tells Judge

Trump Plans to Block $14.6B Massachusetts Wind Project

Decarbonization

ABS Chief Calls for IMO to Reconsider Net Zero Framework for Shipping

Maritime Safety

WSC Launches Global Cargo Safety Program to Combat Rising Containership Fires

Maritime Services

Carriers Shuffle Fleets Ahead of U.S. Port Fees on China-Built Ships

Hellenic News Articles

South Korean Shipbuilding

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinese-shipyards-win-korean-orders-threaten-south-korea-small-shipyards/
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering To Build 4 Containerships

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans fall on absent China demand; corn down on record crop
Soybeans slip on muted China demand; corn falls on record harvest outlook
USDA raises estimates of US corn and soybean acreage
Soybeans, corn jump after USDA’s monthly crop report
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/corn-basis-steady-mixed-soy-mostly-flat/
Soybeans, corn and wheat consolidate as USDA report looms

U.S. Port News

Georgia Ports welcomes new MEDLOG flagship cold chain facility to Savannah

Global Ports

PSA Singapore and COSCO Expand Collaboration Beyond Port Operations with Regional Distribution Facilities in Singapore
German Ports launches three-phase plan for digital release procedure
Port makes splash with twin christening

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