GCaptain Articles

U.S. Shipbuilding

Vard Marine Wins U.S. Navy Contract to Develop Next-Generation Logistics Ship Design

Pacific Tensions

China Urges Philippines To Stabilize Ties Amid Maritime Row

Strait of Hormuz

Red Sea Lessons Haunt Western Effort to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz Shockwaves: UN Warns Energy Spike Could Ripple Through Global Trade

U.S.-Iran War

Houthis Threaten Red Sea Escalation as Iran War Risks Spreading to Second Shipping Chokepoint

Hellenic News Articles

Green Shipping

World’s First Hydrogen-Fueled Operation of a Main Engine in Factory for a Large Commercial Vessel ～Project Accelerates Toward Demonstration Operation of a Hydrogen-Fueled Multi-Purpose Vessel

South Korean Shipbuilding

Shinhan Securities boosts Sejin Heavy outlook as Korea shipbuilder orders surge

War speeds orders as Korea shipbuilders secure steady contracts

U.S. Ag Trade

Soybeans Remain Below 2-Year High

Global Ports

Saudi Arabia extends exemption period for container fee at Dammam and Jubail ports

Kandla Port surpasses cargo target of 158.60 mn tonnes, eyes record year

Valenciaport begins development work on the area surrounding the Lonja and “Tinglado 5” at the Port of Valencia

Pakistani ports emerge as safe trade hub

Africa: Shipping lines invoke 19th-century rule to dock at ‘nearest’ ports

Panama Canal

Panama Canal announces Enhanced Long-Term Slot Allocation Program (LoTSA 2.5)

Strait of Hormuz

Conflict in the Middle East: Will rising oil prices translate into higher ship operating costs?

Middle East Conflict: Straits of Hormuz Transits 95% Down says Clarksons Research

Bessent sees Hormuz Strait reopening soon

Maritime Development

IACS 2025 Annual Review highlights the role of class in driving progress on maritime safety and innovation