MARITIME NEWS 10-1-26

Posted on by Stas Margaronis

GCaptain Articles

U.S. Port News

GAO Finds Marine Firefighting Gaps Persist at U.S. Ports

Strait of Hormuz

Another Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Continue

U.S.-Iran War

U.S. Targets Iran’s Rail and Shadow Banking Networks as Maritime Blockade Tightens

Global Shipbuilding

Nuclear-Powered LNG Carrier Would Cost 2.5 Times More to Build, Study Finds

Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Surge to Two-Year High

Hellenic News Articles

U.S. Shipbuilding

Saronic Breaks Ground on Port Alpha, a New Model for American Shipbuilding

South Korean Shipbuilding

Samsung Heavy Wins Order for Two Large Gas Carriers Worth 307.4 Billion Won
Hanwha Ocean vows legal action over crane sit-in amid bargaining dispute in Korea

U.S. Ag Trade

US corn and soybeans prices fall sharply after USDA stocks surprise

Global Ports

Drewry’s Global Container Port Throughput Index fell 3.3% MoM in July
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Spain’s first pre-commercial offshore solar demonstrator completes installation at the Port of València and enters its testing phase
Four Of Europe’s Largest Quay Cranes Arrive At DP World’s UK Ports

Port of Rotterdam

Hyster hydrogen fuel cell ReachStacker supports sustainable ports project at Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals

Maritime Companies

PortXL presents its 2026 cohort of 11 maritime startups and scale-ups

Suez Canal

Suez Transits Are Up 59%, and Rates Are About to Fall

Maritime Technology

ABS, HD KSOE and Siemens Sign MOU to Develop Digital Twin Technology for Ammonia Safety